Rapid City, SD Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

080G. Item 11 sets three location bans and two size caps: a political sign cannot go in the public right-of-way, in a required sight triangle, or in a required parking stall or parking area, and it is limited to 32 total square feet and a maximum height of 8 feet. Because the sign code's TEMPORARY SIGN definition covers any sign that is not permanently erected or affixed, campaign yard signs, lawn signs for ballot measures and candidate signage all fall under this single subsection rather than a separate political-speech chapter.

The 32-square-foot and 8-foot caps match the size Rapid City allows for a single real estate sign on a residential lot under one acre and for the city's construction-sign exemption, so a political sign gets the same treatment as those other temporary, low-impact signs rather than a stricter standard. 080Y separately lets the owner of any lawfully erected sign substitute a noncommercial message, including political speech, for a commercial one at any time, reinforcing that political signage is not singled out for tighter regulation. 11 the same way it enforces the rest of the sign code, and a sign placed in the right-of-way or oversized loses the exemption entirely.