Long Branch, NJ Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Long Branch's sign chapter, § 284-4G, exempts political signs from the chapter's permit requirements but attaches five conditions, added and amended by Ord. No. 1110 in 1983 and Ord. No. 1267 in 1986. Only one sign per candidate or public issue is allowed per property, though that sign may be two-sided, and when candidates run jointly on a ticket with one shared sign, that combined sign counts as the single permitted sign for the whole ticket rather than one per name. The timing window is fixed: no political sign may go up more than 45 days before an election, and every sign must come down within 10 days after the election, regardless of the outcome.

Placement on public property is flatly barred: no political sign may be placed on or attached to public property, a utility pole, a traffic sign or a street corner marker anywhere in the city. On private property, the property owner's permission is required before anyone posts a sign, and for vacant, unoccupied or abandoned property, that permission must be in writing from the owner. Long Branch's Municipal Court has jurisdiction over enforcement, and a homeowners' association or resident who spots a sign on public right-of-way or past the 10-day post-election deadline can report it to the Department of Public Works or Code Enforcement for removal. The rule applies citywide in every zoning district since it sits in the chapter's general exceptions article rather than a district-specific section.