Lakewood, WA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

100, and the code follows through by giving political and campaign signs no separate category. 070(A). In residential, MR, and MF zones, a temporary sign such as a yard sign can be up to 24 square feet if it is a banner or flag, or up to 12 square feet for any other sign type, with a maximum height of 6 feet and banners hung no higher than 24 feet; the code sets no fixed duration limit on these signs. Nonresidential zones allow a larger 32 square feet for temporary banners and flags under the same table.

070(C)(1) confirms temporary signs, which include political signs, are exempt from the standard sign permit requirement and are not counted against a property's allotment of permanent signage. The person who posts a political sign is solely responsible for getting the property owner's permission first, and the property owner may remove any sign posted without that permission. Illumination of a temporary sign, political or otherwise, is prohibited outright. 040, which bars items like flashing lights and signs that could be confused with a traffic signal, regardless of the message on the sign.