Topeka allows political yard signs on private property under its sign code (TMC Title 18.10): one sign per race or ballot question, up to six square feet in residential zones. Signs may go up 45 days before an election and must come down within two days after.
Topeka's sign code (Topeka Municipal Code Title 18.10) treats political signs as temporary signs allowed on private property with the owner's consent, up to six square feet in residential districts and 32 square feet elsewhere, no permit needed. They may not hang on utility poles or traffic devices. From 45 days before an election through two days after, signs may also stand in the residential right-of-way between the curb and sidewalk; outside that window the right-of-way is off-limits and the city removes and impounds signs at up to $50 each. Unincorporated Shawnee County applies its own zoning sign rules, and KDOT clears signs from state-highway right-of-way. Kansas has no law shielding political signs from HOA covenants.
A political sign in the right-of-way outside the election window, or on a utility pole, is removed and impounded, with a fee up to $50 per sign. Oversized signs draw a code-enforcement notice.
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