Montgomery County has no sign ordinance. Political yard signs are regulated by your borough or township, but under the First Amendment municipalities cannot restrict them by content, so most limit only size, number and placement — not the message.
Signs are regulated at the municipal level under the general zoning power of MPC Section 603(b), which authorizes local ordinances to control the size, location and use of structures. The county sets no sign rules. When a municipality regulates political signs it must do so content-neutrally: the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015) bars treating a political sign differently from any other temporary sign based on its message. In practice local codes cap sign area (often a few square feet in residential zones), limit how long temporary signs may stand, and bar placement in the public right-of-way or sight-triangle. Check your municipality's sign ordinance for the exact size and duration limits.
Oversized or right-of-way signs violate the local sign ordinance; the municipality may remove them and fine the property owner. Content-based bans on political signs are generally unconstitutional and unenforceable.
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