Wellington, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 7.9.6(B)(2) of Wellington's Land Development Regulations creates an election-period allowance on top of the year-round temporary noncommercial sign rights every property already has. For a period of 30 days before an election affecting the property, an owner may place one temporary noncommercial sign totaling no more than four square feet for each 0.25 acre of lot area. If the lot is smaller than 0.25 acres but carries a lawfully existing principal building, the allowance is one sign, still capped at four square feet total, for the same 30-day pre-election window.

These election signs count toward Wellington's overall temporary sign cap under Section 7.9.6(B)(6), which limits all temporary signage on a property at any one time to eight square feet per 0.25 acre, or eight square feet total on a smaller lot with a principal building, up to an absolute ceiling of 32 square feet per property. No sign permit is required for these temporary noncommercial signs, but Section 7.9.6(A) still requires every temporary sign to be built of durable, weatherproof material and set back at least five feet from the property line, with an 18-inch clearance from rights-of-way, curbs, sidewalks and landscaping. The same election allowance applies to a temporary post and panel sign for 30 days before an election under Section 7.9.6(B)(10)(c)(iv).