The 66' is a rule of thumb -- it does NOT mean it applies to your street. Many streets in the center of towns are narrower because they predate the automobile era. Some roadways are much wider. In most cases your city lot will have a metal stake at the corner, probably right by the sidewalk if you have one, and this is where the right of way ends. In cases like Center Ave. where a 2-lane highway has been expanded to a four-lane street, the actual location of the right-of-way line may be unclear. There are places where the ROW is angled or notched for historical reasons.

the more Romney supporters we can get wandering out into the middle of the street the better!
joking! easy people...

Right of way is total width of road. 66 ft. right of way would be 33 ft. from centerline. If you have sidewalks it is usually 1 ft behind the sidewalk. Obviously a 4 lane st. is has a wider right of way. To be absolutely certain you would have check with the county whether you live in the city or not. Something some people don't realize, is that people can walk on your lawn in the right of way whether you have sidewalks or not. Same with picking asparagus and berries in the country.

Wild guess totellthetruth, the restarant named after the offical Bird of the US and the bar whos name is another term for a minor earthquake?

No names were given as per the local newspapers guidelines. :)

yes, that's what I've heard, that right of ways are measured from the center of the street.. that is how my property up north is measured.

Oh, I was typing when the last comment spoke of measuring from the middle of the road. yeah, that would be safe, standing in the middle of high speed traffic....

wasp, I don't think city residential streets can have a 66 foot right of way....that's 22 yards and some people's front rooms are closer to the street than that. Did you maybe mean 16 feet?

i heard/read somewhere u have to start measuring from the center of the road to figure out the right of way.

Strange that this only seems to come up with regard to temporary campaign signs. Many businesses haveerected permanet signs in the right of way. For example el Jarden has sign advertising parking accross the street on the right of way.

Each municipality does not have it's own ordinance. Right of way is prescribed on each road, street or highway. Contrary to what some believe You may own the property, but it is still public right of way. There are some rule of thumb, such as most county roads and city residential streets have a 66 ft. right of way. But that is not always true some times it is wider. Federal and State roads vary a lot. But they are controlled by the government not the property owner. They always have been nothing new.

and... don't start a fire in your yard, keep your pet in your yard (licensed, vaccinated, etc), etc etc etc.
another law that only gets enforced if there is a complaint. My corner is littered with signs every weekend. 5-0 drives right by em.

Would have been helpful if they mentioned how many feet in from the edge of the road that the right of way is considered to go on highways. Each municipality has its own ordinances, I believe, but I don't know the state regulations. If you own property that abuts highways, you should be able to place signs there as long as you go far enough in from the edge of the road.

Does that include ALL BILLBOARDS that are also a hazard. and any other sign such as yard sales and the like? I hope if they wage war on campaign sign that they wage war on all signs. I have never in my 58 years seen such BS as I have this campaign year! GET A LIFE. BTW Obama 2012

2Q GDP revised down to 1.3% from 1.7%...
Durable orders drop 13.2%...
Jobless claims 359,000...
Credit downgraded again...
SANTELLI: 'Depressingly weak'...

HERE'S YOUR SIGN