Puyallup, WA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

60 PMC regulates freestanding temporary signs outside the public right-of-way, and political signs fall under this category rather than getting their own separate rules. 070(1)(a), freestanding temporary signs, which include political signs, are permitted in every zoning district in the city with no permit required. 070(1)(b) caps the size at eight square feet and the height at three and one-half feet, or 42 inches, and these signs do not count toward the maximum permanent sign area allowed on a property. 070(1)(c): if a political sign is placed in a parking strip or planting strip, meaning the area between the sidewalk and the street, the sign owner must first obtain permission from the abutting property owner or the person with legal control of that strip.

070(1)(d). 080: the director can order removal of any sign installed in violation of the chapter, and while normal enforcement calls for written notice first, a sign placed unlawfully in the public right-of-way is subject to immediate removal without prior notice, and illegal temporary signs picked up from the right-of-way are not stored for retrieval but are disposed of by the city.