Murrieta, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Murrieta regulates political and noncommercial signs under the sign ordinance in the Development Code, constrained by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert which prohibits content-based sign regulation. Private-property political signs are allowed with size caps (typically 6 square feet per sign in residential zones and 32 square feet in commercial zones) and a limit on aggregate sign area per parcel. Signs must not be illuminated in a way that projects glare onto adjoining property and must not obstruct sightlines at driveways and intersections. Signs in the public right-of-way (medians, parkways, traffic islands, utility poles) are prohibited regardless of content and can be removed by Public Works or Code Enforcement without prior notice; removal is content-neutral. Duration limits generally cannot be tied to election dates under Reed, and Murrieta has moved to a content-neutral temporary-sign duration (commonly 60 or 90 days per posting, with staggered renewals permitted). Commercial signs (candidate merchandise sales, paid canvassers) fall under commercial sign rules separately. HOAs within Murrieta are limited by California Civil Code section 4710, which protects homeowners' rights to display noncommercial signs subject to reasonable size and duration restrictions.