Campaign signs:
Information
for precinct chairs and activists
- State law passed
in 2003 allows temporary political signs posted on private property to
be
displayed no more than 90 days before an election and 10 days
afterwards.
- Homeowners
associations cannot prohibit display of political signs.
- Signs must not be
placed in public right-of-way, nor on trees, traffic signs, or
telephone poles.
- Local
jurisdictions may not impose fees for signs that are less than or equal
to 36
square feet, 8 feet tall, and have no moving parts or illumination.
(Texas
Property
Code Chapter 202.009)
San Antonio
- San Antonio
waives permits and fees for political signs that are less than 48
square feet,
two feet inside private property lines (with consent of property owner,
of
course!), and are not displayed for more than 90 consecutive days.
- Corner lot signs
cannot be within a triangle whose two sides include the first 25 feet
of curb
from the corner (City
code
Section 28-111, Article IV).
- No signage on
public property including utility poles, fire hydrants, traffic
signposts, and
trees, rocks, shrubs, etc.
Alamo Heights
- Display of temporary
signs like political signs is restricted to 30 days (City code section 15-1).
- Political signs on
public property and easements are prohibited, and to the restrictions
of state
law noted above (Section
15-64). See
also
the state law restrictions noted
above.
Balcones Heights
- Signs must not be
displayed for more than 90 days, and must be less than 25 square feet
and 10
feet high. Signs placed within 12 feet of public right-of-way must be
30 inches
high or less (page
617 of the PDF document of Balcones Heights
city codes).
Helotes
- Political sign
display is limited to 90 days, not more than 3 days after an election,
and the
size restrictions of state law noted above (Helotes city code section 66-117).
Other suburban
cities
- Check with City
Hall for local ordinances concerning campaign signs.