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GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County Attorney Courtney Grimm said that under the county’s land development code, candidates are not the only ones that could be fined for unlawful campaign signs.
She said property owners on which the signs are posted could also be subject to financial penalties.
Clay Supervisor of Elections Chris Chambless told county commissioners during their June 14 meeting that according to the county’s land development code, signs may not exceed six square feet in residential areas or 32 square feet in agricultural or agricultural-residential areas. He added that under the code, campaign signs must be removed within seven days of an election. “Florida Statutes states that campaign signs must be removed within 30 days of withdrawal, elimination, or elected to office,” he said.
Commissioner Betsy Condon added that some property owners have complained to her that they were forced to remove their Trump- 2020 signs because of the ordinance and state statute.
Chereese Stewart, the county’s director of economic and development services, said code enforcement officers are authorized to remove campaign signs from a public right of way, and public works workers may remove any signs in rights of way that obstruct their work.
