Tehama County, CA Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 17.08.080(G)(4)
- Animated/flashing signs
- Generally prohibited
- Digital billboard exception
- Requires county approval
- Applies to
- Commercial and industrial zones
Summary
In Tehama County's commercial and industrial zones, animated, flashing, moving or rotating signs are barred except for approved off-site digital signs, barber poles, time-and-temperature signs, and community identification signs.
Signs shall not have any moving or rotating, flashing or otherwise animated light or component, except approved off-site digital signs, standard barber poles, time and temperature signs that are located in commercial and industrial zones, and community identification signs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Tehama County Code Section 17.08.080(G)(4), part of the development design standards for commercial and industrial buildings over 10,000 square feet of impervious surface, bars signs with any moving, rotating, flashing, or animated light or component. The rule carves out four exceptions: county-approved off-site digital signs, standard barber poles, time-and-temperature signs in commercial and industrial zones, and community identification signs. A digital billboard in unincorporated Tehama County therefore needs specific county approval as an off-site digital sign rather than being allowed outright, and the standard applies only outside Red Bluff, Corning, and the City of Tehama.
Violations & Fines
Installing an animated or flashing sign without qualifying for one of the four exceptions, or without the required off-site digital sign approval, violates Section 17.08.080 and can be ordered removed or brought into compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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