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Originally posted by Ang4Blake:
beternu, i agree that alot of signs are placed illegally, but when they are in someones yard, NOT blocking anyones view: THAT IS WRONG TO REMOVE THEM (and No, it wasnt just one sign)
thanks for your imput
To be "in someone's yard," a sign must be within the actual coundaries of the residential lot. The street rights of way atypically extend beyond the pavement and curbing to include an area that might be mowed and otherweise maintained by the adjacent lot owner, but that actually is in the right of way.
Most residents do not know where the right of way ends and their lots begin. The street where I live has a 50-foot right of way. Thus, when I measure half of that, or 25 feet, from the center line back toward my property, I find that about 10 feet of my "yard" is actually part of the right of way.
But that is immaterial as far as signage placed on main thoroughfares right up next to the pavement. You can bet your bippy THOSE signs are illegally placed and that is where many campaign signs are placed by the scofflaw candidates for such offices as judges and sheriffs! Shame on them!