Church Guide Signs

In every town and city you can find signs on the side of the road and at street corners pointing the direction to this church or that. Some of them look very much like the local municipal signs for the police station or hospital. That is usually because the State department of transportation spells out the regulations for size, lettering and even color of any sign to be posted on a public highway right of way. In some cases, local ordinance will cover aspects not addressed by the state. Do your tax dollars pay for these sign? In most cases they don't. Normally churches and other non-profits are expected to cover the cost of manufacturing the sign itself. You should do some research with the D.O.T. or local ordinances to ensure this is the case where you live. These signs should not be paid for, maintained or replaced using your tax dollars.

In Denver there is no permit fee for a church guide sign and no application for any one else to have a directional sign. The same seems to be true in Campbell, CA. Surprisingly, KDOT regulates Service Club and Religious Signs under the same policy which is certainly fair. But for some reason the Town of Dillsboro, NC restricts signs promoting municipal, school or civic events to being displayed:
"on window interiors and the size shall not exceed 3 square feet in surface area not be displayed more than 60 days prior to the first date of the event and shall be removed within 7 days after the last date of the event."
But when it comes to Church Signs:
"One temporary sign for church functions, located on church property and not exceeding 42 inches in height or 9 square feet in total surface area." with no restriction on how long it can be displayed. It's worth looking into and persuing as these issues do go to court on occasion like in Gilbert AZ