Neighborhood Watch Signs
How to get a neighborhood watch sign for your block:
In almost all cases, the signs that you
see on the Seattle blocks have been purchased and installed by the residents on
the block themselves.
One vender that can produce the signs:
O’mega Graphics & Signs
4321 Leary Way N.W.
Seattle, WA 98107-1556
ph: 206-789-5480 fx: 206-789-7080
www.walldogs.com/crime.html (ext. link)
You may want to check the yellow pages for other vendors.
Notes on installation process from the city...
- It is illegal to post Neighborhood Watch signs on utility poles
- If signs are posted on private property, no permit to post the signs is necessary
- If your block or community organization wants to post signs in parking strips,
you will need to secure a "street use permit" from the Street Use department. This
is to ensure that the signs do not obstruct vision at intersections or pose other
dangers.
Permit process:
- City of Seattle contact: Street Use Department, Eilleen, 684-5253
- Fax in a picture or drawing where you want to put up the sign with your name and phone number
- Fax number: 684-5347
- Fee - none
- Once the sign is up the city will come out and review the sign installation
for permit sign off.
It is advisable to make sure that property owners adjacent to the parking strips where
the signs are to be posted, do not object to them.
One example of a posted sign on a 4x4" wood post:
