Concord, NC Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

CDO Sec. 3 governs temporary signage citywide, and Sec. 3(B) creates the Type 1 Freestanding Temporary Sign category for small yard signs typically used for real estate, political campaigns, and meeting announcements. Type 1 signs may be displayed in any zoning district on any use, including vacant or undeveloped parcels, per Sec. 3(B)(1). Display area is capped at 6 square feet per side, height including any post or stake is capped at 4 feet above grade, and only one Type 1 sign may be displayed per parcel or group of commonly owned adjacent parcels at a time, per Sec.

3(B)(2)-(4). The sign face must be rigid material mounted on posts or stakes only, never anchored with concrete or similar permanent footings, per Sec. 3(A)(1) and (B)(5)-(6). Sec. 3(B)(7) sets no limit on how long a Type 1 sign may be displayed. Under the common standards in Sec. 2, the sign cannot be illuminated, cannot sit within a public street right-of-way or median unless expressly allowed by the ordinance or state law, cannot block a required sight triangle at an intersection or driveway, and cannot be affixed to a tree, utility pole, street sign, or parked vehicle unless that vehicle is registered and parked in an established space.

Sec. 5 lists the sign types requiring a permit or temporary-sign registration, and Type 1 Freestanding Temporary Signs appear on neither list, so a homeowner posting a political yard sign needs no city sign permit.