Sign Regulations in Montgomery, AL (2026)
2 verified sign regulations for Montgomery, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Montgomery caps political signs to an eight-week window before an election and requires removal within ten days after, bars them from rights-of-way, city property and abandoned lots entirely, and fines illegal placement $500.00 per sign. Stealing or removing someone else's sign is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Montgomery Political Sign Placement and Removal
Significant RestrictionsMontgomery, AL Code of Ordinances § 24-8
(a)Political signs must be at least 30 feet from polling entrances on election day, pursuant to State Code.(b)Political signs may be placed at polling locations no more than 36 hours prior to opening.(c)Political signs may be placed no earlier than eight weeks prior to an election.(d)Political signs must be removed ten days after an election, unless there is a runoff election for those candidat...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Montgomery, Alabama bans new outdoor advertising structures next to interstate and primary highways under City Code Appendix C, Article IX, unless they fall into a narrow list of exceptions such as on-site sale or activity signs. Qualifying commercial-zone billboards are capped at 1,200 square feet, 30 feet tall, and spaced at least 1,000 feet apart along interstates.
Montgomery, Alabama Freeway Sign Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsMontgomery Zoning Ordinance (City Code App. C), Art. IX, Secs. 1, 3
Upon the effective date of article IX, no outdoor advertising structure shall be erected or maintained adjacent to an interstate or primary highway in the geographical jurisdiction of the City of Montgomery, except the following:(1)Directional and other official signs...(2)Outdoor advertising structures advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located;(3)Outdoor advertising...