Utica regulates political and campaign signs as temporary signs. They may be posted up to six weeks before an event and removed within four days after, may not exceed eight square feet in residential districts, and cannot be attached to trees, poles, or fences.
The Zoning Code's temporary-sign rule (Sec. 2-29-349) governs election and other event signs. Such signs are permitted for a period not exceeding six weeks before the activity or event and not more than four days after it. In residential districts a temporary sign may not exceed eight square feet; in business or industrial districts the cap is 16 square feet. Signs may not be attached to fences, trees, utility poles, rocks, or other natural landscape features, nor placed where they obstruct traffic or create a hazard. Content-neutral time, place, and manner limits apply equally to campaign messages.
A cash deposit ensures removal; after seven days' written notice to remove and failure to comply, the Building Inspector removes the signs and the deposit is forfeited toward removal costs.
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