3 rules for unincorporated Shawnee County, Kansas.
Verified from official government sources
Topeka allows political yard signs on private property under its sign code (TMC Title 18.10): one sign per race or ballot question, up to six square feet in residential zones. Signs may go up 45 days before an election and must come down within two days after.
Topeka lets you post a garage-sale sign on your own property as a temporary sign, up to six square feet in residential zones. Off-premise directional signs staked in the right-of-way or nailed to utility poles are prohibited and get removed.
Neither Shawnee County nor Topeka regulates holiday lights, inflatables, or yard decorations on private residential property, and Kansas has no state law on them. No permit is required. In a subdivision, HOA covenants set the only real limits.
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