Flint's sign chapter regulates political signs through content-neutral size, height, and placement rules after Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015) barred content-based sign restrictions. Signs must stay on private property with permission and out of the public right-of-way.
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015) struck down sign codes that applied different rules to political or campaign signs based on message. Flint's sign chapter therefore applies content-neutral standards to all temporary residential and small commercial signs regardless of message. Typical content-neutral standards include limits on aggregate square footage per residential parcel (commonly around 6 sf per face), height caps (often 4 ft), setbacks from the curb, sight-distance triangles at intersections, no attachment to utility poles, and a ban on signs in the public right-of-way. MDOT rules (Mich. Admin. Code R 247) prohibit signs in state-highway right-of-way along Saginaw Street (M-54), I-475, and I-69 corridors. Michigan Election Law MCL 168.744 bars electioneering within 100 feet of the doorway of a polling place on Election Day.
Signs exceeding size or height, in public right-of-way, on utility poles, or blocking sight triangles are removed by Code Enforcement and cited in 67th District Court. MDOT removes signs in state-highway right-of-way. Electioneering inside the 100-foot polling buffer violates MCL 168.744 and is a misdemeanor.
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