Kansas City, MO Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Size limit
- 8 sq ft, 4 ft tall
- Timing window
- 6 wks before to 2 wks after election
- Applies to
- Any lot, noncommercial signs
- Governing code
- Zoning Code § 88-445-06
- Cure period
- 30 days after violation notice
Summary
Kansas City lets any residential lot display extra noncommercial signs, capped at 8 square feet and 4 feet tall, from six weeks before a city election until two weeks after it.
During the period from 6 weeks prior to a public election to be held in Kansas City to 2 weeks after such election, each lot may display additional signs not bearing commercial messages. No such sign may exceed 8 square feet in area or 4 feet in height.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 139 | Zoning and Development Code: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Kansas City's zoning code lets any residential lot put up extra noncommercial signs, including campaign signs, around a city election. Per Zoning and Development Code § 88-445-06-A.2.d, from six weeks before any public election held in Kansas City through two weeks after it, a detached-house or semi-attached-house lot may display additional signs bearing no commercial message, each capped at 8 square feet in area and 4 feet in height. A separate noncommercial-substitution clause, § 88-445-03-A, also lets any otherwise-permitted sign swap its message for a lawful noncommercial (including political) message. Corner-lot signs must still clear the code's sight-triangle setback.
Violations & Fines
Oversized or post-window signs violate § 88-615-04-G (installing/using a sign inconsistent with the code); the city can order removal, and a sign not brought into compliance within 30 days of notice is a further violation under § 88-445-15-B.
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