# Sign Regulations in Alliance, Nebraska

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Alliance, Nebraska, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Alliance, Nebraska (NE)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/nebraska/alliance
- **Data last verified:** 2025-01-24
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/ne/alliance/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILADEPL_CH111SUZORE_ARTIUSRE_DIV19SI)

## At a glance

Alliance, Nebraska regulates 16 sign types across 11 zoning districts. Major Identification Signs in the R-3, Multifamily Residential District zoning district are capped at 50 square feet, with a Must conform to setback requirements of the district setback (Sec. Sec. 111-370(4)(c)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (11 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ag, Exclusive Agricultural District | 1 | 30 feet | 50 square feet per side | — |
| RR, Rural Residential District | 1 | 20 feet | 20 square feet per side | — |
| R-1, R-1A, R-2 and R-5, Residential Districts | 5 | 10 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| R-3, Multifamily Residential District | 3 | 10 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| R-4, Mobile Home Park District | 3 | 10 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| C-O, Commercial Office District | 2 | Controlled by building height | 32 square feet each | — |
| C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District | 2 | 30 feet | 50 square feet per side | — |
| C-2, Central Business District | 3 | Minimum 8 feet above sidewalk | 6 square feet | — |
| C-3, Highway Commercial Districts | 1 | 35 feet | 300 square feet per side | — |
| M-1, M-2 and M-3, Industrial Districts | 1 | Subject to district height regulations | 300 square feet per side | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 11 zones)

### R-1, R-1A, R-2 and R-5, Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nonilluminated Sign - Home Occupation | — | 6 square feet | — | — | 1 per building | Mounted flat against the wall of the building | — | Sec. 111-370(3)(a) |
| Illuminated or Nonilluminated Sign - Institutional | — | 50 square feet | — | — | 1 per institution | On the premises | — | Sec. 111-370(3)(b) |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 8 square feet per side | — | — | 2 per property | On the premises | — | Sec. 111-370(3)(c) |
| Nonilluminated Sign - Construction | — | 32 square feet | — | — | 1 per building | On the premises being constructed | — | Sec. 111-370(3)(d) |
| General Sign | 10 feet | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 111-370(3)(e) |

### R-3, Multifamily Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nonilluminated Sign - Building Entrance | — | 8 square feet | — | — | 1 per major entrance | Mounted flat against the wall of the building | — | Sec. 111-370(4)(b) |
| Major Identification Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | Must conform to setback requirements of the district | 1 per complex | Detached from the building | — | Sec. 111-370(4)(c) |
| General Sign | 10 feet | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 111-370(4)(d) |

### R-4, Mobile Home Park District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Home Park Identification Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | Same as R-3 zone | 1 per park | Detached from the building | — | Sec. 111-370(5)(b) |
| Mobile Home Park Office Sign | — | 32 square feet per side | — | — | 1 per office | On the office building | — | Sec. 111-370(5)(c) |
| General Sign | 10 feet | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 111-370(5)(d) |

## Prohibited signs in Alliance

- A-frame or sandwich signs, except as may be permitted for temporary signs.
- Signs which imitate traffic control devices or carry the word 'stop' or those which can be confused with traffic control devices, and international or universal informational signs or symbols.
- Portable signs are prohibited from being located or maintained within street or avenue rights-of-way and the sign vision triangle area.
- Signs which are placed on or affixed to vehicles or trailers which are parked so as to be visible where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property.
- Any sign that violates any provision of any law of the state relative to outdoor advertising.
- Any sign which encroaches over or into any street right-of-way, except as permitted within these regulations.
- Any sign that contains a message, depiction, phrase, content, or any combination thereof, that is indecent, obscene, harmful to minors, or relates to the prurient interests, is defamatory, contains fighting words, promotes unlawful or illegal activity, or is false, misleading, or deceptive.

## Signs exempt from permit in Alliance

- Directional signs which provide direction or instruction to guide persons to public facilities but contain no commercial advertising.
- Public notice signs required by governmental bodies authorized for a specific public purpose by any law or ordinance and posted by public officers or employees in their line of duty.
- Decorations or signs temporarily displayed on traditionally accepted civic, patriotic, or religious holidays, providing such sign shall be removed within 30 days after the date of the holiday.
- Normal sign maintenance such as electrical light relamping, repainting, or cleaning shall not require a permit, nor shall a permit be required for copy changes on a sign designed for such changes without changing the sign face.
- Temporary event signs announcing a campaign, drive, activity, or event of a civic, philanthropic, educational, or religious organization for noncommercial purposes shall be permitted subject to the provisions relative to right-of-way and sign vision triangle and shall be removed within seven days after the conclusion of the event.
- Temporary signs announcing political candidates seeking public office, political parties, and/or political issues contained on a ballot for an election may be located only on private property, not sooner than 60 days prior to, and shall be removed within seven days following, the election.
- Temporary real estate signs advertising the sale, lease or rent of the premises upon which the sign is posted. In residential areas the area of such signs shall be limited to eight square feet per sign face. Such signs may be located in the public right-of-way between the curb and property line, provided such signs are not located within the required sight triangle on corner lots.
- Governmental signs for control of traffic and other regulatory purposes and signs of public service companies indicating danger and aids to service or safety.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 11 zoning districts in Alliance — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Alliance+NE&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-alliance

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