Perris, CA Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Default rule
- No digital billboard displays
- Exception
- I-215 Freeway relocation agreements only
- Message change rate
- No faster than every 4 sec
- Illumination cap
- Below Veh. Code § 21466.5
Summary
Perris bars digital displays on off-site billboards citywide except along the I-215 Freeway under an approved relocation agreement, with a four-second minimum message change.
No outdoor advertising sign shall have digital displays, unless otherwise permitted under a relocation agreement as set forth in subsection (e) of this section and located along the I-215 Freeway, subject to the following requirements:a.The digital display shall not change its message more than once every four seconds. The digital display shall not include any red or blinking or intermittent light likely to be mistaken for a warning or danger signal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
Perris Municipal Code section 19.75.130(c)(4) prohibits digital displays on outdoor advertising signs (billboards) unless permitted through a relocation agreement and located along the I-215 Freeway. Where allowed, the digital display cannot change its message more than once every four seconds and cannot use red, blinking or intermittent light that could be mistaken for a warning signal. Illumination cannot exceed the vision-impairing brightness set in California Vehicle Code section 21466.5, video streaming and flashing effects are barred, and the sign must meet CALTRANS standards for signs adjacent to a freeway.
Violations & Fines
Installing a digital billboard display without an approved relocation agreement, or changing messages faster than every four seconds, violates PMC § 19.75.130(c)(4) and can jeopardize the sign's conditional use permit.
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