Lima's charter and code do not set specific political-sign rules for private yards. The city bans signs in the public right-of-way, and Ohio law protects private-property political signs while prohibiting posting on trees or utility poles in the right-of-way.
Lima has no ordinance dedicated to political yard signs, and the city law director has stated the charter does not address political advertising. As a practical matter the city applies a long-standing policy against signs placed in the public right-of-way (tree lawns, poles, medians). On private property, political signs are broadly protected free speech; residential zoning (Section 1248.11) restricts commercial advertising signs but not personal political expression. Ohio Revised Code prohibits attaching signs to trees or utility poles within a public highway right-of-way, and damaging or stealing another's political sign can be charged as criminal damaging, mischief or theft. Follow county board of elections timing guidance.
Signs in the public right-of-way may be removed by the city. Defacing, destroying or stealing political signs can be prosecuted under Ohio criminal damaging, criminal mischief or theft statutes.
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