Royal Oak Township, MI Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 32-823 defines a political sign as a temporary sign relating matters subject to a vote in a local, state, or national election or referendum. The standards are in the temporary sign table of § 32-830(c), and the Political sign row reads: all districts, ground or wall sign, maximum area 16 sq. ft., maximum height 10 ft., maximum number 2, permit required No, required setback note (d), and permitted duration Remove within 7 days after election.

Note (d) answers the placement question. The temporary sign can be located in the required setback area, but it cannot be located within the road right-of-way. That matches the general location rule in § 32-831(c)(1), under which no sign is located within, projects into, or overhangs a public right-of-way unless the chapter says otherwise.

Other prohibitions in § 32-830(b) reach political signs too. A sign erected on a tree or utility pole is prohibited, except signs of a unit of government or utility. Portable signs are prohibited unless expressly permitted in the chapter, and a sign not expressly permitted by the chapter is prohibited in any zoning district in the township. A sign that incorporates flashing or moving lights is prohibited, and so is a sign that obstructs free access to or egress from a required door, window, fire escape or other required exit.

The 7-day removal clock is reinforced by § 32-827(d), which treats a sign that identifies an activity or event that has already occurred as abandoned and requires the owner, agent or person having use of the property to remove it. The permit column reads No, and the area, height and number limits are the ones printed in the row.