Signs on homes in Livingston: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Livingston Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Livingston's code says

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Home business signs	One extra sign: up to 2 square feet, unlighted, flat on the building. May show business name, hours or phone. Applies: Home occupations in residential zone districts. § 4-2-9-1 · code text Home occupations may be permitted one sign in addition to that permitted for dwelling type.
Election and other noncommercial signs	Up to 32 square feet per sign. Applies: Political signs before an election, on private property with the property owner's permission. § 4-2-7 · code text The maximum size of each sign shall not exceed 32 square feet. Remove signs within 7 days after the election date. Applies: Political signs. Successful primary-election or runoff candidates may keep signs until 7 days after the final election day. § 4-2-7 · code text All political signs shall be removed from view within seven days after the election date, except for those candidates who were successful in a primary election or must compete in a runoff election, in which case, such signs shall be allowed to remain until seven days after the final election day.
Signs that need no permit	Real estate signs advertising the sale, rent or lease of property and structures need no permit. § 4-2-6 · code text Real estate signs advertising the sale, rent or lease of property and structures are permitted as follows: no sign permit or deposit is required.
For-sale and open-house signs	Remove signs within 15 days after the sale, rent or lease. § 4-2-6 · code text Such signs shall be removed within 15 days after sale, rent or lease of the property or structure, except where otherwise listed. 1 sign per lot. Applies: Single-family dwellings and duplexes. § 4-2-6 · code text One real estate sign shall be permitted for each lot. One sign, 2 faces at most, 6 square feet per face, 5 feet high unless in a window, unlighted. Applies: Single-family dwellings and duplexes. § 4-2-6 · code text The sign may have two faces, shall not exceed an area of six square feet per face, shall not exceed a height of five feet above the surface of the street, unless placed in a window and shall be unlighted.

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Livingston's code: One extra sign: up to 2 square feet, unlighted, flat on the building. May show business name, hours or phone. (Home occupations in residential zone districts.) (§ 4-2-9-1); Up to 32 square feet per sign. (Political signs before an election, on private property with the property owner's permission.) (§ 4-2-7).

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