Linda Phillips was the paid City Codes Snipe Sign Removal Queen! Due to her tireless efforts they all but disappeared and Linda garnered enough in fines to subsidize her salary and then some! Linda just retired. At one point ALL codes enforcement staff were told to pick them up when they saw them - but that did not work. There are several reasons why citizens are discouraged from nabbing them; one is that some of the snipe sign 'owners' or those who place them, are dangerously aggressive. The key is where they are placed. I have nice neighbors who want to advertise their church - fine with me - but they put the sign on City property at the curb. It is now a snipe sign. I keep moving it back up on their property so it is not removed - Heidi Sumner

So what?

Thank you for reporting this issue to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete. We have forwarded the information you have provided to our Codes Compliance Assistance Department, and they will now inspect the location and take any necessary action. Sincerely, Mayor's Action Center

I refuse to be afraid. For the big offenders, they have many all over the City. They are not standing in the immediate vicinity watching the signs.
Another idea that might be easier to employ is getting a cheap can of spray paint, and being careful not to be messy, spray an X across the sign.

Issue 3521052 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

Update from the Codes Compliance Department: We will send an Investigator out to remove the signs.

Codes Compliance 6 assigned this issue to Rob G

The City of St Petersburg periodically reviews past reports that are made from citizens within our city limits, and in an effort to clean-up old issues that were resolved some time ago, we are marking as 'closed' those issues that were submitted in the past for which the work has been completed or the issue has otherwise been resolved.

If you think for any reason that the issue you submitted in the past might still be unresolved, please feel free to submit a new report with the SeeClickFix St. Pete website and we will make sure the issue is directed to the appropriate City department to be addressed as soon as possible.

Thank you - MAC