Huntington Park, CA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Huntington Park Municipal Code § 9-3.1206 defines a window sign as a graphic image posted, painted, placed or affixed in or on any window exposed to public view, and it also reaches images visible from the exterior whenever the image sits within three feet of the window. Signs located entirely inside a building are outside the definition of a sign if they are not visible from the exterior or are at least five feet from the window.

Section 9-3.1212(4) sets the measuring method. The sign area is found by enclosing the extreme limits of any writing, logo, representation, emblem, border or other display within a single continuous perimeter of squares or rectangles. Window coverage is that sign area divided by the window size. Window signs exceeding 25% of window area require a sign permit, and combined with other signs they cannot exceed the total allowable sign area or cover more than fifty percent of the window area.

The permit exemption sits in § 9-3.1208(2)(A): on nonresidential establishments, window signs not exceeding 25% of window area need no permit and do not count toward the aggregate number or area of signs allowed. Neon hung inside a storefront window is held to the same figure under § 9-3.1214(4), which caps it at 25% of the window area.

Temporary advertising signs follow § 9-3.1220. They require a sign permit under § 9-3.1207, with one temporary sign per building frontage and a total area no greater than 50% of the maximum sign area allowed for the business or 40 square feet, whichever is less. They cannot be attached to the exterior of windows or doors except painted-on signs, and display is limited to a maximum of 30 days within a 90 day period. Temporary window signs covering less than 25% of any individual window need no permit.

On residential uses, noncommercial signs can be mounted on a window under § 9-3.1208(2)(D), within a cumulative display area of eight square feet and with no illumination. That area rises to 64 square feet from 45 days before an election until seven days after it.