Sign Regulations in Orange, CA (2026)
3 verified sign regulations for Orange, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Political and campaign signs in Orange are regulated under OMC Section 17.36.170. Signs may be placed on private property with owner consent starting 90 days before an election and must be removed within 10 days after the election.
Orange Political Sign Regulations
Some RestrictionsCal. Civil Code Section 4710
(a) The governing documents may not prohibit posting or displaying of noncommercial signs, posters, flags, or banners on or in a member's separate interest, except as required for the protection of public health or safety or if the posting or display would violate a local, state, or federal law. (b) For purposes of this section, a noncommercial sign, poster, flag, or banner may be made of paper...
Digital Billboards
Orange bans construction of any new billboard citywide, but an owner of an existing billboard inside the 300-foot freeway corridor along I-5, SR-22, SR-55, or SR-57 may convert it to an electronic display under Section 17.36.180(D) through a discretionary Minor Site Plan Review and a City relocation agreement, subject to strict size, distance, and message-timing limits.
Orange Electronic Billboard Regulations
Significant RestrictionsOrange, CA Municipal Code § 17.36.180(D) (Billboards: Electronic Billboards Within the Freeway Corridor)
"Electronic billboard" means an internally or externally illuminated billboard that utilizes digital message technology capable of instantaneously changing the static message or copy on the sign electronically. "Freeway corridor" means the area within the City comprised of the land within 300 feet of either edge of the right-of-way of the following freeways: California Interstate Highway 5; Cal...
Window Signs
Window signs in Orange, whether painted on, attached to, or otherwise displayed within a window, cannot exceed 25% of that window's total area under Municipal Code Section 17.36.060(E). The limit applies per window and covers business, sale, and promotional signage placed at or behind the glass.
Orange Window Sign Coverage Limit
Some RestrictionsOrange, CA Municipal Code § 17.36.060(E) (Signs—General: Window Signs)
Window Signs. Any sign that is painted on, attached to, or otherwise displayed within windows shall not exceed 25% of each window's area.
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