Yucaipa, CA Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)

The freeway-facing sign rules for the City of Yucaipa sit in Development Code Section 87.0730(e), Freeway oriented accessory signs, which apply to freestanding signs directly adjacent to a freeway or freeway right-of-way, including on-ramps and off-ramps. The base height limit is 25 feet. A taller sign is allowed when needed to reach visibility of three-tenths of a mile from at least one approach to an off-ramp serving the center, and a flag test decides how tall. Area tops out at 200 square feet. The flag test in subsection (e)(3) uses a flag or object of at least 32 square feet lifted from 25 feet, with City personnel stationed three-tenths of a mile from the beginning of the off-ramps serving the center.

If the object is not visible, it is raised in ten foot increments. The Planning Commission can permit the greater height if visibility from that off-ramp direction is needed, and the height found by the test is the sign's maximum, no greater than 60 feet. A detailed report with photos, dimensions and text goes to City personnel. On spacing, no freeway oriented accessory sign can obscure another sign when viewed from the freeway, none can sit closer than 100 feet from another, and each complex gets one.

City identification signs follow Section 87.0715(c): freeway oriented primary signs identifying a City or unincorporated community can display only the name, surname or slogan of the community and must conform to the same size-setback schedule. Electronic billboards along Interstate 10 are a separate regime under Section 87.0725(c). Every primary sign must display the names of the sign owner, operator and builder and the State Outdoor Advertising Permit number where required, and freestanding signs of 18 square feet or more, or six feet or higher, need a building permit under Section 87.0705(s).