Sign Regulations in Kanawha County, WV (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kanawha County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Political Signs
Political signs are allowed on private property across Kanawha County. Unincorporated areas have little sign regulation; Charleston's zoning code governs signs inside the city. Placing signs in a public right-of-way is prohibited, and content-based limits are unconstitutional after Reed v. Gilbert.
Kanawha County Political Sign Rules
Few RestrictionsW. Va. Code §17-22-3
Except as provided in this article, no outdoor advertising sign, display, or device shall be erected or maintained within six hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of and visible as to informative content from the right-of-way of any road within the state road system designated and classified for purposes of allocation of federal highway funds as part of the federal-aid interstate or prima...
Sign Regulations by City in Kanawha County
1 cities in Kanawha County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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