Isleton residential signage follows First Amendment-protected standards. Political signs protected from size limits during election periods under Government Code 65850.1. Real estate signs, garage sale signs, and noncommercial expression broadly protected. No permit required for typical residential signs under 6 square feet.
Residential sign regulation in California must navigate First Amendment constraints heightened by the 2015 Reed v. Gilbert Supreme Court decision. Content-based sign regulations face strict scrutiny. Isleton permits residential signage without permit requirements for standard categories including real estate signs typically up to 6 square feet, political signs during the 90-day period preceding an election under Government Code 65850.1, garage sale signs subject to removal after event, and noncommercial opinion signs. Political signs must be removed within 10 days after the election. Real estate signs must be removed promptly after sale or lease closing. Signs within the public right-of-way without permit may be removed by city staff. HOA restrictions on political signs are largely preempted by Civil Code 4710.
ROW signs without permit: removal. Failure to remove political signs post-election: administrative citation 25 to 100 dollars.
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