Springfield, MO Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential-lot cap
- 6 sq ft
- Large-lot cap (250+ ft or 5+ ac)
- 34 sq ft
- Business-area cap
- 34 sq ft
- Removal deadline
- 48 hrs post-election
- Illumination
- Prohibited
Summary
Political signs in Springfield, Missouri top out at 6 square feet on residential lots and 34 square feet on business lots, and every sign must come down within 48 hours after election day.
(a)Political signs.1.The maximum effective area allowed in a non-business area shall be six square feet. For purposes of this section, non-business areas are properties zoned residential (R-SF, R-TH, R-LD, R-MD, R-HD, R-MHC WC3 or PD with areas designated as residential uses). A premises that has 250 feet or more frontage along one street or five acres or more, may have a sign up to 34 square feet in size.2.The maximum effective area allowed in a business area shall be 34 square feet. Business areas are those properties with zoning other than residential.3.Signs are prohibited in the city's right-of-way.4.Sign illumination is prohibited.5.Signs shall not be located within the required sight triangles.6.Signs must be removed within 48 hours after the election to which they were directed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 2 | Land Development Code: Supplement 9 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Springfield's Land Development Code treats political signs as exempt, no-permit ideological signs under LDC § 36-454(4)(a). Residential (non-business) lots are capped at 6 square feet, rising to 34 square feet on parcels with 250+ feet of street frontage or 5+ acres. Business-zoned lots get 34 square feet outright. Illuminated political signs are banned, signs can't sit in the city right-of-way or a sight triangle, and every sign has to be removed within 48 hours after the election it references. The code separately exempts political signs on vehicles from any size or shape restriction.
Violations & Fines
Building development services can order removal of oversized, illuminated, right-of-way, or overdue post-election political signs; noncompliance is enforced under LDC § 36-335, zoning enforcement.
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