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Sign Regulations in Paramount, CA (2026)

5 verified sign regulations for Paramount, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Political Signs

In the City of Paramount, California, Municipal Code § 9.04.540 treats a sign posted on public property, a public right-of-way or a parkway as a public nuisance the City Manager can remove, and presumes the candidate seeking office is responsible for a campaign sign. Fines are up to $100.00, up to $200.00, then $500.00 in a calendar year.

Paramount Political and Campaign Sign Rules on Public Property

Some Restrictions

Paramount Municipal Code § 9.04.540

A. Signs posted or otherwise affixed in violation of this article are a public nuisance and may be removed by the City Manager or authorized designee. ... The first violation in a calendar year is subject to an administrative fine not to exceed $100.00. Subsequent violations in the same calendar year will result in a second fine not to exceed $200.00. The fine for the third administrative viola...

Garage Sale Signs

In the City of Paramount, California, Municipal Code § 17.44.165(G) bars signs advertising a garage, estate or yard sale on any tree, shrub, public building or structure, public property, public right-of-way or parkway. The owner or lessee of the sale property is presumed responsible, and signs are removed and fined under § 9.04.540.

Paramount Garage Sale Sign Placement and Removal Rules

Some Restrictions

Paramount Municipal Code § 17.44.165

A. Sale Frequency. Subject to the regulatory provisions as set forth in this chapter, a sale, as defined in Section 17.04.010 of the Paramount Municipal Code, in a residentially zoned property or legal nonconforming residential property may be conducted on two occasions every 12 months for up to two consecutive days each occasion. Such sale shall be by a person residing on such property. ... G....

Holiday Displays

In the City of Paramount, California, exterior winter holiday lights are permitted from Thanksgiving Day until January 15th and must come down within 48 hours after January 15th. The rule covers string lights attached to a building, structure or dwelling. The Planning Director decides what counts as holiday lights, with appeals to the Development Review Board and then the City Council.

Paramount Winter Holiday Lights Rules: Thanksgiving to January 15

Some Restrictions

Paramount Municipal Code § 17.08.080(I)

I. Exterior Winter Holiday Lights. 1. Exterior winter holiday lights shall be permitted for display beginning on Thanksgiving Day until January 15th of the following year. Exterior winter holiday lights shall be removed within 48 hours after January 15th of each year. For purposes of this section, exterior winter holiday lights are defined as string lights, commonly and customarily associated w...

Digital Billboards

In the City of Paramount, California, freeway-oriented digital billboards are allowed only along the I-710 between Rosecrans Avenue and the I-105, and on a short stretch of the I-105's south boundary near Orange Avenue. Use standards and lighting mitigations are set in a development agreement approved by the Planning Commission and City Council.

Paramount CA Freeway Digital Billboard Rules

Significant Restrictions

Paramount Municipal Code § 17.36.030

C. Sign Types. ... Permitted sign types shall include wall, plaque, undercanopy, suspended, address, monument, pylon, sandblasted wood, routed concrete, and freeway-oriented digital billboards. ... K. Specific criteria for freeway-oriented digital billboards shall be as follows: 1. Freeway-oriented digital billboards shall be permitted in compliance with Federal and State law only in the areas ...

Window Signs

In the City of Paramount, California, window signs in the C-3 General Commercial zone are limited to 40% of each grouping of adjacent windows or each glass door. Off-sale alcohol establishments are held to 33% for any advertising. Window signs are allowed only on ground and second floor windows, and digital window signs stay inside the glass.

Paramount Window Sign Limits: 40% of Glass in C-3 Zone

Some Restrictions

Paramount Municipal Code § 17.24.080(D)(2)

2. Window Signs. Specific design criteria for window signs shall be as follows: ... b. Size. ... Sign area shall be limited to 40% of the square footage of each grouping of adjacent windows, including a glass door, within an outer framed pane of glass. Sign area shall be limited to 40% of each glass door that is not adjacent to a window. No more than 33% of the square footage of each grouping o...

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