Lynwood, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 25-70-7 defines a political sign as one advertising a political candidate, party, ballot measure, proposition, or initiative in any national, state, or local election, and then lists seven places where posting one is unlawful: property owned, operated, or leased by a public agency; public parks, recreation areas, or other landscaped grounds owned or operated by a governmental agency; any traffic control or directional sign or device, including its supporting post; any public right of way or public property; any median island; any utility pole, wire appurtenance, streetlamp post, or hydrant; and private property without the consent of the property owner or tenant.

Subsection C caps sign area at 18 square feet in every zone, and subsection D allows signs up for 45 days before an election and 10 days after it. Subsection E requires a no-fee building permit before any political sign is wired for electrical power. Subsections F through H direct the city manager or an authorized agent to remove any political sign unlawfully posted on public property or in the right of way, keep a location record, store the removed sign for at least 30 days, and return it to the candidate, measure proponent, or party representative on request with picture identification; an unclaimed sign is destroyed after 30 days.

Subsection I sets a $250 fine for each violation, assessed by the city's code enforcement officer, with violations heard, decided, and appealed the same way as other article 100 violations.