3 rules for unincorporated Clay County, Missouri.
Verified from official government sources
Political signs are allowed on private property in unincorporated Clay County; the Land Development Code (Sec. 151-12.8) treats them as temporary signs, generally exempt from a permit. Signs in the road right-of-way are prohibited and removed. Missouri gives HOAs no political-sign protection.
Garage-sale signs are allowed on your own property in unincorporated Clay County as temporary signs under Land Development Code Sec. 151-12.8, with size and time limits. Off-premise directional signs in the road right-of-way or on utility poles are prohibited and removed.
Unincorporated Clay County does not regulate holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on private property, and Missouri has no state law on them. No county permit is needed. In a subdivision, HOA covenants set the only real limits.
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