Revere, MA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 17.36.110, Sign Control chapter
- Consent required from
- Owner of the pole, fence, wall or tree
- Max fine
- $300 per day per violation (§ 17.60.090)
- Enforcing officer
- Building inspector
- Prior political-sign rule
- § 9.12.030, repealed 11/24/2025
- Right-of-way overlap
- § 12.04.030 bars blocking sidewalks
Summary
Revere's sign code bans posting or affixing any notice, sign, advertisement or bill, political material included, to a utility pole, fence, wall, building, tree or ledge without the owner's consent. Section 17.36.110 explicitly stands in place of the city's former dedicated political-sign statute, which the city council repealed effective November 24, 2025.
Notwithstanding Section 9.12.030 of the Revere Revised Ordinances, no person, business, agency, or entity shall post or affix in any manner, paint or write or cause to be painted, printed, or written, a notice, sign, advertisement or bill upon a post, pole fence, wall, building, tree, ledges or rocks without the consent of the person, business, agency or entity having ownership, possession, or control of such post, fence, pole, wall, building, tree, ledges or rocks.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
36's Sign Control provisions, prohibits posting, affixing, painting or writing a notice, sign, advertisement or bill on a post, pole, fence, wall, building, tree, ledge or rock unless the owner of that surface consents. O. O. 25-232 on November 24, 2025. 110 as the operative rule for anyone stapling or wiring a campaign sign to a utility pole or fence without permission. 090 caps the penalty at $300 per day per violation, paid to the city, with each day of an uncorrected posting treated as a fresh violation.
030 names a 'political sign' specifically among the items that cannot obstruct free passage on a sidewalk or public way, and requires removal within one hour of a police officer's notice. Together the two sections mean a political sign in Revere is unlawful if it is stapled to someone else's pole or fence without consent, or if it blocks a sidewalk once flagged by police, regardless of the election cycle or the candidate involved.
Violations & Fines
Posting a sign, including a campaign sign, on someone else's pole, fence, wall, building or tree without consent violates Section 17.36.110. Because the section falls under Title 17, the zoning penalty in Section 17.60.090 applies: up to $300 per day per violation, paid to the city, with the building inspector empowered to withhold or revoke related permits. A sign left obstructing a sidewalk can separately draw a one-hour removal order from police under Section 12.04.030.
Frequently Asked Questions
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