Shasta County, CA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Area limit
- 25% of street-facing window area
- Time limit
- 30 days within any 60-day period
- Materials required
- Water-soluble paint, paper, or cloth
- Permit status
- Exempt from use permit if compliant
- Governing section
- Code Section 17.84.062(B)(18)
Summary
Temporary window signs in unincorporated Shasta County are exempt from a use permit if they are painted with water-soluble paint or made of paper, cloth, or similar expendable material. They cannot cover more than 25 percent of the street-facing window area and must come down within 30 days of any 60-day period.
18.Window Signs. Temporary window signs, either painted with water-soluble paint, or constructed of paper, cloth or similar expendable material, provided the total combined sign area is not more than twenty-five percent of the total window area on the street frontage of the building, and provided that such signs are in place no longer than thirty days in any sixty day period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code: Supplement 22).
Full Breakdown
069). Item 18, "Window Signs," defines the exemption for temporary window signs: they must be "either painted with water-soluble paint, or constructed of paper, cloth or similar expendable material," and the total combined sign area is capped at 25 percent of the total window area on the building's street frontage. The exemption is also time-limited: qualifying window signs can be "in place no longer than thirty days in any sixty day period," meaning a business can display a temporary paper or painted sign for a month, then must remove it before it can post a new one within the following 30 days.
062(A), which requires a use permit for any sign installed, erected, altered, relocated, or replaced in the county unless another exemption applies. 065, including the maintenance and inspection requirements that apply to all signs regardless of permit status.
Violations & Fines
A window sign that exceeds the 25 percent area cap, uses non-expendable materials, or stays up longer than 30 days in any 60-day period loses its exemption and must be treated as an unpermitted sign under Section 17.84.062(A), which is enforceable through the county's code enforcement process including notice, removal orders, and citation for signs installed without a required use permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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