Louisville Metro LDC Chapter 8 permits political/temporary expressive signs on private residential property without a permit (generally up to 6 sq ft per sign, 32 sq ft on nonresidential lots), with public right-of-way placement prohibited under LMCO Chapter 97.
Political signs in Jefferson County are regulated by the Louisville Metro Land Development Code (LDC) Chapter 8 (Signs), updated after Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015) to be content-neutral. Temporary expressive signs — including political, ideological, real estate, and event signs — are permitted without a permit on private property: typically one sign per street frontage up to 6 square feet and 4 feet tall on residential lots, and up to 32 square feet on nonresidential lots. Multiple signs are allowed provided total area stays within residential aggregate limits. Signs in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, street-name signs, and traffic-control devices are prohibited under LMCO 97.10 and KRS 179.070, and are subject to immediate removal by Metro Public Works. Signs cannot obstruct sight triangles at intersections (LDC 8.2.7). Louisville does not impose a post-election removal deadline; however, temporary signs that become dilapidated are enforceable as nuisance.
Signs in public right-of-way: immediate removal by Metro Public Works plus $25–$100 fine per sign under LMCO 97.99. Oversized or obstructing signs: notice to correct; failure to comply fines up to $500. Sight-triangle violations: immediate correction order due to safety risk. Signs on utility poles also violate KRS 179.070.
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