Election Campaign Signs

PLEASE BE ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING CITY ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN SIGNS

No persons shall attach, place, paint, write, stamp, or paste any sign, advertisement, or other matter upon any lamp post, electric light, railway, telephone or telegraph pole, shade tree, fire hydrant, or boxing covering them; or on any bridge, pavement, sidewalk, or crosswalk, public building, or any property or thing belonging to the City, [this includes the right-of-way which is the area between the sidewalk and the street] or any article or thing within any park; provided, that this division shall not be construed to prevent any public officer from so doing for any public purpose.
No person shall attach, place, paint, write, stamp, or paste any sign, advertisement, or other matter upon any house, wall, fence, gate, post, or tree-box without first obtaining the written permission of the owner, agents, or occupants of the premises and having complied with the building and zoning regulations. (Title IX General Regulations; Chapter 94: Nuisances, Health and Safety)

Political signs announcing political and public issues contained on a ballot, and other pertinent data thereto are permitted provided the maximum area of all such signs on one (1) lot shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. All such signs designated as political signs shall be removed within seven (7) days of the election for which they were erected. (Title XV Land Usage; Chapter 153: Zoning Regulations)