Sign Regulations in Yuba County, CA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Yuba County, California.
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Political Signs
Unincorporated Yuba County lets any business or residence post up to two signs, each six square feet or smaller and no taller than five feet, and the rule expressly covers political and free-speech signs.
Yuba County Political Sign Size Limit
Light RestrictionsYuba County Code § 11.27.030(20)
Small signs. All businesses and residences may display up to two signs, each no larger than six square feet in area and no higher than five feet, attached to a freestanding sign structure, a window, or a building wall. This exemption includes, but is not limited to, freedom of speech signs and political signs.(21)Window signs. Window signs on a building in non-residential districts subject to t...
Holiday Displays
Unincorporated Yuba County's sign code bans inflatable signs and displays outright, in every zoning district and regardless of location, even though non-commercial holiday displays are otherwise exempt from standard sign permitting.
Yuba County Bans Inflatable Holiday Displays
Heavy RestrictionsYuba County Code § 11.27.040(2)
Inflatable signs. Signage or displays that are inflatable are prohibited regardless of location.(3)Portable signs. Signs not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure or signs designed to be transported including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs made as A-frames or T-frames; menu and sandwich board signs except where expressly...
Digital Billboards
Unincorporated Yuba County restricts programmable electronic signs to a short list of allowed uses -- fuel prices, hotel rates, on-premises event notices, time/temperature, and government postings -- barring general digital billboards.
Yuba County Limits Electronic Sign Uses
Significant RestrictionsYuba County Code § 11.27.110(8)(a)
Programmable electronic signs are allowed on the site of the following uses and for the following purposes:1.On the site of a service station, in order to display the price of fuel.2.On the site of a Hotel or Motel, in order to display room rates and vacancies.3.On the site of a theater, cinema, stadium, auditorium, church, or similar community assembly, cultural institution, indoor entertainme...
Window Signs
In unincorporated Yuba County, window signs on non-residential buildings can't cover more than 20 percent of the window and glass-door area on any building facade, under the county's sign code.
Yuba County Window Sign Coverage Limit
Light RestrictionsYuba County Code § 11.27.030(21)
Window signs. Window signs on a building in non-residential districts subject to the following provisions:a.Window signs shall not exceed 20 percent of the area of window and transparent door frontage on any building facade.b.Window signs may be located on the ground floor or second floor of a building.c.Any sign either hung within two feet of a window or attached to a display located within tw...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Unincorporated Yuba County lets one permitted freestanding sign on a freeway- or highway-adjacent site rise to 25 feet, five feet taller than the standard 20-foot cap, if the sign faces the freeway.
Yuba County Freeway Sign Height Bonus
Some RestrictionsYuba County Code § 11.27.110(1)(b)(3)
Sites that are adjacent to a freeway or state highway may increase the height of one of their permitted signs to a maximum height of 25 feet so long as the sign is oriented towards the freeway or highway.
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