Gulfport, MS Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Code § 9-106(r) treats political campaign signs as an exempt sign type that does not require the usual sign permit, but it still imposes six specific conditions. The signs may go on private property only with the consent of the property owner or tenant, and this is allowed in every zoning district citywide. Each sign's face cannot exceed six square feet, and no more than one such sign is allowed on the same side of the street on a single lot or parcel. The signs cannot be tacked, nailed, painted, posted or otherwise affixed to trees, utility poles, fences, rocks or other supporting structures, meaning they must use their own freestanding frame or stake.

They also cannot be placed on public property or in the public right-of-way at all, a stricter rule than the six-square-foot private-property allowance. Removal is time-bound: candidates who qualify for an election must take their signs down no later than seven days after the election is certified official by the Secretary of State or the relevant political party, whichever comes first. The section places responsibility for any violation squarely on the political candidate, not the property owner, and directs enforcement to the general sign-article penalty in § 9-78.