Chesterfield cannot ban political campaign signs on private property if they follow the same rules as temporary nonpolitical signs and have the owner's permission. In residential districts each noncommercial sign is limited to 6 square feet and 5 feet tall.
Virginia Code Sec. 15.2-109 bars localities from prohibiting political campaign signs on private property when they comply with zoning and right-of-way rules for temporary nonpolitical signs and are posted with the owner's permission. Chesterfield treats campaign signs as noncommercial limited-duration signs. In R, R-TH, R-MF and MH districts, each noncommercial sign on a zoning lot may not exceed 6 square feet and 5 feet in height, with the aggregate of all such signs capped at 24 square feet, displayed up to 120 consecutive days. Signs must stay off the public right-of-way (generally 5 feet from property lines and more than one foot from the right-of-way).
Signs in the public right-of-way are illegal and may be removed by the county. Oversized or improperly placed signs are zoning violations subject to removal and penalties.
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