Polk County's Sign Regulations are content-neutral, so there is no separate political-sign category. Any allowed sign may display a non-commercial (political) message. On private property a campaign sign is a temporary sign: no permit for on-premises signs, with a 5-foot setback and size and height limits.
Under LDC Section 760 (Polk County Sign Regulations), signs are regulated by size, height, and location rather than by message, and Section 760.A.10 lets any non-commercial copy be substituted on any sign otherwise allowed. Political and campaign signs on private property therefore follow the temporary-sign rules in Section 760.F: on-premises temporary signs require no sign permit, must keep a 5-foot setback, may not exceed 6 feet in height in residential districts, and a parcel may display temporary signs up to 32 square feet of aggregate area. A sign so bright it glares onto adjoining residential property is prohibited, and signs may not be placed in the public road right-of-way. Cities set their own sign rules inside their limits.
Signs placed in the right-of-way, over the size or height limits, or left up beyond the allowed period may be removed and can trigger LDC code-compliance action under Chapter 9, plus 30-day removal after the event.
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