Hialeah regulates signs under Chapter 74 of the Code of Ordinances. Political signs are protected under the First Amendment and subject to content-neutral regulations on size, placement, and removal timing. Florida law (F.S. §106.1435) also provides protections for political campaign signs.
Political signs on private property are generally permitted without a sign permit in Hialeah. Signs must comply with size limits — typically 4 square feet in residential zones and larger in commercial areas. Signs cannot be placed in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or in medians. Florida law prohibits local governments from regulating political signs more restrictively than other temporary signs of the same type. Signs must be removed within a specified period after the election. Signs must not obstruct traffic visibility or create safety hazards.
Signs in the public right-of-way may be removed by the city without notice. Oversized signs may receive code enforcement notices. Signs not removed after elections may be treated as abandoned signs. Penalties are typically warnings followed by removal.
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