Paramount, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Two Paramount Municipal Code provisions govern campaign signs on public land in the City of Paramount. Section 9.04.530(A) says no person may paint, mark or write on, or post or otherwise affix any sign to or upon any tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, or upon any public building or structure, or upon any building or structure located upon public property or in, over or across the public rights-of-way, or within a parkway. A parkway is the area between the curb and sidewalk within a fully improved street right-of-way or landscaped area, including a parkway tree, or the area extending from the curb toward the nearest easement line where there is no sidewalk, or any street right-of-way area holding a parkway tree or other landscaping. Official City signs, traffic signs, City-owned directional signs, utility notices required by the California Public Utilities Commission and signs ordered posted by a court or required by statute are exempt.

Section 9.04.540 is the enforcement section. A sign posted in violation is a public nuisance the City Manager or authorized designee can remove. For purposes of the section, the candidate seeking office is presumed to be the person responsible for a sign promoting that candidate. A person presumed responsible can rebut the presumption by declaring under penalty of perjury or swearing under oath that he or she did not cause, authorize, allow or permit the posting. The City Council adopts a schedule of charges for removal costs, based on direct labor, material and equipment costs and departmental and general City overhead. The City is not liable for damage to signs caused by their placement or by their removal, transportation or storage. Persons billed can appeal, and § 9.04.550 makes the City Council's decision on appeal final.

Parks have their own rule in § 9.32.240. Candidates seeking office are free to set up a campaign table at any City park with election signage during the hours the park is open, provided someone is present at all times and the table is not left unattended. The campaign table is the only location where candidates may place signage. At City events or co-sponsored events, the City designates the area for the candidate's table.

This page covers signs on public property, rights-of-way and parkways, which are the sections quoted here.