Sign Regulations in Sacramento County, CA (2026)

5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Sacramento County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sacramento County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Political Signs

In unincorporated Sacramento County, Zoning Code Section 5.10.1.C allows political, religious, and civic campaign signs in any zone for up to 90 days, provided they are removed within 10 days after the campaign ends. Signs must stay at least 5 feet from side property lines and 10 feet from the street right-of-way.

Sacramento County Political Sign Rules

Light Restrictions

California Civil Code § 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...

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Garage Sale Signs

Garage sale signs in unincorporated Sacramento County are capped at 12 square feet total and must stay inside the seller's own property line.

Sacramento County Garage Sale Signs

Some Restrictions

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 3.9.3.M

Signs shall not exceed a total of 12 square feet. All signs and merchandise must be displayed within the property boundaries. 3.9.3.N. Bus Shelter Section titled “3.9.3.N. Bus Shelter” Bus shelters, whether owned and maintained by a public agency or other person, shall be a permitted use in any zoning district and shall comply with the standards in Sections 3.9.3.N.1 through 3.9.3.N.4. Shelt...

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Digital Billboards

Digital billboards in unincorporated Sacramento County need a Conditional Use Permit from the Board of Supervisors and must sit at least 2,500 feet from any other digital sign and 500 feet from residential or agricultural land.

Sacramento County Digital Billboard Permit Rules

Significant Restrictions

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 5.10.1.N (Digital Billboards)

Digital billboard signs may be located in any commercial, mixed-use or industrial zoning district, subject to a Conditional Use Permit, or an amendment to an existing Conditional Use Permit in the case of the conversion of a static billboard sign, approved by the Board of Supervisors, after a recommendation from the Planning Commission. Illumination. Digital billboards may be internally or ext...

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Window Signs

Sacramento County exempts painted window signs, posters, and place cards from sign permitting, but each storefront window's glazing cannot be covered by more than 50 percent under the county Zoning Code's exempt-sign standards.

Sacramento County Window Sign Coverage Limit

Some Restrictions

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 5.10.1.H.9 (Exempt Signs)

Window signs limited to painted signs on glazing, poster paper signs, and place cards attached to the inside of glazing of store fronts, providing that any single store front glazing (window) is not covered by more than 50 percent; Signs that are painted on or attached to the windshield of a vehicle or boat, properly located for display; Public telephone identification. Signs attached to a te...

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Freeway-Facing Signs

Billboards within 1,000 feet of a county-designated Freeway are allowed only in commercial, mixed-use, or industrial zones, and only after Sacramento County's Board of Supervisors approves a discretionary Conditional Use Permit.

Sacramento County Freeway Billboard Permit

Significant Restrictions

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 5.10.1.N (Billboard Signs)

Billboard signs, including digital and static billboards may be located in any commercial, mixed-use or industrial zoning district located within 1,000 feet of a designated Freeway on the Sacramento County Transportation Diagram, subject to the standards in Sections 5.10.1.N.1 through 5.10.1.N.11 and subject to securing a Conditional Use Permit approved by the Board of Supervisors, after a reco...

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