Mobile, AL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Removal deadline
- 7 days after election
- Residential max
- 4 sq ft per face
- Commercial max
- 32 sq ft per face
- Right-of-way setback
- 10 feet
Summary
Mobile allows political signs on private property in every district, capped by size and a 7-day post-election removal deadline.
Political campaign signs. Signs announcing candidates seeking public office or relating to any election of public referendum shall be permitted in all districts subject to the following provisions:1.Such signs are confined wholly to placement on private property.2.Such signs are removed within seven (7) days after the election or referendum for which they were prepared has been decided.3.Such signs do not exceed four (4) square feet per face in any residential area and thirty-two (32) square feet per face in commercially zoned areas and are not located within ten (10) feet of any street or public right-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67).
Full Breakdown
Political campaign signs are permitted in all zoning districts, but only on private property. They must come down within seven days after the election or referendum they relate to is decided. Size is capped at four square feet per face in residential areas and thirty-two square feet per face in commercial zones, and signs cannot stand within ten feet of a street or public right-of-way.
Violations & Fines
Signs left up more than seven days after the election, placed on public property, or exceeding the four/thirty-two square foot caps violate § 64-4-14(B) and are subject to the sign chapter's removal procedures.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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