Real Estate Sign Enforcement

Seattle Department of Transportation Heightens Enforcement on Directional Arrow Wood Stake Real Estate Signs

Issued by the Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS® (800) 540-3277

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has issued a notice stating that directional arrow wood stake signs are not allowed within the City of Seattle on public right-of-ways, street medians, planting strips or city property.

Non-complying signs may be impounded by SDOT staff. Impounded signs are subject to at least $97 per sign impound fee when retrieved by the owner. Failure to comply may also result in a citation of up to $500.

Please note that this does not reflect a change in sign regulation but rather an increase in the City's enforcement of current regulation.

Open House A-Board signs may be used during open house hours. The Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS® worked with SDOT to ensure that open house signs could continue to be used in serving your clients. Open House A-Board signs may be placed along the periphery of a right of way but cannot impede pedestrian access/mobility, cannot impede bicycle mobility, and cannot interfere with vehicular traffic.

The Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS® provides sign code information for most cities within King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Sign code information is available at http://www.nwrealtor.com/associations/1563/files/110706signregs.pdf.