San Clemente's sign regulations in SCMC Chapter 17.84 are expressly content-neutral. Any non-commercial message, including a political or campaign message, may be substituted for the copy on any sign otherwise allowed by the code, so political speech is not singled out by size or duration.
SCMC 17.84.010 states an objective of presenting reasonable, content-neutral sign standards, consistent with First Amendment limits on regulating message content. Under the general provisions, any non-commercial message may be substituted for the copy on any commercial sign that is allowed under the municipal code, so a homeowner may display a political or ideological message on any permitted temporary or on-site sign. The code regulates placement rather than viewpoint: temporary signs are prohibited in the public right-of-way unless authorized, and no sign may be displayed on or over any public street, right-of-way, or public property. Political signs on private property follow the general temporary-sign size and placement rules rather than a content-specific cap.
Placing signs in the public right-of-way or on public property, not viewpoint, is the enforceable violation under SCMC 17.84.
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