Sign Regulations in Redding, CA (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Redding, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Political signs in Redding are protected speech under the First Amendment and must be regulated content-neutrally under Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015). Redding's sign rules sit in Redding Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning), and California Government Code §65850.4 and Civil Code §1947.15 protect tenant displays. Reasonable time, place, and manner rules, size, setback, structural safety, right-of-way placement, apply equally to all temporary noncommercial signs, not just political ones.
Redding Political Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsCal. Civ. Code § 4710 (HOA Noncommercial Signs and Political Sign Protections)
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...
Digital Billboards
Redding prohibits both traditional billboards and electronic message board signs outright. Under Section 18.42.080(B) and (D), freestanding off-site billboards and any sign that changes its message electronically are barred citywide, with only a narrow exception for monument or wall-mounted message boards inside the Public Facilities zoning district.
Redding Bans Digital Billboard Signs
Heavy RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 18.42.080(B), (D)
B.Billboards. Billboards are prohibited. Billboards erected prior to adoption of this code shall comply with any city entitlements pertaining to such sign and the Outdoor Advertising Act. ... D.Electronic Message Board Signs. Electronic message board signs are prohibited, with the exception of monument and wall signs in the "PF" public facilities district, and nonconforming electronic message b...
Window Signs
Redding's sign code defines a window sign as anything placed inside a window or within twelve inches of the glass that is visible from outside, and it treats window-painted advertising as a form of temporary signage. The city caps how much of a lot's total sign allowance can go toward that category: only ten percent is reserved for temporary promotional advertising, banners included.
Redding Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code §§ 18.42.020(A), 18.61.020(63), 18.42.030(A)
18.42.020(A): No sign shall be erected, placed, displayed, enlarged or altered within the city unless provided for by this chapter by permit, exemption or specific regulation. ... 18.61.020(63): Window Sign. Any sign, picture, symbol, or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service, that is placed inside a window or wit...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Redding allows only one freeway sign per qualifying parcel, capped at 400 square feet and 60 feet tall (70 feet with findings), and requires a discretionary use permit under Section 18.42.040(D). Eligible sites must sit within 500 feet of a freeway lane, or 1,000 feet of I-5, with a large single-tenant building or shopping center.
Redding Freeway Sign Size and Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsRedding Zoning Ordinance §§ 18.42.030(E)(3), 18.42.040(D)
3.Freeway Signs. Subject to obtaining a use permit pursuant to Chapter 18.14, no more than one freeway sign may be allowed on parcels located not more than five hundred feet from a freeway travel lane and not more than one thousand feet from an Interstate 5 freeway travel lane developed with a single-tenant building of at least one hundred thousand square feet of enclosed retail floor area or w...
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