Chelan County, WA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

92 still applies to them. The signs may go up only on a privately owned lot or parcel; they cannot be placed in the public right-of-way along county roads. The candidate or the sponsoring political committee is responsible for taking the sign down within fifteen days of the election. If a candidate wins a primary and advances to the general election, that candidate's signs may stay up until fifteen days after the general election instead of coming down after the primary. Size is tied to zoning district: in the county's residential districts and other designated resource-land districts, a political sign cannot exceed six square feet.

In every other district, including the RC, RI, RP, AC and FC commercial, industrial and agricultural zones, the cap rises to thirty-two square feet. 045 lets sit off the advertised premises, since a candidate rarely owns the lot the sign sits on. 020 hands sign enforcement to the city's own code instead of the county's. 050(1), subjecting the property to the county's standard code-enforcement process.