Vacaville, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Vacaville's sign code is in Vacaville Municipal Code Title 14 (Zoning), Division 14.09, with the temporary-signs provisions at §14.09.132.150 (Temporary Signs Allowed Without a Sign Permit). After Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015), municipalities may not impose content-based restrictions on signs without strict-scrutiny justification, so Vacaville's code is structured to treat "real estate signs," "garage sale signs," "campaign signs," "construction signs," "banners," "feather banners," and "event posters" as content-neutral categories of temporary sign permitted without a permit on private property. Specifically for political signs, the City's published election information requires: (1) the property owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession must grant permission for any sign placed on the property; (2) signs may not be placed on public property, including rights-of-way, parks, medians, and landscape areas owned by the City, or on any structures within those areas; (3) signs may be placed beginning 90 calendar days prior to any official election within Solano County; and (4) all signs must be removed no later than 30 days after Election Day. If the City receives complaints due to improper placement or staff deems a sign a safety hazard, the sign is removed and held for retrieval for no more than 30 days at the City of Vacaville Corporation Yard. Size restrictions and additional content-neutral rules are in §14.09.132.150.