Sign Regulations in Lancaster County, PA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
On private property, political-sign rules are set by your municipality's zoning ordinance, not Lancaster County. In county parks, political signs are banned except within 100 yards of a designated polling place, posted up to 2 days before an election and removed within 1 day after.
Political Sign Rules: Municipal, Plus County Park Limits
Some RestrictionsLancaster County Park System Rules, Peddling and Soliciting (B) (Ord. 152 of 2022)
Display or post political signs within the Park System except that posting of political signs and materials are permitted within one hundred (100) yards of buildings which are officially designated as polling places ... may be posted two (2) days prior to an election and must be removed within one (1) day following the election.
Garage Sale Signs
Lancaster County sets no garage-sale-sign rule for private property: your city/borough/township sign ordinance governs placement, size, and removal. In county parks it is illegal to attach any sign, poster, or handbill to a post, tree, or park sign without a permit.
Garage-Sale Signs: Municipal Rules and No Signs on Park Posts
Some RestrictionsLancaster County Park System Rules, Attachments (Ord. 152 of 2022)
No person shall hitch, tie, fasten, nail, anchor, screw, or otherwise attach any wire, cable, chain, rope, card, sign, poster, advertisement, notice, announcement, handbill, board, or other articles or device to any post, tree, shrub, rock outcropping, traffic or park sign, or structure except in accordance with a special event permit.
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