Chesterfield County, VA Campaign Sign Rules
What Chesterfield County's own code and official pages say about campaign yard signs: where they can go, how big, and when they come down. Every rule links to the official page, checked on November 3, 2026.
Not legal advice.
This is general information read from Chesterfield County's official pages linked below on November 3, 2026. HOAs and VDOT can add their own rules, and codes change. Check with the county or city before you rely on a date.
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The Chesterfield County rules, from official sources
Removal (all temporary signs)
No set number of days: "Temporary signs shall be removed after the advertised use or activity ceases or after the permitted display period has ended, whichever is sooner."
After the Tue Nov 3 election (no day count in the code)
Chesterfield County Code Sec. 19.2-43.D.12
Removal (county property and voting sites)
On county property, campaign signs are allowed only from 5 p.m. the day before voting through the end of voting, in county-marked areas, with no more than three per candidate. If they're still up 24 hours after voting ends, the county gets the campaign to remove them.
By Wed Nov 4, 24 hours after polls close (our count)
Chesterfield County Voter Registrar page; General Services Policy 05-09 (issued 6/2/26)
Roads and medians
Temporary signs in the public right-of-way (paved roads, medians, roadsides) are illegal. The county removes and throws them away "without notice" under Virginia Code 33.2-1224, focusing on major roads; complaints don't steer the removals.
Chesterfield County Community Enhancement, Enforcement page; Va. Code 33.2-1224
Poles, trees and setbacks
No signs on "trees, utility poles, or traffic control devices." Outside the VO and UCO districts, signs must sit 20 feet from the edge of pavement or curb and at least one foot off the right-of-way, and 15 feet from other property lines.
Chesterfield County Code Sec. 19.2-43.B.14 and 19.2-43.E
Size, days and permits
On developed residential lots, noncommercial temporary signs may total 24 square feet, each no more than six square feet and five feet tall. All temporary signs are limited to 120 days per calendar year, and any temporary sign over eight square feet needs a sign permit.
Chesterfield County Code Sec. 19.2-43.I and 19.2-43.C.1.a
Who to report to
Report signs on private property to Community Enhancement at 804-748-1500 or through the ELM online portal. Private-property cases go through notices and can take weeks to months. Right-of-way removal isn't complaint-driven.
Chesterfield County Community Enhancement, Enforcement page
When do campaign signs have to come down in Chesterfield County?
Chesterfield's code gives no set number of days: temporary signs come down after the activity they advertise ends, or when their display period runs out, whichever is sooner. For a campaign sign, plan on taking it down right after Election Day. On county property and at voting sites, signs have to be gone within 24 hours after voting ends; for November 3 that's Wednesday, November 4 (our count).
How to stay inside the Chesterfield County rules
Get the owner's permission for every yard
Keep the list.
Keep signs out of the road right-of-way
That means medians, roadsides, poles and trees. The rules above say how far back a sign has to sit.
Write down where every sign went
You'll need it on take-down day.
The county code
Chesterfield County Code Sec. 19.2-43
Virginia state rules
The state right-of-way rule and the rest of Virginia: Virginia campaign sign laws. Every state: Campaign sign laws by state.
Nearby
Richmond · Chesterfield County · Henrico County
Taking signs down?
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When do campaign signs have to come down in Chesterfield County, VA?
Chesterfield's code gives no set number of days: temporary signs come down after the activity they advertise ends, or when their display period runs out, whichever is sooner. For a campaign sign, plan on taking it down right after Election Day. On county property and at voting sites, signs have to be gone within 24 hours after voting ends; for November 3 that's Wednesday, November 4 (our count). Not legal advice.
Can I put campaign signs along the road in Chesterfield County?
Temporary signs in the public right-of-way (paved roads, medians, roadsides) are illegal. The county removes and throws them away "without notice" under Virginia Code 33.2-1224, focusing on major roads; complaints don't steer the removals. Not legal advice.
Does Virginia have a statewide removal deadline?
We haven't found one in Virginia state law. The state rule on our Virginia page covers signs in the highway right-of-way. Local rules like these decide the rest. Not legal advice.
Rules on this page checked November 3, 2026. Not legal advice.
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