Inglewood, CA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Window sign cap
- 20% of total street-facing window area
- With wall signage present
- Drops to 5% of window area
- Height limit
- No window signs above 2nd floor
- Placement
- Interior-mounted, individually cut lettering
- Content limit
- Name, hours, products/services only
- Applies in
- MU, C-N, C-2, C-3, C-S, A-C, M-1, M-2 zones
- Penalty
- Infraction: $100/$200/$500 escalating
Summary
Inglewood's Section 12-77.4(F) caps permanent window signage at twenty percent of a business's total street-facing window area across ten commercial and mixed-use zones, including C-2, C-3 and the MU districts. If the storefront also carries wall signage, the window-sign share drops to five percent, and every window sign must sit on the interior glass with lettering individually cut, never above the second floor.
§ 12-77.4. MU-1A, MU-2, MU-2A, MU-3, MU-4, MU-A, MU-C, C-N, C-2 and C-3 Zones. The following regulations shall apply to the MU-1A (Mixed-Use 1 Overlay), MU-2 (Mixed-Use 2), MU-2A (Mixed-Use 2A), MU-3 (Mixed-Use 3), MU-4 (Mixed-Use 4), MU-A (Mixed-Use Arts Cluster), MU-C (Mixed-Use Corridor), C-N (Commercial Neighborhood), C-2 (General Commercial) and C-3 (Heavy Commercial) Zones: ...
(F) Permanent window signs shall not exceed twenty percent of the total street-facing window area. If there is wall signage, the window signage cannot exceed five percent of the total window area. Window signs shall not be placed above the second floor of the building. Window signs must be placed on the interior surface of the window and the lettering must be individually cut. Window signs shall be limited to the business name, hours of operation and identification of the products sold or services offered.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954608; v8 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
4 sets the sign standards for the MU-1A, MU-2, MU-2A, MU-3, MU-4, MU-A, MU-C, C-N, C-2 and C-3 zones, and subsection (F) is the citywide window-sign rule for those ten zones. Permanent window signs cannot exceed twenty percent of the total street-facing window area; if the storefront also displays wall signage, the allowance for window signs shrinks to five percent of the total window area. Window signs cannot be placed above the second floor of the building, must be affixed to the interior surface of the window rather than the exterior, and the lettering must be individually cut rather than printed as a solid decal or banner.
Content is limited to the business name, hours of operation, and identification of the products sold or services offered, so general advertising or promotional messaging in a window falls outside the permitted category. 7(D), making it the city's baseline window-sign standard outside the residential zones and the separately regulated C-1 downtown core. All signage in Inglewood, including window signs, requires a permit from the Planning Division and Building and Safety Division under Section 12-72 before installation, alteration, or enlargement, and the Planning Division of the Planning and Building Department enforces the sign article under Section 12-71.
Violations & Fines
Installing or maintaining a sign, including oversized window signage, is unlawful under Section 12-70 unless it complies with the applicable zone's standards, and Section 1-18.1(a) specifically classifies Section 12-77 as an infraction rather than a misdemeanor. Penalties climb under Section 1-18: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second violation of the same rule within one year, and $500 for each further violation within that year.
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