Hialeah, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max sign area
- 8 square feet per sign
- Max sign height
- 2 feet
- Removal deadline
- 30 days after election/withdrawal
- Large-lot exception
- 32 sq ft / 8 ft on lots over 1 acre
- Bond threshold
- $150 bond if over 50 signs
- Primary enforcement target
- Candidate, not property owner first
Summary
Hialeah treats political campaign signs as a 'specific purpose sign' under Sec. 74-148(c)(3), capping them at 8 square feet and 2 feet in height, one per lot or per street frontage per candidate. Every sign must come down within 30 days of the candidate's withdrawal, elimination or the election itself, no matter how long it has already been up.
(3) Political campaign signs: Number (maximum) 1 per lot or 1 per frontage on each right-of-way for each candidate. Area (maximum) 8 square feet. Height (maximum) 2 feet. Time limit: Political signs are subject to subsection (b) of this section; provided, however, that regardless of the date of installation, signs must be removed within 30 days after one of the following events: withdrawal date of candidacy, elimination date of candidacy or date of election to office. Bond requirement; exemption: Candidates for public office who are exempt from payment of the election assessment pursuant to F.S. § 99.093(2) shall also be exempt from bond requirements.
Full Breakdown
Political campaign signs are one of three 'specific purpose signs' the code regulates under Sec. 74-148, alongside real estate and construction signs, and they don't need an individual sign permit unless they exceed the area or height caps below. On both residential and nonresidential lots, a candidate may post one sign per lot or one per frontage on each right-of-way, capped at 8 square feet in area and 2 feet in height, except that undeveloped lots larger than one acre (excluding outparcels) may carry a larger 32-square-foot, 8-foot-tall sign.
Timing is strict: regardless of when a sign went up, it must come down within 30 days of the candidate's withdrawal, elimination from the race, or the date of the election, and Sec. 74-148(b)(1) sets a general 90-day removal clock that applies to all specific purpose signs meeting the area and height limits. 00 sign permit, but that oversized sign must still come down within 45 days. 00 bond to cover the city's cost of removing noncompliant signs. Enforcement runs first against the candidate, not the property owner: the code makes political candidates 'primarily responsible' for unlawful political signs under Sec.
74-181(e), and the city must pursue the candidate or sponsoring entity before it goes after the landowner. 093(2) are also exempt from the bond requirement.
Violations & Fines
An unlawful political sign, one that overstays the 30-day post-election window or blows past the area/height caps without a permit, is enforced primarily against the candidate or sponsoring committee under Sec. 74-181(e), with the property owner pursued only afterward. Signs left on public rights-of-way are removed immediately without notice and carry a $25.00 removal fee, plus recovery of administrative and removal costs as a lien under Sec. 74-2(d).
Frequently Asked Questions
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