Chino, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max size
- 16 SF per sign
- Display window
- 45 days before election
- Removal deadline
- 5 days after election
- Registration
- Required with Community Development
- Placement
- Private property only, no ROW
Summary
Chino allows unlimited political signs on private property, but caps each at 16 square feet, permits display only in the 45 days before an election, and requires removal within 5 days after.
Political Signs (1) There shall be no restriction as to the maximum number of permitted signs. (2) Signs may only be placed on private property. 16 SF per sign. ... (1) Any candidate, or his/her designee, or the proponents of a ballot measure who seek to utilize political signs, shall first register with the Community Development Department on a City registration form. (2) Political sign(s) may only be displayed or erected within 45 days preceding an election. All such signs shall be removed within 5 days following the election.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino's sign code exempts political signs from full sign-plan review but subjects them to Table 16.05-1's standards: no cap on the number of signs, a 16-square-foot size limit per sign, and placement on private property only. Candidates or ballot-measure proponents must first register with the Community Development Department, signs may go up no earlier than 45 days before an election and must come down within 5 days after, and no political sign may be affixed to a tree, fence, wall, post, or public right-of-way fixture. Adopted by Ord. 97-12, 1997; last amended by Ord. No. 2011-08, 2011.
Violations & Fines
Signs posted before the 45-day window, left up past 5 days post-election, placed on public property or rights-of-way, affixed to trees, fences, or poles, or displayed without city registration are illegal and subject to removal.
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