Hesperia, CA Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- New billboards
- Prohibited citywide
- Digital conversion
- Requires Council relocation agreement
- Slide timing
- Min. 6 seconds, no motion
- Night brightness
- Capped at 0.3 foot-candles
Summary
Hesperia bans all new billboards outright; the only way to add or convert one to a digital advertising display is a City Council-approved relocation agreement, and any digital billboard must hold each image at least six seconds with no video or motion.
New billboards are prohibited, and the erection, alteration, construction, replacement, use, installation or conversion of any billboard within the city is prohibited. ... No billboard or digital advertising display shall depict or simulate any motion or video (i.e., video clips, flashing, etc.). Any slide (image) shall be displayed for a minimum of six seconds and transitions between slides shall not exceed one second.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hesperia Municipal Code § 16.36.100(B) prohibits the erection, alteration, or conversion of any billboard within the city: new billboards are barred entirely. The sole exception runs through subsection (C): the City Council can approve relocating or upgrading an existing billboard, including converting it to a digital advertising display, under a relocation agreement meeting size (672 sq. ft. max), height (35 ft. max), and spacing (1,000 ft. from any other billboard) limits. Digital displays specifically may not show motion or video, must hold each slide at least six seconds with one-second transitions, and are capped at 0.3 foot-candles above ambient light at night under a required photometric sensor per § 16.36.100(C)(17)-(18).
Violations & Fines
Erecting or converting a billboard without an approved relocation agreement violates § 16.36.100(B) and is treated as a public nuisance subject to permit denial and abatement; noncompliant digital displays (motion, flashing, excess brightness) violate § 16.36.100(C)(17)-(18).
Frequently Asked Questions
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