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Signs on homes in Williams

Williams's own rules on signs on homes, with the code text for every value.

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

What Williams's code says

Williams code What Williams's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Noncommercial temporary signs up to 30 square feet per sign.
    Applies: Residential, institutional, agricultural or open space zones; total commercial and noncommercial temporary sign area may not exceed the maximum allowed.
    § 17.11.090 · code text
    Sign area is limited to fifty square feet per sign in commercial and industrial zones, and thirty square feet per sign in residential, institutional, agricultural or open space zones.
  • Temporary signs with noncommercial messages are allowed at all times.
    Applies: Their area counts with commercial temporary signs toward the maximum area.
    § 17.11.090 · code text
    Temporary signage used to display protected noncommercial speech is allowed at all times, however the sum of commercial and noncommercial speech temporary sign display area(s) at any given point shall not exceed the maximum area permitted.
Other temporary signs
  • No more than 2 separate temporary signs.
    Applies: Residential, neighborhood conservation, agricultural or open space zones.
    § 17.11.090 · code text
    Unless otherwise stated, the maximum number of separate temporary signs is four for commercial, institutional or industrial zones, and two for residential, neighborhood conservation, agricultural or open space zones.
  • Freestanding temporary signs may be no higher than 5 feet.
    § 17.11.090 · code text
    Height: Maximum height for freestanding temporary signs is five feet.
  • The maximum allowable temporary sign area is 6 square feet.
    Applies: Residential, agricultural and open space zones.
    § 17.11.090 · code text
    Residential, agricultural, open space zones. The maximum allowable temporary sign area is six square feet.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Williams?

Williams's code: Noncommercial temporary signs up to 30 square feet per sign. (Residential, institutional, agricultural or open space zones; total commercial and noncommercial temporary sign area may not exceed the maximum allowed.) (§ 17.11.090); Temporary signs with noncommercial messages are allowed at all times. (Their area counts with commercial temporary signs toward the maximum area.) (§ 17.11.090).

General information, not legal advice.

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