West Palm Beach, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 94-407(10) of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations governs temporary political signs pertaining to specific elections citywide. Content is limited to messages urging the election or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot measure. The total aggregate sign area allowed on a lot is 20 square feet, but the maximum size of a single freestanding sign is tied to its distance from the nearest public right-of-way or public property: 6 square feet if it sits 5 to 50 feet away, 12 square feet from 50 to 100 feet away, and the full 20 square feet only beyond 100 feet.

Property owners get one freestanding political sign per lot, but there is no cap on the number of wall-mounted signs so long as the total area limit is respected. Placement requires the consent of the property owner; signs on public property are treated as public property and are summarily removed by the city. Minimum setbacks are five feet from any adjoining lot line and five feet from the public right-of-way line, plus the intersection visibility setback in Sec. 94-305(e). Freestanding signs may be no taller than six feet, and wall-mounted signs cannot exceed the height of the wall they are mounted on.

No sign permit is required to put one up, but every sign covered by this subsection must be removed within 48 hours after the day of the election it pertains to, and illegally placed signs are removed at the owner's expense. Citywide code violations without a specified penalty, including this removal deadline, are punishable under Sec. 1-13 of the General Code by a fine of up to $500, up to 60 days imprisonment, or both, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.