Sign Regulations in Fresno, CA (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Fresno, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
Fresno's Temporary Uses standards limit garage sale signs to the actual hours of the sale: FMC § 15-2760(A)(1)(e) requires signs to come down when the sale ends and bars placing them on utility poles, utility cabinets, or anywhere in the public right-of-way.
Fresno Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code (Citywide Development Code) Sec. 15-2760(A)(1)(e)
e. Signs. Signs may be displayed only during the hours the garage sale is actively being conducted and shall be removed at the completion of the sale. No signs shall be placed on utility poles or cabinets or in the public right-of-way.
Digital Billboards
Fresno bans new billboards outright, but a replacement billboard swapped in for an existing legal one under Business and Professions Code § 5412 may feature electronic copy at the City Manager's discretion. Any electronic-copy sign approved elsewhere in the city must hold each image for at least 8 seconds and cap brightness at 100-500 foot-Lamberts depending on ambient street lighting.
Fresno Digital Billboard and Sign Rules
Significant RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code §§ 15-2605(B), 15-2614(A)-(B)
B.Outdoor Advertising Signs. Billboards and any other off-premises outdoor advertising signs which convey a commercial message as their primary purpose. This provision, however, does not prohibit agreements to relocate presently existing, legal billboards, pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 5412. The new billboards which replace existing billboards may be located on City-owned pr...
Window Signs
Fresno limits ground-floor window signs to one per window and requires storefronts to keep at least 75 percent of the glass transparent and free of signage. A narrower category of small, information-only window signs, hours, address, occupancy, emergency info, is exempt from permitting if it stays under 3 square feet.
Fresno Window Sign Number and Transparency Limits
Some RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code § 15-2610(F); exemption § 15-2604(I)
Window signs are subject to the following standards: ... A minimum 75 percent of the window shall be transparent and free of signage features. Signage inside the building is not allowed within three feet of the window.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Fresno's sign code draws a hard line along its freeways: no pole sign may stand within 660 feet of the nearest travel lane of Freeway 41, 180, or 168 if visible from the road, and monument signs face an identical 660-foot buffer from Freeway 41. The Planning Division checks this setback before issuing the required Zone Clearance.
Fresno Freeway-Facing Pole and Monument Sign Ban
Significant RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code § 15-2610(B)(4), (C)(4)(b)
No pole sign is permitted within 660 feet of the nearest edge of any travel lane of Freeway 41, Freeway 180, Freeway 168, or any future freeway which may be opened to public travel, if any said sign is visible from any part of such travel lane. ... No monument sign is permitted within 660 feet of the nearest edge of any travel lane of Freeway 41 or any future freeway which may be opened to publ...
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