Allentown treats political signs favorably: they are non-illuminated temporary signs but, unlike other event signs, may be located anywhere, including residential lots, and are exempt from the 45-day-before, 7-day-after, and 52-day display limits that apply to other temporary signs.
Lehigh County does not zone, so Allentown Zoning Ordinance §1319.03.K governs signs at the county seat. Political and non-profit signs must be non-illuminated temporary or portable signs. Most such event signs are restricted to non-residential lots and may only be posted 45 days before and 7 days after an event (52-day maximum). The ordinance expressly carves out political signs from these limits, stating they 'may be located anywhere' and are not bound by the timing or duration caps. Portable political signs remain subject to the general 32-square-foot visibility cap (64 square feet for building-attached banners). First Amendment law strongly protects residential political-sign display.
Illuminated or oversized political signs, or signs left in a public right-of-way, may be cited or removed; typical zoning penalties are daily fines after notice.
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