Sign Regulations in Tracy, CA (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Tracy, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
Tracy folds garage-sale signs into its general temporary-sign rule at Municipal Code section 10.08.4500(j): no sign permit is needed, but the sign cannot exceed 30 feet in height or 300 square feet in area, must sit on private property with the owner's consent, and must come down within 30 days. Section 10.08.4550 names the property owner, or lessee, as legally responsible for posting a yard or garage sale sign.
Tracy Garage Sale Sign Placement Rules
Light RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code §§ 10.08.4500(j), 10.08.4550
10.08.4500(j) Temporary signs. ... All temporary signs in the City shall be subject to the following requirements unless otherwise provided for in this subsection (j):(i)Maximum height: Not to exceed the roof line of the nearest building or the building affixed to, but in no case higher than thirty (30') feet.(ii)Maximum area: 300 square feet.(iv)Permitted zones: All zones.(v)Sign permit needed...
Digital Billboards
Tracy bans billboards outright: section 10.08.4490(m) prohibits any sign serving as a billboard, and subsection (i) bars any sign that flashes, blinks, moves, or changes color. The one carve-out is the digital freeway sign defined in section 10.08.4440 and regulated under 10.08.4500(b), which requires a conditional use permit and follows strict size, height, and display rules.
Tracy Digital Freeway Sign Standards
Significant RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code §§ 10.08.4490(i), 10.08.4490(m), 10.08.4500(b)
(i)Any sign which flashes, blinks, moves, changes color, appears to change color, changes intensity, or contains any part of an attachment which does the same except for as provided for under section 10.08.4500 (e); ... (m)Any sign serving as a billboard. ... (b)Digital freeway sign.(1)Permitted Locations: As prescribed by the I-205 Corridor Specific Plan(2)Maximum height: Fifteen (15') feet me...
Window Signs
Tracy splits window signage into two tracks under section 10.08.4500: a temporary window sign can cover up to 25 percent of the window area as long as visibility into the building is maintained, while a permanent window sign is capped at just 4 square feet. Both fall under the window sign definition in section 10.08.4440.
Tracy Window Sign Size Limits
Some RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code §§ 10.08.4440, 10.08.4500(j)(7), 10.08.4500(m)
"Window sign" shall mean a sign painted, printed, attached, glued, or otherwise affixed to the exterior side of a window. ... (7)Temporary window signs. Temporary window signs not exceeding twenty-five (25%) percent of the window area provided visibility into the building is maintained. ... (m)Window signs. One permanent window sign not exceeding four square feet in area.
Freeway-Facing Signs
A freestanding sign in Tracy meant to be seen from a freeway, a freeway sign under section 10.08.4440, can only sit within 350 feet of the freeway, tops out at 15 feet (or 45 feet, whichever is less) and 300 square feet per face, and needs a conditional use permit rather than a standard sign permit under section 10.08.4500(f).
Tracy Freeway Sign Height and Area Limits
Significant RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code §§ 10.08.4440, 10.08.4500(f)
"Freeway sign" shall mean a freestanding sign designed to be viewed from vehicles travelling upon a freeway and located within three hundred fifty (350') feet of the freeway. ... (f)Freeway signs.(1)Maximum height: Fifteen (15') feet measured from the crown of the nearest freeway or forty-five (45') feet, whichever is less.(2)Maximum area: 300 square feet per sign face.(3)Minimum ground clearan...
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