Sterling Heights, MI Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

The zoning ordinance doesn't single out political or campaign signs by content -- after Reed v. Gilbert, Sterling Heights rewrote its sign rules to treat all temporary signs the same regardless of message. On single-family residential property, short-term temporary signs (the category campaign signs fall into) are capped at 3 square feet each, with 9 square feet total for all temporary signage on the lot. Every temporary sign, political or otherwise, must come down within seven days once it's no longer serving its purpose -- in practice, shortly after election day.