Hemet, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Size limit (residential)
- 6 sq ft per face
- Size limit (commercial/ag/industrial)
- 32 sq ft per face
- Height limit
- 4 feet freestanding
- Removal deadline
- 7 days after election
- Permit required
- None
Summary
Hemet allows one temporary campaign sign per candidate or issue on each street frontage, capped at six square feet in residential zones and 32 square feet elsewhere, with no permit required.
Number. Each parcel may have one temporary freestanding campaign sign for each political candidate or issue on each street frontage.b.Area. In agricultural, commercial, and industrial zones, no campaign sign may exceed 32 square feet in area per face. A campaign sign may be double-faced if it is placed perpendicular to the right-of-way. In residential areas, no campaign sign may exceed six square feet in total area per face and may be double-faced.c.Height. No freestanding campaign sign may exceed four feet in height.d.Location. Campaign signs may be placed in the front, side or rear yard of any parcel that fronts, sides or rears on a public street. No campaign sign may encroach into the public right-of-way.e.Time limit. All campaign signs must be removed within seven days following the election for which they are intended.f.Lighting. Campaign signs may not be illuminated.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hemet City Code § 90-1275(a)(1) permits one freestanding campaign sign per parcel for each political candidate or ballot issue on every street frontage, without a city permit. Residential signs are capped at six square feet per face and may be double-faced; commercial, industrial, and agricultural zone signs may reach 32 square feet per face. No freestanding campaign sign may exceed four feet in height, and none may encroach into the public right-of-way. Signs must come down within seven days after the election they support, and illumination is prohibited. Separately, Sec. 90-1314 lets hand-held political signs be displayed on public sidewalks and streets between sunrise and sunset without any city approval.
Violations & Fines
Removal after the seven-day post-election deadline is required; oversized, illuminated, or right-of-way-encroaching signs are subject to removal by the city and infraction fines up to $250 for repeat violations under § 90-1283.
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