Sacramento County, CA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Window signs limited to painted signs on glazing, poster paper signs, and place cards attached to the inside of glazing of store fronts, providing that any single store front glazing (window) is not covered by more than 50 percent;

Signs that are painted on or attached to the windshield of a vehicle or boat, properly located for display;

Public telephone identification. Signs attached to a telephone booth, projecting wall sign to identify interior or wall mounted public telephone, and signs attached to a legal freestanding sign, providing that sign surface does not exceed four square feet, and when attached to freestanding signs, the sign does not increase maximum height allowed for the freestanding sign. Such signs are prohibited from being attached to nonconforming signs, illegal signs, and lighting standards;

Regulation type signs for automotive service stations such as those required by other agencies as provided by Section 5.10.5.A.8;

Signs erected inside enclosed malls;

Signs erected out-of-doors within courtyards and mall spaces (below the height of enclosed buildings) within the buildable portion of the lot where signs are not visible from a public street or adjacent parcel;

Freestanding signs which only indicate the street address of the property on which the sign is located, providing that it does not exceed an area of four square feet and is located with a setback of at least five feet with a height no greater than 30 inches;