Baldwin Park's sign code (Zoning Code 153.170) is content-neutral and does not single out 'political' signs. Noncommercial signs are treated as temporary or permanent signs. On residential property, up to four other temporary signs are exempt from permits, with a combined area of 10 sq ft and a max height of 3 feet. Signs in the public right-of-way are prohibited.
The City of Baldwin Park regulates signs through Zoning Code Subchapter 153.170, which is expressly content-neutral: section 153.170.010 states the code allows communication for commercial and noncommercial purposes 'without regulating the content of noncommercial messages.' There is no separate 'political sign' classification; campaign and other noncommercial signs are regulated by size, height, number, and location like any temporary sign. Under the exempt-signs provision (153.170.040), residential property may display, without a permit, up to three permanent signs (combined 10 sq ft, max 4-ft height) and up to four 'other temporary signs' with a combined area of no more than 10 square feet and a height of no more than 3 feet; multi-unit residential properties get a small additional allowance. Two location rules matter for yard/campaign signs: section 153.170.050 prohibits signs within or projecting over a public right-of-way and signs attached to utility poles, trees, fences, bridges or light poles, and prohibits any sign within a required clear cross-visibility (sight) area at intersections. Note: under California Government Code 65850.2 and First Amendment law, cities cannot ban temporary political signs outright or treat them worse than other noncommercial signs; Baldwin Park's content-neutral approach is consistent with that. Caution: this site found no specific Baldwin Park code section setting a dedicated campaign-sign size, a pre-election display window, or a post-election removal deadline, so none is asserted here.
Signs placed in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or in intersection sight-triangles are prohibited and may be removed. Oversized or excess-count residential signs lose their permit exemption.
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