Columbia Posting signs ordinance (§ 17-123)
Chapter 17: Parks and Recreation · Article IV. Conduct Regulations
In short: Nobody in a park may paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription, or put up any sign on public lands or on highways or roads next to a park.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall be unlawful for any person in a park to paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription whatever, or to erect or cause to be erected any sign whatever on any public lands or highways or roads adjacent to a park.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 17-123
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.