By Adrain Skabelund | Arizona Daily Sun
With November 6 only four months away, the political season in Flagstaff is just around the corner, and with it comes the forest of political signs that often line streets.
But not anymore, at least for a larger portion of the city than ever before.
On June 26, the Flagstaff City Council enlarged Flagstaff’s sign-free zone, which allows city staff to automatically remove all temporary signs along the public right-of-way. It goes into effect July 26.
Generally, the state bars tampering with or removing political signs, but it does allow cities to regulate their placement. This includes designating sign-free zones within the public right-of-way, which is essentially streets, sidewalks and the strip of land between the two.
