Sign regulations

Lacey's Sign Ordinance (Lacey Municipal Code Title 16.75) divides sign designations into three categories: Commercial and Industrial Signs, Residential Signs, and Temporary Signs. Each category has a specific set of regulations.

Signs permitted in commercial areas include monument, low-profile monument, informational, directional, internal circulation, awning, and wall signs. Certain temporary signs are also permissible. 

The types of signs allowed in the City of Lacey within residential areas are: monument, low-profile monument, wall and fence.

The types of temporary signs allowed in the City of Lacey are: real estate (for sale or for rent), open house, construction, grand opening, political, garage sale, banners, seasonal sales, sandwich board signs and special events.  Temporary signs can be a helpful and cost effective method to publicize special or short-term needs. This type of signage is regulated to minimize the visual clutter which could result from a proliferation of signs.

Real Estate Signs (must be made of durable materials)

Open House Signs

Political Signs 

Garage Sale

• Roof signs
  
• Animated signs
  
• Flashing signs
  
• Portable signs
  
• Signs that imitate an official traffic sign
  
• Signs projecting over or located on a sidewalk or public right-of-way (except awnings or marquees in commercial zones)
  
• Signs attached to public owned poles like traffic signal/sign poles, and power or telephone poles
  
• Strings of banners/pennants, and other graffiti-like material
• Temporary Signs (below)
  
• Free-standing pole/pylon signs 
  

Fill out a Sign Permit Application (available at the Community Development counter and online.) Submit with site plan, sign design drawings, dimensions, mountings, and fees (where applicable).  more »

Temporary Signs

Fill out a Temporary Sign Permit Application indicating the type of sign you are requesting and provide an acknowledgment of the regulations pertaining to that type of sign.