Independence, MO Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- None required
- Earliest posting
- 60 days before election
- Removal deadline
- 10 days after election
- Applies to
- Residential & nonresidential property
Summary
Independence allows residents to post opinion signs on political and public-interest matters without a permit, but election signs can go up no more than 60 days before the vote and must come down within ten days after.
3.Temporary signs may be used to express the opinion of the owner or occupant on any matter deemed by the person to be of public interest. Said signs shall be installed no more than 60 days prior to the scheduled election and shall be removed within ten days following the conclusion of that election.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
The sign code lets property owners post temporary signs expressing their opinion on any matter of public interest without a permit, under both the residential and nonresidential temporary-sign provisions. For signs tied to an election, the ordinance caps the display window: installation is limited to 60 days before the scheduled election, and the sign must be removed within ten days after the election concludes. The same 60-days-before, ten-days-after rule applies to opinion signs on nonresidential property under the parallel Section 14-504-04-I.3.
Violations & Fines
Signs left up past the ten-day removal deadline are treated as sign code violations under Section 14-801, subject to the development ordinance's penalty and enforcement provisions, including removal by the City.
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