York County does not regulate yard signs. Political-sign rules come from your borough, city, or township. Under a 2024 federal Third Circuit ruling binding in Pennsylvania, municipalities cannot treat political signs more strictly than commercial or holiday signs.
Sign regulation in York County is a municipal zoning function under the PA Municipalities Planning Code, not a county power. However, the First Amendment sharply limits what a borough or township may do. In Camp Hill Borough Republican Association v. Camp Hill Borough (3d Cir. 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — whose rulings govern all of Pennsylvania — struck down a Pennsylvania borough ordinance that capped the number and timing of political yard signs, holding that singling out political signs for stricter treatment than commercial or holiday signs is unconstitutional content-based discrimination. Municipalities may still impose content-neutral limits on sign size, placement, and safety, but not content-based bans on political messages.
A content-based political-sign restriction is likely unenforceable after Camp Hill; content-neutral size/placement rules are enforced by the municipality, typically as a zoning violation with a fine.
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