Suffolk, VA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Any sign erected pursuant to the provisions of this Article may, at the option of the owner, contain a noncommercial message in lieu of a commercial message.

(4) Signs not expressly permitted under this section, by specific requirements in another section of the Unified Development Ordinance, or otherwise expressly allowed are prohibited.

(5) A sign placed on land or on a building for the purpose of identification, protection or directing persons to a use conducted therein shall be deemed to be an integral but accessory and subordinate part of the principal use of land or building. Therefore, the intent of this section is to establish limitations on signs in order to ensure they are appropriate to the land, building or use to which they are appurtenant, landscape and architecture of surrounding buildings, and are legible and adequate for their intended purpose while balancing the individual and community interests identified in subsection (1) of this section.

(b) DEFINITIONS.

A-FRAME SIGN. A two-faced sign with supports that are connected at the top and separated at the base, forming an "A" shape not more than four feet high.

ABANDONED SIGN. A sign is considered abandoned if the business, activity, or use for which the sign was erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two (2) years.

ANIMATED SIGN. A sign or part of a sign that is designed to rotate, move, or appear to rotate or