Pleasanton, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- R-district size limit
- 6 sq. ft. per sign
- R-district total per parcel
- 24 sq. ft. aggregate
- Other districts
- 16 sq. ft./64 sq. ft. total
- Removal deadline
- 5 days after the election
- Public property
- Posting is unlawful
- Removal fee cap
- $5.00 per sign
Summary
Pleasanton caps political campaign signs on private property at 6 square feet per sign in R districts (24 square feet total per parcel) and 16 square feet per sign elsewhere (64 square feet total), bans them on public property entirely, and requires removal within five days of the election.
A. Maximum Size of Signs. No person shall post or cause to be posted on private property political campaign signs in an R district in excess of six square feet. No person shall post or cause to be posted on private property campaign signs in any other zoning district in excess of 16 square feet. B. Maximum Area per Site. No person shall post or cause to be posted political campaign signs on an individual parcel of private property in an R district which in the aggregate exceeds 24 square feet. No person shall post or cause to be posted political campaign signs on an individual parcel of private property in any other zoning district which in the aggregate exceeds 64 square feet.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
100 of the zoning code, adopted specifically to balance campaign speech against traffic safety and visual blight, exempts compliant political signs from a permit as long as they stay within its size limits and sit on private property with the owner's permission. 040 sets those limits: 6 square feet per sign and 24 square feet total per parcel in an R (residential) district, rising to 16 square feet per sign and 64 square feet total in any other zoning district. 050, as is placement that blocks sightlines to traffic-control devices or cross traffic.
110. 130 unless they file a different name with the city clerk. 00 per sign for routine removal, with unusual-effort costs (cutting supports, aerial equipment, towing trailer signs) billed at actual cost. The same chapter's size limits also govern community event signs and set separate limits for religious holiday banners: up to 36 square feet on sites over 10,000 square feet, 6 square feet on smaller sites, displayed for a maximum of eight days per occasion and no more than four occasions a year.
Violations & Fines
Signs on public property or utility structures, oversized signs, or signs not removed within five days of the election are subject to removal by the city manager under §§ 18.100.080-.100; the responsible person (the candidate, or the committee's chief officer for a ballot measure, unless another name is filed with the city clerk) is billed removal, notice and storage costs, capped at $5.00 per sign for standard removal under § 18.100.120.
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