Putnam County, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 45-740 of the Putnam County Code defines a political campaign sign as a temporary sign that advertises a candidate qualified for a primary, general, or special election ballot in the unincorporated area, or that states a position on a ballot issue, and the section exempts these signs from the permit requirement that otherwise applies to signs under article VIII, division 2, unless the sign has an electrical connection. Placement is unrestricted by zoning: campaign signs are allowed in any zoning district, but they can only go on private property with the owner's consent, and they cannot sit in a road right-of-way, a utility easement, or on government property.

Unlike most temporary signs in the code, political signs are not subject to the article's property-line setback rules at all, though they still have to clear the visibility-triangle standard near intersections and driveways under section 45-714 and cannot block safe sight lines for pedestrians, cyclists, or drivers. Timing runs on the election calendar rather than a fixed date: signs may go up as early as 50 days before the first primary once the candidate or issue has qualified for the ballot, primary winners and general-election candidates can keep or post signs through the period between the primary and general election, and every sign has to come down within 15 days of the candidate's or issue's withdrawal, loss, or victory.

Size and height depend on zoning district: a residential-district face cannot exceed six square feet and eight feet of height, while a non-residential face can run up to 32 square feet and ten feet tall, with one face or two parallel faces on a shared support allowed either way.