Laguna Niguel, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 9-1-74(m) governs what the code calls 'seasonal temporary non-commercial signs,' the category that covers political campaign and election signage under the definition in Section 9-1-79(35). Each sign is limited to four square feet in area and three feet in height. Timing is controlled on both ends: signs cannot be placed any earlier than 45 days before a forthcoming federal, state, or local election in which Laguna Niguel voters take part, and they must come down no later than five days after that election. If a sign stays up past the five-day removal window, Section 9-1-74(m)(3) lets the city recover its costs of removing the sign from whoever put it up.

The same category of sign gets a narrow additional allowance under Section 9-1-77(15)(a): seasonal noncommercial signs may also be placed within specific public rights-of-way shown on Figure 7.1, subject to extra conditions such as the four-square-foot, three-foot-tall size limit, a cap of three signs carrying the same message per designated area, and a bar on blocking hydrants, sidewalks, or sightlines. Outside those designated public right-of-way areas, Section 9-1-77(15) otherwise prohibits signs projecting over or located within a public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way.