Showing ordinances that apply to Fruitdale, CA
Fruitdale is an unincorporated community (population 989) in Santa Clara County, California. Because Fruitdale is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Santa Clara County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The political signs rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Santa Clara County permits political signs on private property with content-neutral size and placement rules protected under the First Amendment.
Santa Clara County regulates political signs under its zoning sign ordinance with content-neutral rules designed to comply with Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), which prohibits content-based sign restrictions. Political signs on private property are generally allowed without permit and may be posted in reasonable numbers before elections. Typical rules limit signs to 6 square feet in residential zones (up to 32 square feet in commercial zones), require placement entirely on private property with consent of the owner, and prohibit placement in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, on street trees, or on traffic sign posts. Signs cannot obstruct sight lines at intersections or driveway visibility. California Elections Code 18370 prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of a polling place. Caltrans and the county can remove signs placed illegally in the public right-of-way without notice. Sign removal is recommended within 10-15 days after the election to avoid blight citations. HOAs cannot prohibit political signs under Civil Code 4710, though they may impose reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.
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