Huntington Park, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Huntington Park Municipal Code § 9-3.1208 exempts several sign types from the permit requirement, and § 9-3.1208(2)(D) is the rule that covers lawn and yard political signs. Signs with a noncommercial message may be displayed on residential uses at any time. The cumulative display area for all signs on a single residential use is eight square feet, freestanding signs are capped at four feet in height, and illumination is not permitted. The sign can be a freestanding yard sign or mounted on a wall, fence or window, and the number of signs per residential use is not limited. During the window that begins 45 days before any primary, general or special election and ends seven days after, the maximum display area per residential use increases to 64 square feet. The section adds that it does not override sign provisions in private leases or other contracts, so a landlord or association can still restrict signs by contract.

The code defines a noncommercial message in § 9-3.1206 as one pertaining to matters other than commercial messages, with political views named alongside religion, philosophy and commentary on social trends or policy. Under the City's message neutrality policy in § 9-3.1205, the City regulates noncommercial signs in a content neutral way, so the same limits apply whichever candidate or measure the sign supports.

Public property works differently. Under Article 12A, no sign may be displayed on City property, which includes public rights of way, without a City Property Sign Permit unless it is exempt. Section 9-3.12A.07 exempts temporary political, religious, labor protest and other noncommercial signs in traditional public forums (public streets, parks and sidewalks, and the exterior curtilage of City Hall), but the signs must be held or personally attended within five feet, may total only eight square feet per person, cannot be inflatable, moving or illuminated, and cannot be displayed from a vehicular traffic lane. Real estate signs are barred from City property by § 9-3.12A.08.