Sign Regulations in Kent County, DE (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Kent County, Delaware.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kent County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Political Signs

Kent County exempts political signs from its sign-permit process, but caps them at 32 square feet, bars illumination, and requires removal within 15 days after the election under Zoning Code Section 205-228.J. The candidate or whoever put the sign up is responsible for taking it down.

Kent County, DE Political Sign Rules

Some Restrictions

Kent County Code § 205-228.J

J. Temporary, nonilluminated, political signs, not more than 32 square feet in area, to be removed within 15 days following the election. Removal shall be the responsibility of the candidate and/or the erector of the sign.

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Digital Billboards

Kent County requires 2,500 feet between two electronic variable message billboards and 500 feet from any static billboard under § 205-73.C(7), on top of the base billboard rules: divided-highway placement only, a 25-foot setback, a 288-square-foot size cap and a 35-foot height limit.

Kent County Digital Billboard Separation Rule

Significant Restrictions

Kent County Code § 205-73.C(7)

(7) No billboard shall be closer than a 1,200-foot radius from another billboard, except that the Levy Court may approve a lesser distance in cases of existing nonconforming billboards seeking conditional use approval; however, for static message billboards a minimum 500-foot separation distance shall be maintained on controlled access highways and a minimum 300-foot separation distance shall b...

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Freeway-Facing Signs

Billboards in Kent County's industrial districts are confined to divided highways, capped at 288 square feet and 35 feet tall, and set back 25 feet from the right-of-way, under Zoning Code Section 205-237.C. No two billboards can stand within 1,200 feet of each other.

Kent County, DE Billboards on Divided Highways

Significant Restrictions

Kent County Code § 205-237.C

C. Off-premises signs: (1) One off-premises sign is permitted in addition to one double-faced sign in the IG - General Industrial District and the IL - Limited Industrial District. (2) All billboards must be set back 25 feet from the street right-of-way. (3) Billboards shall not exceed 288 square feet in area. (4) No more than one double-faced billboard is permitted per parcel, with no more tha...

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