Chula Vista, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

)' on private property, excluding property that is also public right-of-way, without a permit and subject only to the property owner's consent, during a defined election window: four calendar months before any scheduled election through 10 calendar days after it. In agricultural and residential zones, no sign may exceed five square feet, double-faced signs are allowed, and height is capped at three and one-half feet within the front setback area (six feet elsewhere unless mounted flush to a building); placement must stay at least five feet from the house side of a sidewalk, or 15 feet from the curb where no sidewalk exists, and the same distances apply near intersecting walks.

Commercial and industrial zones get a larger 12-square-foot cap, also allowing double-faced signs. A sign cannot be affixed to another existing sign, and the code explicitly states a property owner is not made liable merely because someone else posted a sign on their land. Outside the election window, or once a sign exceeds these size or setback limits, the City may remove it: the Director must give the owner 24 hours' notice identifying the violated provision before removal, the owner can request a hearing within that 24 hours to block removal pending a decision, and unidentified or unlocated owners' signs may be treated as abandoned and removed outright, with removal costs charged back to the responsible party.