Holiday Decorations in California (2026)
15 rules on the books across California, 15 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Lawn Ornament Rules
Year-round lawn decoration rules: statuary, religious displays, political signs (covered separately), and what triggers HOA architectural review.
Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood Municipal Code Section 4221.1(D) bans placing any sign, decoration, statue, lawn ornament, potted plant or…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova's nuisance code lists non-UL-approved electrical yard decorations left up past 90 days as a public…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga excludes holiday and cultural observance decorations from its sign code entirely, but only for a…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Light RestrictionsSan Marcos doesn't regulate holiday lawn displays as signs at all, up to a point: Municipal Code Section 20.320.120…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Light RestrictionsSimi Valley exempts holiday yard decorations from the Temporary Use Permit process under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Vista
Light RestrictionsVista's sign code leaves inflatable holiday lawn ornaments on homes unregulated, but flips that treatment for the same…
Read full rule →Lake County
Few RestrictionsThree-dimensional lawn statuary, from decorative figures of people and animals to product replicas, counts as a…
Read full rule →Merced
Few RestrictionsMerced's sign ordinance exempts holiday and cultural observance decorations, including light strings, from sign permits…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Few RestrictionsMoreno Valley exempts temporary holiday decorations from sign permits and from the city's outdoor lighting standards…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Few RestrictionsOceanside exempts outdoor lights used for seasonal holiday decorations from the city's light pollution ordinance…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Few RestrictionsRedwood City's sign code exempts holiday and cultural yard displays entirely. City Code Section 3.60 excludes "Cultural…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated San Benito County's zoning code excludes noncommercial cultural and holiday decorations on residential…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Few RestrictionsSanta Rosa exempts seasonal and holiday decorations and displays on private property, from Fourth of July bunting to…
Read full rule →Stockton
Few RestrictionsStockton exempts holiday decorations and holiday decoration signs from the sign permit chapter altogether, so seasonal…
Read full rule →Turlock
Few RestrictionsTurlock's zoning code doesn't treat holiday lights, figurines, or small statues as "signs" at all, so purely decorative…
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