CHAPTER 111
An Act to amend and reenact § 33.2-1204 of the Code of Virginia, relating to signs adjacent to certain highways; signs affixed to real property owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
[H 330]
Approved April 6, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 33.2-1204 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.2-1204 . Excepted signs, advertisements, and advertising structures.
The following signs and advertisements, if securely attached to real property or advertising structures, and the advertising structures or parts thereof upon which they are posted or displayed are excepted from all the provisions of this article except those enumerated in §§ 33.2-1202 and 33.2-1208 , subdivisions 2 through 12 of § 33.2-1216 , and §§ 33.2-1217 , 33.2-1224 , and 33.2-1227 :
1. Advertisements securely attached to a place of business or residence and no more than 10 advertising structures, with a combined total area of such advertisements and advertising structures, exclusive of the area occupied by the name of the business, owner, or lessee, of no more than 500 square feet, erected or maintained, or caused to be erected or maintained, by the owner or lessee of such place of business or residence, within 250 feet of such place of business or residence or located on the real property of such place of business or residence and relating solely to merchandise, services, or entertainment sold, produced, manufactured, or furnished at such place of business or residence;
2. Signs erected or maintained, or caused to be erected or maintained, on any farm by the owner or lessee of such farm and relating solely to farm produce, merchandise, services, or entertainment sold, produced, manufactured, or furnished on such farm;
3. Signs upon real property posted or displayed by the owner, or by the authority of the owner, stating that the property upon which the sign is located, or a part of such property, is for sale or rent or stating any data pertaining to such property and its appurtenances and the name and address of the owner and the agent of such owner;