Regulations
Applicable to Temporary Political Signs
Signs Relating to
Elections
A temporary political sign referring to a candidate for public office,
or a measure or issue on an election ballot, may be erected only if:
the person or organization erecting the sign has filed a form
with the Director of Code Compliance containing the location of the
sign and guaranteeing the removal of the sign within 21 days after
the election; and
the owner or lessee of the property where the sign is located has
given permission for placement of the sign on the form detailed
above.
Forms may be obtained
from the Office of Code Compliance at no charge, or they may be
downloaded below.
Application for a Temporary
Political Sign (pdf)
Authorization For
Campaign Signs (pdf)
The above documents are in Adobe
Reader (PDF) format. If you do not have
the free Adobe Reader,
click here.
Number and Size
- Maximum twenty-four square feet per sign.
- Total sign area on one property not to exceed one foot per linear
foot of street frontage with a maximum of 100 square feet total sign
area.
- Signs shall be located on private property so as not to interfere
with traffic visibility and shall be constantly maintained in a state
of good repair.
Removal
The Director of Code
Compliance may order the removal of any temporary political sign not
erected or maintained in accordance with applicable regulations.
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