Flint, MI Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential size cap
- 6 square feet
- Commercial/industrial cap
- 32 square feet
- Earliest posting
- 40 days before election
- Removal deadline
- 20 days after election
Summary
Flint caps temporary political signs at 6 square feet in residential districts (32 in commercial/industrial), allows posting only 40 days before an election, and requires removal within 20 days after.
Political signs (temporary) shall be limited to a maximum size of six square feet in residential districts but the area limit shall be increased to 32 square feet of total area in commercial and manufacturing districts. This size provision shall not prohibit the use of permanent signs of any size or location legally authorized herein for political advertisement. Political signs (temporary) are exempt from the requirements for permits under the Basic Building Code; they are exempt from the requirements for installation by a licensed bonded sign hanger, and they are exempt from the requirements for authorization or ratification in writing of the owner of the property as required herein, however, oral permission shall be required. Such exception, however, shall not be construed to relieve the owner of the sign from responsibility for its erection, maintenance and safety. The earliest time that political (temporary) signs may be installed is 40 days before an election. Political signs (temporary) shall be removed within 20 days of the election. Nothing herein shall prohibit political signs for general election candidates to remain on location between the primary and general election.
(h) The attaching and removal of political signs and other signs of a temporary nature shall comply in all respects with subsections (a) through (f) of this section, and in addition, shall comply with the following provisions.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
§ 50-142.7(g) treats political signs as temporary signs: six square feet maximum in residential districts, rising to 32 square feet in commercial and manufacturing districts. They're exempt from Building Code permits, licensed-installer rules, and written owner authorization, though the property owner's oral permission is still required, and the owner remains responsible for the sign's erection, maintenance and safety. Signs may go up no earlier than 40 days before an election and must come down within 20 days after, though general-election signs may stay up through the primary-to-general period.
Violations & Fines
Oversized or late-removed political signs violate § 50-142.7(g); § 1-7's general penalty applies absent a specific fine: up to $500 and 90 days in jail per day.
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