Bellflower, CA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage limit
- 25% of first-floor frontage glass
- Copy change
- Every 60 days minimum
- Permit
- None needed under the cap
- Material
- Paper, cloth, plastic, cardboard
Summary
Businesses in the City of Bellflower may cover up to 25% of their first-floor storefront glass with temporary paper or cloth window signs, and the message must change every 60 days to stay temporary.
Up to 25% of the total first floor frontage glass area or 25% of the window area on the second floor of a main building may be covered with temporary window signs made of paper, cloth, plastic, cardboard, or similar temporary materials. Any temporary window sign must be either attached to the interior of the window, or of weatherproof paint affixed to the exterior of the window, or both. Sign copy must be changed, at a minimum, every 60 days to avoid becoming permanent. Window signs that do not change copy are permanent and allowable only with a permit. Signs may not obscure views into the business by law enforcement personnel. A larger portion of the total first floor frontage glass area beyond 25% may be allowed by permit.
Q. Time and Temperature Signs. Signs in commercial and industrial zones that indicate the time and temperature. Signs must comply with the following:
1. Signs cannot exceed 50% of the area permitted for wall signs; and 2. Signs may be illuminated signs.
R. Umbrellas. Establishments serving food for consumption on the premises may display commercial or noncommercial messages on outdoor table umbrellas.
S. Warning Signs. Signs displaying messages warning of danger are allowable if they do not exceed three square feet in area.
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Full Breakdown
Bellflower's sign code exempts temporary window signs from a permit as long as they cover no more than 25% of the total first-floor frontage glass area (or 25% of second-floor window area) and are made of paper, cloth, plastic, cardboard, or similar temporary material, attached inside the glass or painted on with weatherproof paint. Copy must change at least every 60 days: a sign left unchanged is treated as a permanent sign and needs a permit. Signs can't block law enforcement's view into the business, though the City can permit coverage beyond 25% by separate application.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 25% coverage cap without a permit, or leaving the same sign copy up past 60 days, converts the display into an unpermitted permanent sign in violation of the code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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