Sign Regulations in California (2026)

California Civil Code Section 4710 universally prohibits homeowner associations from banning noncommercial political…

Anaheim allows temporary political campaign signs up to 35 sq ft without a building permit under AMC 4.04. Signs must…

Political signs on private property in Brentwood are treated the same as other non-commercial yard signs under the…

Political signs on private residential property are protected political speech under the First Amendment. Citrus…

Political signs on private property in Fillmore are protected by the First Amendment and California Elections Code…

Political signs are allowed on private property in Fontana with size and setback limits. City code cannot restrict…

Fremont allows temporary political signs on private property with owner consent. Size, setback, and removal limits…

Roseville allows political signs on private property with size limits. Signs in public rights-of-way are typically…

Political signs protected under First Amendment and CA Elections Code. Cannot be banned on private property during…

Political signs in Santa Paula are protected speech under the First Amendment and California Elections Code §18370…

Political signs are protected under the First Amendment. California law prohibits cities from banning political signs…

Political signs on private property in unincorporated Tulare County are governed by the County Zoning Ordinance…

Buena Park treats political and campaign signs as "noncommercial signs" that may only go up on public property or in…

Political signs in El Cajon are protected by the First Amendment and California Elections Code Section 18310. The city…

Hercules treats political signs as noncommercial speech: on public property, temporary noncommercial signs may go up…

Political signs on private property in Moreno Valley need no permit. Size caps and right-of-way rules apply. HOAs…

Political signs in Oxnard are protected under the First Amendment and California Elections Code Section 18370…

Salinas bans placing temporary noncommercial message signs, including campaign signs tied to a primary or general…

Santa Maria classifies political signs as temporary signs under its sign code, not as an exempt category. Section…

Bakersfield regulates signs under its sign ordinance in the zoning code (BMC Title 17). Political signs are afforded…

The City of Bellflower allows temporary election signs starting 45 days before an election and requires removal within…

Berkeley allows political signs on private property with residents permission, subject to size and placement limits in…

Bishop's sign code (Chapter 17.85) does not list political signs among permit-exempt signs, but state and…

Political signs are protected by the First Amendment and CA Elections Code 18310. Cities cannot prohibit political…

Political signs on private property in Camarillo are broadly protected by the First Amendment and California Elections…

Chico caps noncommercial (including political) signs on residential property at four, four square feet each, displayed…

Chino allows unlimited political signs on private property, but caps each at 16 square feet, permits display only in…

Chino Hills lets residents post temporary election season political signs in any zoning district without a permit. City…

Clovis allows political signs up to 32 square feet per candidate or issue per site, exempt from a sign permit under…

In unincorporated Colusa County, campaign and political signs are temporary signs allowed without a permit under…

Compton lets political signs go up without a permit but only if they follow Municipal Code Section 7-17.4: no earlier…

Political signs on private property in Corona are protected First Amendment speech and may not be subject to…

Costa Mesa lets residents place non-commercial signs, including political and religious ones, in the public…

Downey treats political signs as exempt from sign permits but still caps them under Municipal Code § 9612, Table 9.6.1…

Eastvale lets temporary signs, including political signs, go up in the public right of way only from 4:00 p.m. Friday…

Political signs on private residential property are protected speech under the First Amendment and California Elections…

Escondido allows temporary election signs on any private property starting 30 days before an official election and for…

Fairfield Municipal Code Chapter 25, Article IX (Sign Ordinance) regulates political signs as a category of temporary…

Political signs are constitutionally protected content-neutral speech under Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015). Fresno…

Political signs on private property in Galt are protected speech under the First Amendment and California law. Galt…

Garden Grove caps political signs at one per candidate or issue per lot and 32 square feet of display area under…

Glendale caps political campaign signs at six square feet and four feet tall on a residential lot, or 32 square feet…

California Civil Code § 4710 bars a homeowners association's governing documents from prohibiting noncommercial signs…

Hawthorne Municipal Code § 9.62.040 makes it a misdemeanor to take, confiscate, damage, deface or otherwise remove…

Hayward allows temporary political signs on private property with size and time limits, consistent with First Amendment…

Hemet allows one temporary campaign sign per candidate or issue on each street frontage, capped at six square feet in…

Non-commercial signs, including political and campaign signs, are exempt from sign permits citywide under Section…

Imperial County lets temporary political, religious, or civic campaign signs go up for up to 60 days, caps residential…

California law bars homeowner associations from stopping members from posting noncommercial signs, including political…

Irvine treats political signs as "Temporary Non-Commercial Signs": no permit needed, but size is capped at 3 square…

Temporary political, religious and civic campaign signs in unincorporated Kern County can stay up no more than 90 days…

In unincorporated Lake County, temporary political signs are permitted in all zoning districts under Section 45.3(x) of…

Lancaster allows political signs on private property with size limits. Signs in public rights-of-way are typically…

Political signs are protected speech in Livermore, with HOAs preempted from banning them under California Civil Code…

Political signs in unincorporated LA County are protected by CA state law and the First Amendment. May be placed 90…

Los Banos caps political and campaign signs at 32 square feet per candidate or issue per site and exempts them from a…

Madera exempts political signs from a sign permit but caps each at 32 square feet per candidate or issue per site, bars…

Unincorporated Madera County allows an extra 32 square feet of campaign-sign area per parcel, but signs can't go up…

Political and other non-commercial signs are strongly protected in Martinez and may be posted on private residential…

In Mendocino County's Coastal Zone, a political sign tied to a scheduled election cannot go up more than 90 days before…

Modesto exempts political signs from the sign permit and fee requirement, but the zone tables in section 10-6.107 still…

Monterey exempts temporary noncommercial political, ideological or religious yard signs on private property from a Sign…

Monterey County Code Chapter 16.24 lets political signs go up no earlier than sixty days before an election and…

Moorpark regulates political and campaign signs under MMC Chapter 17.40 (Sign Regulations). Size and location…

Mountain View allows political signs on private residential property without a permit. Size, placement, and timing…

Murrieta treats yard signs supporting candidates or ballot measures as temporary noncommercial signs under Development…

Political signs in the City of Napa are protected speech under the First Amendment and must be regulated…

Newport Beach allows political signs on private property subject to size limits and placement restrictions. Signs may…

Norwalk treats political signs as an exempt sign category under Municipal Code Section 17.03.170(G): each sign is…

Political signs are protected speech in Oakley and may be displayed on private property without a permit, subject to…

Political signs in Oceanside are protected by the First Amendment. Signs should not be erected more than 90 days before…

Political and campaign signs in Orange are regulated under OMC Section 17.36.170. Signs may be placed on private…

Unincorporated Orange County regulates signs content-neutrally under Zoning Code Sec. 7-9-114. Political signs are…

In the City of Pacifica, political signs do not need a sign permit, but Pacifica Municipal Code Section 9-4.2906(k)…

Residential political signs are protected speech in Palo Alto. Signs may be posted on private property without a permit…

Political signs on private property in Pasadena are protected under CA Elections Code 18310. The city regulates…

Perris caps political signs at 32 square feet per side, six feet tall, and 80 square feet total per lot, and only…

Petaluma lets political and campaign signs go up no earlier than 90 days before an election and requires removal within…

Political signs receive the same permissive treatment as other non-commercial yard signs in Pittsburg - no permit, but…

Political signs on private property in unincorporated Placer County are capped at 32 square feet, must be posted no…

Pleasanton caps political campaign signs on private property at 6 square feet per sign in R districts (24 square feet…

Pomona allows political signs on private property in any zoning district only during the election window, from the…

Political signs on private property in Port Hueneme are protected by the First Amendment and California Elections Code…

Rancho Cordova exempts political, religious and civic campaign signs from a sign permit under RCMC Section 23.743.040…

Political signs on private residential property in Rancho Cucamonga are protected free speech under the First Amendment…

Political signs in Redding are protected speech under the First Amendment and must be regulated content-neutrally under…

Redwood City gives noncommercial and political signs extra room around elections. City Code Section 3.151 lets…

Riverside lets people carry political, religious, or protest signs in traditional public forums like streets, parks…

In unincorporated Riverside County, political/non-commercial signs are temporary signs under Ordinance No. 806 (Title…

Sacramento regulates signs under City Code Chapter 15.148 (Sign Ordinance). Political signs on private residential…

Unincorporated San Benito County lets political signs skip the sign permit, provided they go up no earlier than 90 days…

Political signs in unincorporated San Bernardino County must come down within 30 days after the election and stay under…

San Diego treats political signs as temporary signs under SDMC §142.1245. Residential properties may post…

Temporary political signs in unincorporated San Diego County are primarily governed by California state law (Bus. &…

Political signs in San Francisco are regulated under Planning Code Article 6. Temporary political signs related to…

San Jose regulates election signs as a distinct sign category, capping freestanding signs in residential zones at six…

San Leandro caps political signs at 16 square feet on private property and requires a Declaration of Intent filed with…

San Luis Obispo County treats political signs as a noncommercial message under its content-neutral Sign Ordinance. Sec…

San Marcos lets political and other protected non-commercial signs go up in every zone without a permit under Municipal…

Political signs in San Mateo are protected by the First Amendment and California Elections Code Section 18310. Signs on…

San Rafael caps noncommercial political and election signs at 32 square feet per site, 90 days display per year, with…

Political signs are strongly protected under the First Amendment and Civil Code 4710. San Ramon may not regulate them…

Political signs on private property in Sanger are protected by the First Amendment and California Elections Code 18370…

Political signs are protected speech in Santa Clara on private property with owner consent. Local size and duration…

Political signs are permitted in any zoning district of unincorporated Santa Clara County without architecture and site…

Political and noncommercial signs are protected expression in Santa Monica. The sign code permits noncommercial signs…

Simi Valley permits political signs on private property consistent with First Amendment protections and California…

Unincorporated Solano County allows campaign signs without a sign permit. Under Code Section 28.96.70(D), campaign…

The City of Sonoma lets residents put up political, ideological, or religious signs without a sign permit for the 90…

Unincorporated Sonoma County requires a zoning permit for campaign and political signs, caps size at 16 or 32 square…

South Gate allows political signs without a permit but caps size at 12 to 32 square feet by zone and bars installation…

Sunnyvale residents may display temporary political signs on private property under First Amendment protections, with…

On private property in unincorporated Tuolumne County, signs are regulated under Title 17, Chapter 17.34. Political…

Turlock exempts noncommercial message signs, including campaign and political signs, from a sign permit on private…

Union City exempts temporary political signs from sign-plan review but bars them from rights-of-way, medians, and…

Upland requires a City Manager permit for political campaign signs in any zone, issued separately for each election…

Vallejo bars posting political campaign signs on any public-agency building, park, flagpole, or tree, on or near any…

Ventura allows temporary political signs without design review, but they cannot go up more than six months before a…

Ventura County's Coastal Zoning Ordinance caps political signs in the unincorporated coastal zone at 32 square feet…

Vista lets residents and campaigns put up unlimited temporary election signs without a permit, but only inside a…

Walnut Creek treats political signs the same as other temporary yard signs under content-neutral rules: 6 sq ft…

Election signs in West Sacramento max out at 10 square feet per street frontage and six feet tall in Agricultural and…

Political signs in Westminster need no city permit, but they must come down within 30 days after the election, sit only…

Temporary noncommercial signs, including campaign and political signs, may go up only on private property in Whittier…

Temporary political signs are allowed by right in unincorporated Yolo County without Site Plan Review under Sec…

Yuba City lets political and campaign signs go up without a permit under Municipal Code Sec. 8-5.6314(i), capped at 32…

Alameda lets residents and candidates post temporary political campaign signs without a permit or size cap, but…

Alameda County allows political signs on private property with First Amendment protections. Signs in public…

Alhambra defines a political sign as a temporary sign supporting or opposing candidates or issues in national, state…

Political signs on private property in Altadena are protected speech under the First Amendment (Reed v. Town of…

Political signs are protected non-commercial speech in Antioch. Residents may display signs on private property during…

Baldwin Park treats political signs as noncommercial temporary signs under its sign code. Homeowners can post them…

Political signs in unincorporated Butte County run on an election calendar. Section 24-108(C) allows them to go up no…

Chula Vista allows temporary noncommercial signs, including political messages, without a permit on private property…

Cupertino sets no numeric limit on how many political signs a property can display, requires no permit, but caps each…

Davis protects noncommercial signs expressing the owner's or occupant's ideas, beliefs, or views on sociological…

Temporary noncommercial and political signs in unincorporated El Dorado County are capped at six square feet…

El Monte treats political signs as noncommercial temporary signs under EMMC 17.80.030(J). They are exempt from…

Folsom lets residents post noncommercial election and ballot-measure signs without a sign permit, up to ten square feet…

Fullerton's sign code exempts election and campaign signs from the sign-permit requirement in § 15.49.060(A)(1)(f), and…

In unincorporated Glenn County, temporary political signs are exempt signs under Section 15.620.030(I) of the Unified…

Indio's sign code doesn't single out political signs; they fall under the content-neutral yard-sign rules, which need…

Political signs for candidates, measures, and elections are exempt from Kings County sign permits and unlimited in…

Unlighted political signs in Lakewood need no permit before an election and may stay up until ten days after it, per…

Long Beach doesn't carve out a special political-sign category. LBMC § 21.44.420 says campaign signs "are not regulated…

Manteca exempts noncommercial signs, including political signs, from a Sign Permit on private property, capping each at…

Political signs count as exempt non-commercial temporary signs under Zoning Code § 18.44.070(A)(4): no permit is…

Mission Viejo treats political yard signs as exempt noncommercial signage: Municipal Code Section 9.29.320(d) lets any…

Palm Springs classifies political and election signs as "temporary signs" under Section 93.20.03, and on residential…

Palmdale treats a candidate's yard sign as a temporary noncommercial sign under PMC § 17.88.070(L): no permit is…

Redondo Beach exempts political signs from its regular sign permit process entirely, but only up to 16 square feet per…

Rohnert Park bars campaign signs from all public property and the public right-of-way, requires the private property…

In unincorporated Sacramento County, Zoning Code Section 5.10.1.C allows political, religious, and civic campaign signs…

Political signs on private property in unincorporated San Joaquin County are protected as core political speech under…

Santa Cruz County places no size or number limit on political signs anywhere in the unincorporated area. SCCC §…

Political signs need no permit and no size cap in Stockton, but they can only go up 90 days before an election, come…

Political and other noncommercial signs in Temecula are exempt from a sign permit under Section 17.28.050(O) as long as…

In Thousand Oaks' single-family residential zones, temporary political signs supporting a candidate or ballot measure…

Vacaville Municipal Code §14.09.132.150 (Temporary Signs Allowed Without a Sign Permit) treats political signs as a…

Political signs in Victorville are allowed on private property with the owner's permission. Time, size, and placement…

Political and other noncommercial signs may be placed wherever any permitted sign is allowed, without extra approval…

West Covina exempts political signs from its sign-permit process as "temporary noncommercial signs," capped at 32…

Unincorporated Yuba County lets any business or residence post up to two signs, each six square feet or smaller and no…

Political signs on private residential property in Carlsbad are protected under California law (Civil Code §713). HOAs…

Political signs in Concord are regulated content-neutrally alongside all other temporary signs per Reed v. Gilbert…

Political signs in Lodi are treated as constitutionally protected non-commercial speech and are regulated…

Los Angeles expressly protects political, ideological, and noncommercial messages on signs; temporary signs carrying…

Political signs receive strong First Amendment protection in Richmond and must be treated on the same terms as other…

Political and other noncommercial signs are exempt from the county's sign permit requirements under Development Code…

Chula Vista allows only one unlighted garage sale sign, no larger than six square feet, placed on the property holding…

Riverside doesn't create a special sign category for garage sales -- § 5.49.080 sends yard-sale sign placement straight…

In unincorporated San Benito County the garage sale itself is permit-exempt (up to three per address per year), but any…

Garage sale signs in Anaheim must stay on the sale property itself, cannot go up more than one hour before the sale…

Bakersfield's sign matrix caps garage, yard, and estate sale signs at two per residence, one on-site and one off-site…

Baldwin Park caps garage sale advertising at two signs of three square feet or less per Municipal Code § 119.02(E)…

Bellflower caps yard-sale signage at two signs per sale, each no larger than six square feet, and bars signs from…

Bishop's sign code (Chapter 17.85) does not list garage/yard sale signs among its permit-exempt signs, and it bans…

Brentwood allows one on-site garage sale sign per residence and up to four off-site directional signs per sale, capped…

Carson caps yard sale signage to one sign per address, sized no more than 15 by 20 inches, displayed only two days…

Ceres allows one garage sale sign per permitted sale, capped at six square feet and six feet tall, displayed only…

Chino limits yard sale signage to one on-site sign plus two off-site directional signs, each capped at 6 square feet…

Chino Hills limits each yard or garage sale to one sign, no larger than six square feet and no taller than five feet…

Unincorporated Colusa County's Zoning Code has no sign category specifically for garage or yard sale signs. Such…

Compton confines garage and yard sales, and everything displayed for them, to private property. Section 30-11.4.e bars…

Corona limits garage sale signs to two on-site signs of four square feet or less and two off-site signs of two square…

Cupertino caps garage and patio sale signage at one on-site sign and three off-site signs, each no larger than 8 square…

Davis lets residents post garage-sale signs in the public right-of-way for one day only. Signs must be 9 square feet or…

Garage sale signs in Delano are limited under DMC §6.22.070 to a maximum of 4 square feet in area. Signs may not be…

Eastvale limits garage sale signs to one unlit sign per sale, posted only on the sale property itself, never in the…

El Monte caps garage sale advertising at two signs per sale, each no larger than six square feet per side, and only on…

Escondido caps garage-sale advertising to one on-site sign and three off-site signs per sale under Municipal Code §…

Folsom allows one garage or yard sale sign per property, capped at 6 square feet and 4 feet tall, with no off-site…

Fontana allows one double-faced onsite garage sale sign up to four square feet per side, plus two directional signs of…

Fresno's Temporary Uses standards limit garage sale signs to the actual hours of the sale: FMC § 15-2760(A)(1)(e)…

Garden Grove limits garage sales to four days per calendar year at any residence, and Municipal Code Section…

Glenn County's Unified Development Code does not have a sign category specifically for garage or yard sale signs. Such…

Hawthorne bans garage-sale signs in the public right-of-way outright and limits private-property signage to one…

Hayward exempts garage and yard sale signs from a sign permit but caps them at four square feet, unlit, with one sign…

Hemet Sec. 18-303 allows two garage-sale signs up to 6 sq ft in the seller's own front or side yard, plus two more up…

Garage sale signs in Hesperia are capped at four square feet, limited to two off-site directional signs with owner…

Directional garage-sale signs in unincorporated Imperial County top out at nine square feet, must come down within 24…

Indio garage sale permittees may post only two city-furnished signs, one on-site, one at the nearest corner, and must…

Inglewood limits garage sale signs to one per sale, no larger than 15 by 20 inches, placed only in the front or side…

Unincorporated Lake County has no sign category specifically named 'garage sale signs.' Garage and yard sales are…

Los Angeles bans posting hand-bills or signs, including garage-sale signs, on sidewalks, curbs, street lamp posts…

Unincorporated LA County caps yard sale signage at two temporary signs per sale, four square feet each, posted only at…

Los Banos limits a garage sale to one on-site sign plus two off-site signs under six square feet under Municipal Code §…

Madera caps garage sale signs at six square feet, posted on the sale premises, under Municipal Code § 10-3.405(K)(6)…

Garage sale signs in Merced can go on someone else's property only with the owner's permission, can never be placed in…

Moorpark caps garage-sale signage at six off-site directional signs, sized no larger than two feet by two feet, and…

Moreno Valley limits a garage sale to one on-site sign of no more than four square feet, plus up to two off-site…

Murrieta's nuisance code, Section 8.20.030(U), bars garage-sale signs from utility poles, stop signs, landscaped areas…

Garage sale signs in Newport Beach must follow the temporary sign standards in Chapter 20.42, can never be placed in a…

Norwalk permits exactly one sign per yard sale, capped at six square feet and no more than two sides. Municipal Code…

Oceanside lets homeowners post garage sale signs without a permit, but caps total residential sign area at 6 square…

Ontario caps garage and yard sale signage at one double-faced sign per property, six square feet per side, and the sign…

Palm Springs caps garage-sale signage at one sign, no bigger than five square feet, and it must sit on the property…

Pasadena allows one yard or garage sale sign per street frontage, capped at 3 square feet and 4 feet tall, displayed…

Pomona limits a garage sale to two signs, and both come down the moment the sale ends. City Code Section 30-754 caps…

Redwood City lets residents post garage sale signs on the sale day without a permit, but City Code Section 3.81 caps…

On-site garage sale signs in Rialto are limited to two, each no larger than four square feet, posted only on the sale…

Unincorporated Riverside County allows one unlighted garage sale sign per property, capped at four square feet, posted…

Roseville lets homeowners post one on-site sign advertising a garage or yard sale without a permit, capped at six…

Sacramento treats a garage- or yard-sale sign as a permit-exempt "temporary sign": in residential, agricultural and…

Garage sale signs in unincorporated Sacramento County are capped at 12 square feet total and must stay inside the…

Salinas Municipal Code Sec. 15A-5 limits garage and patio sale signs to four square feet, allows them only on the…

San Bernardino limits yard-sale signs to three unlighted signs of four square feet or less on the sale property itself…

Garage sale signs can't go on utility poles, streetlights, or traffic signs, and can only go up one day before the sale…

San Clemente allows one garage sale sign per site, capped at 4 square feet, with no permit required. It must be posted…

San Diego limits homeowners in single-dwelling zones to one yard-sale sign per property, capped at 9 square feet and 6…

San Marcos treats a garage sale sign as one of the message types allowed on a single-family or multi-family residence…

San Rafael allows up to two garage or yard sale signs, each 10 square feet or smaller, without a sign permit, but only…

San Ramon exempts garage sale signs from a sign permit, but only within tight limits: one sign on the property holding…

Santa Ana bans garage sale signs on telephone poles, streetlights, traffic signs, and any other structure in the public…

Garage sale signs in Santa Clarita fall under the City's general temporary sign rules, not a separate…

South Gate caps garage-sale signage at two signs, six square feet each, on the sale property only, posted no more than…

Stanislaus County limits garage-sale advertising in the unincorporated area to two signs per sale, each capped at three…

Temecula caps garage sale signs at four square feet and six feet tall if freestanding. Under Municipal Code Section…

Garage and boutique sale signs in Thousand Oaks must stay on the sale property itself, with an exception for up to two…

Tulare County does not publish a dedicated garage-sale-sign ordinance. Temporary garage-sale and directional signs in…

Union City allows one garage/yard sale sign on the sale property, plus up to four directional signs on other private…

Victorville caps garage sale signage at three unlighted signs, four square feet each, posted only on the sale property…

Vista limits garage and yard sale signs to four square feet, allows posting only on the sale day or days plus the two…

Westminster forbids garage-sale signs on any public property, naming utility poles, street name signs, traffic signs…

Alameda lets residents post on-premises and directional off-premises garage sale signs without the usual permanent sign…

Antioch lets residents post garage and rummage sale signs in residential districts under AMC § 9-5.509(B)(2), but caps…

A Butte County resident can post one garage sale sign without any permit. Section 24-101(A)(10) allows "one (1) garage…

Yard, barn, and garage sale signs are exempt from Calaveras County's sign permit requirement, but only if they stay…

El Dorado County allows garage sales by right for residents, capped at four sales and 12 total days a year per…

Elk Grove lets homeowners post garage-sale signs without a permit under EGMC § 23.62.150, but Table 23.62-5 caps…

Fullerton allows up to three garage sale signs, each no larger than two square feet, displayed only during daylight…

Garage sale signs count as temporary signs under Lancaster's zoning code and can run up to 16 square feet without a…

A Lodi garage sale sign can't exceed four square feet and can only go up twenty-four hours before the sale, coming down…

Long Beach allows one garage-sale sign per sale on the property holding the sale under Municipal Code § 21.44.500's…

Manteca allows up to four garage or yard sale signs, each capped at six square feet, without a Sign Permit, but the…

Modesto lets a household hold a garage sale with no sign permit, but caps the signage under section 10-6.107(a): only…

In the City of Pacifica, a garage sale may carry one on-site sign of up to six square feet, posted for no more than…

Palmdale caps a personal-property sale sign, the kind used for a yard or garage sale, at four square feet on…

Perris caps yard and garage sale advertising to one sign of four square feet or less at the sale address, two signs on…

A Rancho Cucamonga garage sale sign is exempt from a sign permit, but only within tight limits: no more than six square…

Redondo Beach lets a garage sale post exactly one temporary sign, capped at six square feet, and it can only stand on…

Rohnert Park treats garage sale signs as temporary freestanding noncommercial signs: two per parcel in residential…

Residents in Santa Monica can post temporary signs (including garage sale signs) in any residential zone without a…

Santa Rosa lets a homeowner post one garage sale sign at the sale address, up to four square feet, without a Sign…

Garage sales are exempt from a Temporary Use Permit if held no more than once per 180 days for up to three days, but…

Garage and yard sale signs are exempt from a sign permit in Stockton, but only within tight limits: six square feet…

Garage sale signs in Sunnyvale fall under the residential temporary-sign rule, § 19.44.190: no permit is needed, but…

Tracy folds garage-sale signs into its general temporary-sign rule at Municipal Code section 10.08.4500(j): no sign…

Upland allows just one on-site yard sale sign, capped at two feet by two feet, and it must come down once the sale…

Garage sale signs in Vacaville fall under the temporary sign rules in Municipal Code Section 14.09.260.090(A): no…

Vallejo lets a homeowner post one garage sale sign at the residence hosting the sale without pulling a sign permit, as…

West Covina allows one temporary garage, estate, or yard sale sign per sale, capped at six square feet, under…

Yuba City allows up to two garage or yard sale signs per sale, each capped at five square feet and six feet tall…

Unincorporated Yuba County's sign code bans inflatable signs and displays outright, in every zoning district and…

Bellflower limits holiday decorations and lighting, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa-themed bulbs, light tubes, and…

Carlsbad exempts seasonal holiday lights and decorations from sign permitting, but only for 45 calendar days a year…

Chino's sign code allows holiday displays on the outside of a window, the one exception to the interior-only rule, but…

Chino Hills caps private winter seasonal decorations and string lights that encroach into the public right-of-way to…

Chula Vista bans flashing, intermittent or variable-intensity lights visible from any public street or adjoining…

Eastvale limits any temporary exterior or holiday display on residential property to 45 consecutive days and requires…

Holiday lights and seasonal displays on Folsom residential property are generally permitted without a permit. Displays…

Glendale's sign code exempts holiday decorations from sign regulation, but only between November 1st and January 15th…

Indio caps how long holiday lights and decorations can stay up: no more than 30 days before or after December 25, and…

Temporary holiday decorations and displays in unincorporated Kings County are exempt from sign permits but can't go up…

Lake Forest limits temporary wiring for holiday lights to 90 days under the city's property maintenance code, after…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, holiday decorations are exempt from the sign ordinance's ban on attention-getting…

Manteca's sign code excludes holiday and cultural observance decorations from sign regulation entirely, so long as the…

Palmdale caps seasonal and holiday lights, decorations, and displays at 90 consecutive calendar days on any property's…

Richmond gives each property a sign copy area for temporary signs, including seasonal and holiday displays, in addition…

Riverside allows individual balloons and balloon arches at businesses only if securely tethered to a permanent…

Inflatable displays used as temporary signs on San Diego commercial and industrial premises are capped at three per…

Unincorporated San Diego County exempts holiday lighting from its Light Pollution Code, but only if displays run no…

Simi Valley regulates any holiday display carrying wording, a logo, or other message as a non-commercial temporary sign…

The City of Sonoma's sign code does not single out holiday lights, but it does regulate decorative holiday banners and…

Temecula exempts seasonal holiday window displays in commercial, office and industrial districts from sign permits, but…

Whittier restricts seasonal and holiday displays, including window signs, twinkle lights, and light-standard…

Anaheim gives residents 45 calendar days after a holiday to take down holiday decorations, including string lights…

Bakersfield's outdoor lighting chapter exempts holiday lights from its glare, shielding and energy-use standards, but…

Carson exempts Christmas decorations from its banner/streamer sign-permit rules, but only within a window running 30…

In unincorporated Colusa County, holiday decorations tied to any national, local, or religious holiday go up without a…

Compton exempts holiday lights, banners, flags and balloons in residential zones from sign permitting under Municipal…

Cupertino exempts holiday and seasonal lighting from its outdoor lighting shielding, curfew and intensity rules, but…

Downey exempts holiday lights, decorations and displays from sign permits, but only for a fixed window. Municipal Code…

Escondido exempts temporary holiday lighting from its outdoor lighting ordinance, but only for up to 45 consecutive…

Fresno County exempts holiday displays and decorations from zoning sign permits, but only for 60 days and only if they…

Hanford's outdoor lighting code caps most holiday and other temporary lighting at one continuous 30-day run per…

Lancaster exempts holiday decorations from its residential sign rules, but only for a set stretch of the year…

Madera exempts holiday greetings and seasonal decorations from sign permits, but they must come down within 14 days…

In unincorporated Merced County, holiday lights and decorations qualify as exempt signs under Zoning Code §…

In the City of Pacifica, holiday decorations that qualify as signs are exempt from the City's sign-permit process, but…

Rancho Cordova exempts holiday and cultural-observance decorations on residential property from sign permitting, but…

Inside the Bermuda Dunes Neighborhood Preservation Overlay in unincorporated Riverside County, a holiday display such…

Rohnert Park lets residents and businesses put up holiday decorations without a sign permit, but only within a set…

Salinas exempts holiday lights and displays from the sign permit requirement under Municipal Code Sec. 37-50.580(r), as…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, holiday lighting is exempt from the county's outdoor lighting rules only if it…

San Ramon lets residents and businesses put up holiday lights without a sign permit, but only for a set window: no…

Vallejo exempts holiday lighting from its outdoor lighting rules only between October 30 and February 1, and only if no…

Vista's sign code exempts seasonal and holiday decorations from sign permitting only while they are displayed in…

West Covina's residential lighting-spillover standard, which caps illumination onto a neighbor's property at 2.0…

Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message are fully exempt from Westminster's sign regulations, but…

Yuba City exempts decorative holiday decorations and lights from sign permit requirements, but only if the display…

Temporary holiday displays and decorations are exempt from Calaveras County's sign permit and zoning-clearance…

Camarillo exempts seasonal holiday and religious lighting displays from its outdoor lighting permit and design rules…

Clovis exempts holiday decorations and displays, Christmas lights, Fourth of July bunting, or Thanksgiving displays…

Davis's Outdoor Lighting Control ordinance exempts temporary holiday decoration lights from its fully-shielded fixture…

Fairfield's sign ordinance carves noncommercial holiday decorations out of its permit system entirely. Section…

Holiday lighting and decorations that do not name a business or product are a permitted special-purpose sign in every…

Festive holiday lighting on a home doesn't need an electrical permit as long as it's temporary and stays up 90 days or…

Unincorporated Marin County exempts temporary, non-commercial holiday and religious decorations from the Sign Permit…

Temporary holiday signs and displays on commercial or industrial buildings in Moorpark fall outside the sign code's…

Murrieta exempts holiday decoration lights from its outdoor lighting shielding and curfew standards entirely, so…

Temporary holiday lighting displays on residential and commercial property in unincorporated San Benito County are…

In the Market Street Special Sign District, temporary holiday decorations are exempt from standard sign height…

Santa Clara does not require a Sign Permit for holiday displays and decorations, and they are not counted toward the…

Union City exempts holiday lights and decorations from sign permit review entirely, as long as they carry no commercial…

Temporary holiday and seasonal string lights are exempt from the county's Santa Monica Mountains outdoor-lighting…

Holiday and cultural decorations, including strings of lights, are fully exempt from Visalia's sign permit…

West Sacramento exempts holiday and religious-celebration lighting displays from its outdoor lighting standards…

Alameda's sign code bans flashing lights, changing color intensity, and mechanical movement on any sign, a prohibition…

Alhambra prohibits billboard signs outright, along with any animated, blinking, or flashing sign, anywhere in the city…

Anaheim's Zoning Code outlaws billboards outright, and the ban is written to be technology-neutral: any off-premises…

Brentwood outright prohibits new billboards and animated or electronic message signs. City code declares banning…

Camarillo bans billboards outright: Municipal Code Section 17.04.130 prohibits every off-site sign and outdoor…

Carlsbad bans digital display signs outright, citywide. Municipal Code § 21.41.030 lists them among 22 categories of…

Chula Vista completely prohibits the construction, erection or use of any billboard, including digital or electronic…

Clovis bans digital billboards outright. Municipal Code Section 9.34.070 lists changeable copy signs and animated…

Costa Mesa prohibits electronic changeable copy signs, the digital-display technology used for LED billboards and…

Elk Grove bans electronic readerboard signs and new billboards outright under EGMC Sections 23.62.100(E) and 23.62.030…

Folsom will not approve a new animated or digital freeway billboard unless the applicant removes more than one existing…

Glendale bans digital and electronic billboards citywide. Municipal Code Sec. 30.33.040 outlaws both animated signs…

Unincorporated Glenn County bans any sign with moving, rotating, flashing or animated light or components in every zone…

Hesperia bans all new billboards outright; the only way to add or convert one to a digital advertising display is a…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, Code § 22.114.040 bans digital billboards outright in every zone: no sign may use…

Madera County bans moving parts and intermittent lighting on every sign in the unincorporated county, which rules out…

Unincorporated Marin County outlaws billboards and driver-distracting digital displays entirely under its Development…

Mission Viejo bans digital billboards outright: Municipal Code Section 9.29.230 prohibits any off-site advertising…

Monterey County Code § 20.60.100(B) prohibits any sign 'with flashing, moving, or animated illumination' in every…

Moorpark bans off-site advertising signs and flashing signs outright, a combination that blocks digital billboards and…

Moreno Valley bans construction of any new outdoor advertising display under Section 9.12.080(A)(3), so a new off-site…

Newport Beach bans all new billboards, digital or static, citywide. Only billboards that legally existed or held an…

Oceanside bans new billboards and the conversion of existing billboards to digital or electronic display outright under…

In unincorporated Orange County, electronic message center signs, the digital and LED displays capable of changing…

In the City of Pacifica, digital billboards and other animated or flashing signs are flatly prohibited citywide…

Palm Springs bans digital and animated billboards outright. Section 93.20.04(B) of the Sign Ordinance prohibits any…

Pasadena's Zoning Code bans electronic message signs and off-site outdoor advertising billboards in every zoning…

Placer County prohibits animated signs countywide, including any sign with moving, rotating, flashing or otherwise…

Pomona bans digital billboards twice over: Sec. 630.C.8 prohibits any electronic sign that displays video or multimedia…

Redding prohibits both traditional billboards and electronic message board signs outright. Under Section 18.42.080(B)…

Redondo Beach outlaws billboards outright, and the ban reaches digital displays too: Section 10-2.1818 lists…

Rialto prohibits flashing signs citywide, defined as any sign illuminated by lights that are intermittently on and off…

Roseville bans construction of any new billboard, digital or otherwise, citywide under Municipal Code Section…

Salinas bars moving, flashing, or changeable-copy signs citywide under Municipal Code Sec. 37-50.620(d)(4), effectively…

Unincorporated San Benito County bans new billboards outright and prohibits converting existing legal billboards to…

San Clemente's sign matrix prohibits off-site billboard signs outright, and separately bans animated, blinking and…

San Diego bans remotely or electronically changeable sign copy citywide. SDMC §142.1210(a)(2) requires changeable copy…

Unincorporated San Diego County bans flashing, intermittent, or variable-intensity billboard lighting under Zoning…

San Francisco's Planning Code bans digital billboards outright: General Advertising Signs are prohibited in every…

San Jose Municipal Code § 23.02.1010(A) prohibits billboards and programmable electronic (LCD, plasma, digital) signs…

San Leandro bans off-site advertising signs, including digital billboards, outright. Municipal Code Section 4.12.116…

San Luis Obispo County flatly prohibits billboards and any animated or electronic message sign countywide. Section…

San Marcos bans construction of any new billboard outright and forbids converting an existing legal billboard to…

San Rafael bans electronic message and animated signs citywide, including digital billboards, with narrow exceptions…

Santa Rosa prohibits electronic reader boards, flashing signs, and any sign with digitally created content citywide…

Shasta County bans changeable-copy signs outright, a category that expressly includes electronic message boards, large…

Solano County bans animated and electronic message display signs outright across the unincorporated county. Zoning Code…

The City of Sonoma bans moving, flashing, and light-based sign effects outright: § 18.28.026 prohibits moving sign…

Temecula bans digital billboards outright. Animated or moving signs are prohibited citywide under Section 17.28.040(C)…

Turlock completely bans new billboards and electronic message boards citywide, allowing only those that legally existed…

Union City bans digital, animated, and changeable-copy signs citywide, and separately prohibits billboards and other…

The City of Ventura bans digital and electronic changeable-copy billboards under its zoning code. Section 24.420.270…

Unincorporated Ventura County bans any sign that flashes, scintillates, moves or rotates: a blanket prohibition that…

West Covina prohibits flashing, moving, or animated sign elements and revolving signs citywide, and separately bans…

Yolo County's zoning code kills digital billboards two ways. Section 8-2.1203(b) bans animated signs, including…

Antioch treats digital and changeable-message displays as 'flashing' or 'moving' signs under AMC § 9-5.505, and §…

Apple Valley confines digital advertising displays to three commercial zones along major roads and I-15, bans them…

New static or digital billboards may go up in Baldwin Park only inside the interstate freeway corridor, and only under…

Bellflower requires a Conditional Use Permit before adding a digital display to a Major Pylon, Minor Pylon, Pole, or…

Buena Park permits digital (electronic) billboards only inside its Billboard Overlay Zone under an approved development…

Digital billboards are tightly regulated in unincorporated Butte County. Section 24-106(E) requires each still image to…

Billboards in unincorporated Calaveras County are capped at 128 square feet and 20 feet in height, allowed only in the…

Digital billboards in Carson are confined to the I-405, I-110 and SR-91 freeway corridors, capped at 800 square feet…

Ceres prohibits all off-site advertising and billboards citywide, but permits on-site electronic changeable copy signs…

Chico confines digital reader boards to assembly-use sites or the CS zoning district, requires static images, and…

Chino bans off-site billboards citywide, including digital ones, and allows electronic message boards only for specific…

Chino Hills only allows electronic changeable message displays as part of one permanent freestanding sign, and only in…

Compton confines electronic reader boards and LED billboard faces to the Billboard Overlay (B-O) Zone. Off-site…

Cupertino allows only one electronic readerboard sign per commercial center, and only for centers with at least 20…

Downey does not write a separate rule for digital or electronic billboards: every off-site billboard, lit or static, is…

Eastvale allows exactly one freeway-oriented electronic billboard citywide, sited only along a roughly 3,794-foot…

Electronic message display signs in El Cajon need a minor use permit and may show only noncommercial or on-site…

Escondido bans billboards and electronic readerboard signs citywide. Municipal Code Section 33-1393(b) prohibits…

Fairfield treats off-site billboards, including electronic message boards, as generally prohibited signs. An existing…

Fremont limits digital signs to assembly uses approved through a master sign program under Municipal Code Sec…

Fresno bans new billboards outright, but a replacement billboard swapped in for an existing legal one under Business…

Fresno County prohibits blinking, flashing, rotating, or animated signs countywide, including electronic message…

Freeway-oriented electronic billboards within 200 feet of the SR-57 or SR-91 right-of-way need a conditional use permit…

Garden Grove bans new billboards outright, but Municipal Code Section 9.20.110.D lets an owner of an existing billboard…

Electronic changeable-copy signs are allowed on freestanding signs in Hanford's commercial and mixed-use zones only…

Hawthorne Municipal Code Chapter 12.38 caps every digital sign face on the city's own municipal message center network…

New digital billboards in Hemet require a city council-approved relocation and net reduction agreement, may only sit on…

Hercules bans blinking or moving animated signs, but the ban explicitly excludes electronic message signs and…

Electronic readerboard signs need a conditional use permit from the Zoning Administrator plus Design Review Board…

Imperial County requires a conditional use permit for every digital or changeable electronic variable message sign…

Indio allows only one electronic message sign per lot, and only as part of a freestanding or wall sign in mixed-use and…

Inglewood defines a digital or tri-vision sign as any billboard where light changes intensity, color, or motion…

Irvine treats digital billboards as "electronic message centers", changeable-copy signs run by computer, and requires…

Off-site billboards in unincorporated Lake County are capped at 400 square feet per face, one per lot, and 12 feet tall…

Electronic message boards and other changeable-copy signs in Lakewood's commercial and manufacturing zones require a…

Digital advertising displays on Lancaster billboards are capped at 675 square feet per face, may not show motion or…

Lodi allows no more than two freeway-oriented electronic billboards citywide, only on private property, and only under…

Long Beach treats every electronic billboard as a discretionary land use. A Conditional Use Permit is required before…

Off-site digital displays are prohibited citywide in Los Angeles; limited exceptions exist for signs specifically…

Los Banos requires a Planning Commission use permit for any off-site billboard, and Municipal Code § 9-3.2819(i) bars…

Madera treats a changeable-copy sign, its permanent-face sign with swappable lettering, as a conditional use: it needs…

Electronic/digital display signs are allowed in Manteca only as part of an approved Regional Recreation/Hospitality…

Merced requires a conditional use permit for digital display signs and limits them to freestanding signs in commercial…

Merced County caps electronic digital display signs at 1,200 square feet of display area and 60 feet in overall length…

Digital freeway billboards in Modesto are allowed only as relocations or conversions of existing billboards along State…

Murrieta only permits digital billboards through a city council-approved relocation agreement under Municipal Code…

Norwalk treats digital billboards as motion signs under NMC § 17.01.060, banning any display that flashes, pulsates…

Orange bans construction of any new billboard citywide, but an owner of an existing billboard inside the 300-foot…

Oxnard allows only four digital billboards citywide, and only as freeway adjacent digital display billboards under Sec…

A digital billboard in Palmdale can only go up as part of a City-approved billboard relocation agreement, capped at 675…

Perris bars digital displays on off-site billboards citywide except along the I-215 Freeway under an approved…

Digital freeway billboards are allowed only as a conditional-use-permitted conversion or relocation of an existing…

Rancho Cucamonga bans new digital and electronic display signs citywide, full stop. Development Code § 17.74.120…

Riverside bans new billboard construction outright under RMC § 19.623.020, but § 19.623.025 lets the City Council…

Riverside County bans flashing, intermittent, or moving-light electronic message boards on outdoor advertising displays…

Rohnert Park allows electronic message center signs only on publicly owned property next to a major arterial or…

Sacramento bans new digital billboards outright except through a city council agreement. Section 15.148.965 lets the…

Digital billboards in unincorporated Sacramento County need a Conditional Use Permit from the Board of Supervisors and…

Santa Ana allows new digital billboards only inside a 300-foot-wide Freeway Corridor along I-5, SR-22 and SR-55, capped…

Mobile billboards, vehicles carrying signs for hire to advertise, are banned outright across unincorporated Santa…

Santa Clara requires a Conditional Use Permit before anyone erects or maintains any electronic digital display message…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County requires a discretionary Use Permit for any billboard and limits sign illumination to…

Santa Clarita only allows digital billboards inside the BR (Billboard Relocation) overlay zone along I-5 and SR-14, and…

Stockton caps digital, electronic, and moving off-premises billboards at 12 signs citywide, allowed only on City-owned…

Sunnyvale confines digital billboards, called electronic message centers, to the city's regional retail zoning areas…

In Tehama County's commercial and industrial zones, animated, flashing, moving or rotating signs are barred except for…

Tracy bans billboards outright: section 10.08.4490(m) prohibits any sign serving as a billboard, and subsection (i)…

Electronic changeable-copy signs are banned in Upland's HC highway commercial zone unless the operator obtains a…

Digital billboards are allowed in Vacaville only along Interstate 80 and Interstate 505, in commercial and employment…

Victorville bans new billboards outright but lets an owner convert an existing legal nonconforming billboard to a…

Digital billboards are allowed only as a conditional use along the I-405 and SR-22 freeway corridors in commercial and…

Whittier permits electronic reader board and changeable-copy signs only for institutional uses on major or minor…

Yuba City confines digital, LED-style message board signs to parcels of five acres or more with at least 300 feet of…

Unincorporated Yuba County restricts programmable electronic signs to a short list of allowed uses -- fuel prices…

Billboards in Bakersfield are confined to the C-2, M-1, M-2 and M-3 zones, capped at 300 square feet (plus 30 square…

Unincorporated Colusa County allows electronic changeable message displays only on wall, off-site, pole, and monument…

Electronic message signs in unincorporated El Dorado County can use digital display for no more than 50 percent of a…

Digital billboards in El Monte's Billboard Overlay Zone must display each message for at least four seconds, tie into…

Hayward treats digital signage as an "electronic reader board," not a freestanding billboard, and reserves it for…

Kings County bans flashing, video, and animated signs countywide, but allows electronic changeable-copy message center…

Electronic changeable copy signs in Simi Valley cannot flash, animate, or change message faster than once every 30…

West Sacramento allows digital and automatic changeable-copy signs only with a Minor Use Permit, and requires static…

Alameda caps window signs at 10 square feet and 25% of any one window's area under Municipal Code Section 30-6.4.c…

In unincorporated Alameda County, signs viewed through a window count toward the property's total sign area only if…

Alhambra caps permanent window signs at 25 percent of ground-level window area and 10 percent of second-level window…

Anaheim caps window signage at 20% of a window's transparent area under Municipal Code Sec. 18.44.110.070. Permanent…

Antioch lets stores post up to four square feet of window signage for hours and identification without it counting…

Apple Valley caps permanent business window signs at four square feet as an exempt sign, and lets temporary window…

Baldwin Park caps temporary window signs by count, total area and window coverage before a sign permit is required…

Businesses in the City of Bellflower may cover up to 25% of their first-floor storefront glass with temporary paper or…

Berkeley caps window signs, whether permanent or temporary, at 15 percent of a building's window area or 300 square…

Nonresidential temporary window signs in Brentwood cannot cover more than 25% of a store's aggregate window area and…

Temporary window signs on nonresidential properties in Buena Park, California are capped at 20 percent of each window's…

Butte County caps window signage at a quarter of the glass. Zoning Ordinance Section 24-106(D) says window signs cannot…

Camarillo caps window signs at six square feet or twenty-five percent of a single window's area, whichever is bigger…

Carlsbad caps window signage in commercial centers and freestanding commercial buildings at 25% of the window area…

In Carson's commercial zones, window signage may cover no more than 10 percent of a storefront's window area, on top of…

Ceres exempts window signs from a sign permit if they cover no more than 25 percent of the window area; noncommercial…

Chico limits window signs to 25% of window area citywide, dropping to just 10% in the DN and DS downtown zoning…

Chino caps window signs at 25% of the window area per building face and requires them to sit on the interior side of…

Non-residential businesses in Chino Hills can cover no more than 25 percent of their window area with signage under…

Window signs in Chula Vista's commercial and industrial zones may cover no more than 20 percent of the window area…

Clovis caps window signage at 25 percent of any window's area for combined permanent and temporary signs under…

Compton exempts interior window signs from sign permitting only if they cover no more than 25% of the window area and…

Contra Costa County limits any window sign on private property in the unincorporated area to ten percent of the…

Corona lets storefronts hang window signs without a permit, but the Municipal Code caps how much glass they can cover…

Costa Mesa caps permanent window signs at 20 percent of a storefront's contiguous window area and requires a permit…

Cupertino allows window signs only in commercial zones and caps the combined area of permanent and temporary window…

In Davis's downtown zones, a window sign can cover no more than 25 percent of a shopfront window, must sit at least 5…

Downey caps how much of a storefront window can carry signage. Temporary window signs are limited to 30% of the window…

Dublin, California limits window signs to 25 percent of the contiguous window area they're displayed on. The city…

El Cajon limits noncommercial window signs to 50 percent of a property's total window space at any one time under…

El Monte caps window signs on commercial buildings at 50% of any individual window and 25% of the combined window area…

Elk Grove splits window signs by duration under EGMC Section 23.62.090(B)(14): temporary window signage displayed under…

Escondido caps exempt window signage at 20 percent of a storefront's glazing area and requires no sign permit within…

Window signs in Fairfield can't cover more than 35 percent of the window they're mounted on, and illuminated window…

Folsom caps window signage at twenty-five percent of a window's total area: all commercial and incidental signs in that…

Fremont caps permanent window signs at 20 percent of a window's total area and bans mounting them above the second…

Fresno limits ground-floor window signs to one per window and requires storefronts to keep at least 75 percent of the…

Fresno County caps window display signs at 25 percent of the window area on which they are placed. The rule sits inside…

Garden Grove limits window displays to 15% of the total window area on the storefront frontage where the sign sits, per…

Glendale caps illuminated window signs at two per establishment and four square feet each under Municipal Code Sec…

Hanford limits permanent signs affixed to a storefront window to 40% of that window's area under Municipal Code §…

Hawthorne caps permanent window signs at 25% of window area and limits temporary window signs to the smallest of 25% of…

Hayward caps window signs at 25 percent of a window's total area citywide. The Municipal Code's sign definitions…

Temporary window signs in Hemet may cover up to half of each window pane citywide without a permit, dropping to 25…

Hercules lets businesses put up window signs without any permit, as long as they're mounted inside the glass, cover no…

Huntington Beach caps window signs at 20% of a window's visible area, rising to 50% during December, under Municipal…

Permanent window signs in Indio may cover only 20% of a storefront window, and permanent plus temporary window signs…

Inglewood's Section 12-77.4(F) caps permanent window signage at twenty percent of a business's total street-facing…

In unincorporated Kern County, a window sign counts as exempt from Chapter 19.84's sign permit only if it stays under a…

Window signs in Kings County's commercial districts face no numeric limit and don't count toward a business's aggregate…

Window signs in Lakewood's commercial and manufacturing zones cannot cover more than 25 percent of a building…

Window signs on Lancaster commercial buildings cannot cover more than 25% of the window area, and any lighting used may…

Lodi limits permanent and temporary window signs to twenty percent of a storefront's total window area and allows them…

Long Beach limits window signs to 10 percent of a window's total area under Municipal Code § 21.44.500's Table 44-4…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, temporary window signs on business storefronts can't cover more than 25 percent…

Madera lets a business display temporary, non-illuminated window signs for up to 30 days, but caps coverage at 60% of…

In the Oakhurst/Ahwahnee Plan Area of unincorporated Madera County, a window sign under three square feet needs no sign…

Marin County limits window signage to 15 percent of total window area under Table 3-6 of its sign standards, and…

Merced caps window signage at 20 percent of each window's area. Section 20.62.180 also requires an unobstructed view…

Window signs in unincorporated Merced County cannot cover more than 25 percent of any individual window under Zoning…

Mission Viejo caps window signage at 25 percent of a storefront's window area for any single business under Municipal…

Modesto limits temporary window signage to half the glass: under the commercial and industrial sign table in section…

Monterey caps window signs at 10% of the window's area or 4 square feet, whichever is greater, before a Sign Permit is…

In Moorpark shopping centers, permanent window signs are capped at 25% of window area, and temporary window signs top…

Ground-floor businesses in Mountain View may cover at most 25 percent of their street-facing window glass with a window…

Murrieta caps window signage at 25 percent of any one window's area, counting permanent and temporary signs together…

Newport Beach caps window signage at 20 percent of total window area per building frontage, whether the signs are…

Norwalk's sign code lets a business post temporary window signs to publicize a special event without a separate sign…

In Oakland's RU-4, RU-5, and all Commercial and Industrial Zones, a window sign cannot cover more than 25% of any…

Oceanside caps window signage at 20 percent of the total window area on any one side of a building. The limit, set by…

Window signs in Orange, whether painted on, attached to, or otherwise displayed within a window, cannot exceed 25% of…

In unincorporated Orange County, window signs can't exceed 10% of a wall's window area in agricultural, open space and…

Oxnard caps window signage at 20 percent of any window under two separate zoning provisions: Sec. 16-607(B) for the C-1…

In the City of Pacifica, window signs on a business cannot cover more than twenty-five percent of the total area of all…

In Palm Springs' Downtown/Uptown sign district, a window sign used as a business's Main Sign cannot exceed 40% of the…

Palmdale caps a permanent window sign at four square feet and requires it to be nonilluminated under PMC §…

Pasadena limits how much of a storefront window can be covered by signage. Municipal Code Section 17.48.120(B) caps…

Perris limits permanent window signs to one per public entrance and caps each at nine square feet under Municipal Code…

Inside Pleasanton's Downtown Revitalization District, window signs on Main Street and nearby storefronts can cover no…

Pomona limits window signs to 50% coverage of any window panel under Zoning and Development Code Sec. 630.F.2.g…

Painted glass signs, posters, and place cards taped inside a storefront window are exempt from permit review as long as…

A Rancho Cucamonga business cannot cover more than 30 percent of any single window with signage, whether the sign is…

Redding's sign code defines a window sign as anything placed inside a window or within twelve inches of the glass that…

Redlands caps window signs on commercial businesses at 25% of total window area, rising to 50% between November 15 and…

Redwood City caps how much of a storefront window can be covered in signage. City Code Section 3.124(F) limits…

In Rialto's commercial and industrial zones, window signs may not cover more than fifty percent of the window area on…

Ridgecrest treats permanent window signs the same as wall signs: they share one aggregate sign-area allowance and can't…

Riverside caps how much of a storefront window can be covered by signs or opaque material: RMC § 19.590.110 requires at…

Rohnert Park caps permanent window signs at twenty percent of each glazed area, keeps them inside the window frame…

Sacramento City Code § 15.148.910 caps permanent window signage at two signs per ground-floor occupancy and four square…

Sacramento County exempts painted window signs, posters, and place cards from sign permitting, but each storefront…

Salinas caps window signs at twenty-five percent of a window's visible area in the C, PS, MU, NU (VC), and I zoning…

County Code § 83.13.090(h) caps window display signs at 25 percent of the window area on which they're placed, one flat…

San Clemente caps window signs by how much of the window they cover. A window sign under 25 percent of an individual…

Temporary window signs in San Diego may cover no more than 30 percent of the window area, with letters capped at 6…

San Francisco caps window signs in Commercial, Industrial, and PDR Districts at one-third of the business's ground…

San Jose caps window signs, permanent and temporary combined, at 25% of the window frame area per window. Animated…

San Leandro caps window signs at 25 percent of the window area they occupy, under Zoning Code Section 4.12.112.C…

San Marcos caps window signage at one-third of a storefront's window area under Municipal Code Section…

In the NMU-ECR District along El Camino Real in unincorporated North Fair Oaks, San Mateo County caps window signs at…

San Rafael caps window signage at 25% of a framed or continuous window's area, measuring multi-pane windows as a single…

San Ramon caps window signs, including exempt ones, at 20 percent of a tenant's total window area for each wall, under…

A nonresidential business in unincorporated Santa Barbara County can cover up to 25 percent of its window area with…

Santa Clara caps window signs at 25 percent of each individual window on any building frontage and confines them to the…

In unincorporated Santa Clara County, window signage on nonresidential buildings is capped at 25% of the window frame…

Santa Clarita caps window signage at 25% of window area under UDC Section 17.51.080(U). The limit applies to every…

In Santa Cruz County's commercial, tourist accommodation, visitor-serving, professional/administrative, public…

Santa Maria limits window signs to 25% of a building's window area per face. A window sign left up longer than 30 days…

Santa Rosa caps permanent window signage at 20 percent of a window's total area under City Code Section 20-38.070(Q)…

Temporary window signs in Simi Valley cannot cover more than 40 percent of the glass surface they are attached to, and…

Window signs in unincorporated Solano County cannot cover more than 33 percent of the total window area under Zoning…

The City of Sonoma caps window signs at 20 percent of each window facing a public right-of-way, requires DRHPC review…

South Gate caps temporary window signs at 25% of window area per posting, and limits all window signage combined…

Stockton caps permanent window signs at 35 percent of a window wall's area, counted together with temporary window…

In commercial, office and industrial districts, Temecula limits promotional window signs to seventy-five percent of the…

Tracy splits window signage into two tracks under section 10.08.4500: a temporary window sign can cover up to 25…

Union City exempts window signs from permit review only if they cover no more than 25% of the window's surface area and…

Upland caps window and interior signage at 50 percent of a window's total area under Section 17.15.150(C)(2), and…

Vallejo caps permanent window signage at twenty percent of a storefront's total window area and confines it to…

In the City of Ventura, a temporary window sign cannot cover more than 40 percent of the window it is placed on…

In unincorporated Ventura County, signage placed in a storefront window can't cover more than 25 percent of that…

Victorville caps window signage at 10 percent of a storefront's window area in most commercial zones, rising to 20…

In Vista's commercial and industrial zones, window signs cannot cover more than 25% of the glass they're placed on, and…

West Sacramento caps window signs -- anything painted on or adhered to glass -- at 25% of the window area, and bars…

Westminster's sign design standards limit permanent window signs to one per window, confine placement to the upper half…

Whittier's zoning code limits permanent window signs to 25% of a window's glass area and caps the number allowed based…

In Yolo County's Downtown Mixed Use (DMX) zone, centered on Esparto's Yolo and Woodland Avenues, Sec. 8-2.1208(f)(6)…

Yuba City limits commercial window signage to 35% of a storefront's total window area under Municipal Code Sec…

Signs adhered to windows in unincorporated Calaveras County can cover up to 25 percent of the total window area on the…

Under Table 44-3.50-1 of the Colusa County Zoning Code, a permitted business window sign in unincorporated Colusa…

Window signs in Eastvale's commercial zones are capped at 25 percent of the window area and can stay up for no more…

Window signs in unincorporated El Dorado County cannot cover more than 25 percent of a storefront's total window area…

Fullerton's sign code makes an exception inside its own exemption list: a sign inside a building is normally exempt…

A temporary window sign made of paper, cloth or similar expendable material is exempt from Glenn County's sign permit…

Most window signs in Hesperia are exempt from sign permits entirely, but apartment, condominium, and mobile home park…

Irvine exempts most window signs from a sign permit but caps them by size and message. A permanent window sign…

Window signs in Los Angeles may not cover more than 10% of any individual window's area, and all on-site signs combined…

Los Banos lets businesses post temporary, non-illuminated window signs advertising sales, management changes, or…

Manteca exempts permanent window signs from a sign permit, but caps them at four square feet per street frontage and…

Moreno Valley caps window signs at 25% of the window's "clear sight" area under Section 9.12.040(D). That band runs…

Petaluma exempts window signs from its sign permit requirement entirely, but only in Commercial, Mixed Use, Business…

Placer County exempts temporary window signs from a sign permit, but only if the total window signage covers no more…

Temporary paper or cloth window signs in unincorporated San Diego County are exempt from sign permits but capped at 25…

San Luis Obispo County allows temporary paper or cloth window signs without a land use permit, but caps their total…

Temporary window signs in unincorporated Shasta County are exempt from a use permit if they are painted with…

Sunnyvale caps window signs at twenty-five percent of the total window area per building façade, per tenant space…

Permanent window signs in commercial zones may cover the full window area if made of durable materials (etching…

West Covina caps window signs in non-residential zones at 50 percent of any single window's area under Development Code…

In unincorporated Yuba County, window signs on non-residential buildings can't cover more than 20 percent of the window…

Imperial County's sign chapter exempts window display signs entirely: the county sets no size, coverage, or permit…

Temporary sale signs painted on or taped to the inside of a storefront window are a permitted special-purpose sign…

Roseville exempts signs placed on doors and windows from the sign ordinance's fee, permit, and sticker requirements…

Thousand Oaks businesses in commercial and industrial zones can post window signs without a permit, but the display is…

Turlock exempts ordinary interior and window displays from its sign law entirely, so there's no citywide percentage cap…

Bellflower bans advertising displays on property next to landscaped freeway sections that are designed to be seen…

Berkeley outlaws off-premises signs west of the western line of Third Street that are designed to be read primarily…

Escondido bans any advertising sign or structure on property next to a 'sign controlled freeway' if it is designed to…

Mountain View bans any sign designed or maintained primarily to be viewed from a freeway under City Code Sec. 3.18.2…

Palmdale bans advertising displays on property next to a landscaped freeway section if they are designed to be seen…

Perris, California bans outdoor commercial advertising signs primarily designed to be seen from any freeway within city…

Sacramento City Code § 15.148.850 has banned new off-site signs and billboards within 660 feet of any freeway…

San Clemente's sign matrix flatly prohibits freeway-oriented signs regardless of size or height. A sign merely visible…

San Ramon prohibits free-standing signs, window signs, and for-sale/rent/lease signs of any type that are designed…

Santa Rosa flatly bans signs primarily oriented toward freeways and highways under City Code Section 20-38.090(D)…

Alameda bans new advertising displays on property next to a landscaped freeway if the sign is designed to be seen…

Anaheim limits freeway-facing signs to one per parcel, caps freestanding height at thirty feet, and requires a…

Commercial properties near SR-71 in Chino Hills can install freeway-oriented signs up to 100 feet tall and 400 square…

Compton limits freeway-facing billboards to sites within 660 feet of the freeway right-of-way inside the Billboard…

Corona lets businesses within a freeway viewshed apply for bigger and taller signs than the base code allows, but only…

Cupertino bans freestanding freeway-oriented signs entirely in commercial, industrial and office zones. Wall signs…

Davis bans advertising displays within 600 feet of a freeway boundary if the display is designed to be seen mainly by…

Within 500 feet of a freeway right-of-way, Downey Municipal Code § 9620.08 narrows what a sign can say no matter the…

Dublin, California limits off-site advertising signs, the freeway billboards visible from Interstate 580, to one per…

Any sign within 660 feet of a freeway right-of-way that's oriented toward the freeway needs a freeway-oriented sign…

Signs meant to be seen from U.S. Highway 50, including any sign within 100 feet of the highway right-of-way, need a…

Freeway-oriented signs need Planning Commission approval in Fairfield, not just staff sign-off. Freestanding freeway…

A nonresidential building along Highway 50 in Folsom needs both Caltrans approval and a conditional use permit from the…

Fremont allows only one freeway-facing electronic sign citywide, and only within the industrial area of the Fremont…

Fresno's sign code draws a hard line along its freeways: no pole sign may stand within 660 feet of the nearest travel…

An off-premises advertising structure, the kind of freeway-facing billboard that promotes a business not located on the…

New or relocated billboards facing Hawthorne's freeways are confined to the Freeway Overlay Zone under Chapter 17.88…

New freestanding pylon signs are banned in Hercules except on General Commercial-zoned property within 100 feet of the…

Inglewood allows large freeway-facing informational signs only to direct motorists to sports and entertainment venues…

Along Interstate 5 interchanges, illuminated highway-traveler-service signs that exceed the county's standard maximum…

Freeway-oriented off-premises signs (billboards) in Lakewood require a conditional use permit and must conform to the…

No sign may be erected within 2,000 feet of a Los Angeles freeway if it will be viewed primarily from the main traveled…

In unincorporated LA County, outdoor advertising signs can't have a message face within 660 feet of a freeway or scenic…

Madera bans any advertising structure or sign on property next to a landscaped freeway if it is designed to be viewed…

No advertising sign or structure may be placed to be viewed primarily from a landscaped stretch of State Route 1…

Freeway-oriented signs in unincorporated Merced County top out at 60 feet tall and 200 square feet of sign area per…

Modesto caps digital freeway billboards along Highway 99 at seven citywide, and each one needs a conditional use permit…

In Monterey County's Coastal Zone, community information and directional signs are allowed only on property adjacent to…

Norwalk's only freeway-oriented freestanding sign is governed by Special Sign District No. 01 under Municipal Code…

Oakland bans any sign designed primarily to be viewed from a freeway under Municipal Code Chapter 15, Sec. 1501, with…

In unincorporated Orange County, billboards facing highway traffic are allowed only in C1 and C2 commercial districts…

Signs aimed at Interstate 10 traffic near the Whitewater, Indian Avenue/Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail…

Petaluma requires the Zoning Administrator's advance determination before any sign designed to be viewed from Highway…

Pomona bans advertising displays on property next to a freeway if the display is designed to be seen primarily by…

Redding allows only one freeway sign per qualifying parcel, capped at 400 square feet and 60 feet tall (70 feet with…

Freeway-oriented signs in Riverside need a Minor Conditional Use Permit from the Planning Commission under RMC §…

Billboards oriented toward a freeway or highway in unincorporated Riverside County are capped at 25 feet above the…

Rohnert Park confines freeway-oriented freestanding signs to nonresidential zoning districts immediately adjacent to…

Billboards within 1,000 feet of a county-designated Freeway are allowed only in commercial, mixed-use, or industrial…

Freeway oriented off-site signs need a Conditional Use Permit, must sit in an established commercial or industrial…

San Francisco bans general advertising signs and any sign over 200 square feet that is primarily aimed at freeway…

San Jose bans any sign other than an attached sign that faces and is visible from a freeway, unless the parcel sits…

San Luis Obispo County allows an extra on-site freeway identification sign, up to 125 square feet and 50 feet tall, for…

Along the State Route 78 view corridor, San Marcos bans the temporary window signs described in Municipal Code Section…

Freeway- and expressway-oriented signs in Santa Clara must sit on the same parcel as the business they advertise, stay…

Santa Maria bars off-site advertising displays on property next to any landscaped section of freeway under Municipal…

Thousand Oaks bans nearly all outdoor advertising displays within 660 feet of any freeway right-of-way if the sign is…

A freestanding sign in Tracy meant to be seen from a freeway, a freeway sign under section 10.08.4440, can only sit…

Turlock requires Planning Commission approval through a comprehensive sign program before any freeway-oriented pylon…

Union City allows one freestanding freeway-oriented sign per lot, but only in special industrial or commercial zones on…

Vallejo prohibits any sign primarily oriented toward a freeway or highway unless the sign owner gets it approved…

A freeway service facility in Ventura can get a pole sign only after a use permit is approved under Chapter 24.520, and…

Unincorporated Ventura County bars freestanding off-site advertising billboards inside designated Scenic Corridors or…

Victorville prohibits freeway-facing reader and message boards outright unless the Zoning Administrator approves one…

Vista limits freeway-oriented pole signs to new motor vehicle dealership or hotel sites inside its mapped…

Freeway information signs in West Sacramento need a Conditional Use Permit, are capped at 600 square feet and 65 feet…

Westminster only allows freeway-facing signage in the form of electronic billboards, and only as a conditional use on…

Antioch bars roof or freestanding signs built for freeway exposure unless they identify the owner or occupant of the…

Bakersfield lets one freeway-oriented sign per site rise above the normal zone size and height caps, up to 350 square…

Buena Park limits nonresidential parcels within 500 feet of a freeway to one freeway-oriented sign, capped at 30 feet…

Butte County limits freeway signs to businesses serving the "freeway-motoring public." Section 24-106(A) requires the…

Camarillo lets shopping centers near U.S. Highway 101 build taller freestanding identification signs than anywhere else…

Carlsbad allows taller, larger signs for freeway-oriented businesses. Gas stations at freeway interchanges may install…

Chino's sign code lets commercial properties near freeways erect tall pylon signs, up to 20 FT (40 FT near an elevated…

In the Chula Vista Bayfront's LCP Planning Area, commercial businesses with freeway exposure to I-5 are capped at two…

Clovis allows one on-site freeway freestanding sign and one on-building freeway identification sign for qualifying…

Signs within 660 feet of a freeway right-of-way in Eastvale get taller and bigger limits than standard freestanding…

El Monte allows one extra freestanding, freeway-oriented sign for auto dealerships in the city's Auto District, capped…

Elk Grove requires a minimum 100-foot separation between any two City-approved freeway-fronting freestanding signs…

A freestanding FREEWAY SIGN, defined as a pole-type structure sited to be seen from a freeway, is capped at 250 square…

Garden Grove ordinarily caps pole and pylon signs at 35 feet, but Municipal Code Section 9.20.040.A.1.c allows a taller…

Hanford measures a freestanding sign's height from the right-of-way grade, but signs facing a freeway are measured from…

Freeway-oriented signs in Hayward must advertise the business on the same property; off-premise billboards along…

Under Section 233.06(A)(1), a regional mall identification sign on Adams, Beach, Brookhurst, Edinger, Goldenwest or…

Freestanding signs facing Interstate 10 in Indio's Regional Commercial and Industrial zones are capped at up to 500…

Irvine's zoning ordinance limits permanent freeway-facing signage to a narrow set of Village Directional Signs. Signs…

Businesses near a Highway 99 interchange in unincorporated Madera County share a single freeway sign per interchange…

Freeway-oriented freestanding signs in Manteca must be monument-style, well-proportioned, incorporate "Manteca" in the…

Parcels within Merced's Freeway Overlay District can add one pole or pylon sign per parcel through a freeway-oriented…

Moreno Valley allows one freestanding on-site freeway sign per parcel or business complex under Section 9.12.060(E)…

Murrieta allows freeway signs only on parcels with freeway frontage or within 150 feet of the freeway right-of-way, and…

Placer County bars temporary off-premises subdivision advertising signs from being visible from a freeway or its…

Temporary signs near Pleasanton freeways are capped at 100 square feet and 14 feet tall and need zoning administrator…

Redlands caps freeway facing signs at 24 square feet and requires a mandatory sign program for any unified center…

Rialto bans most freeway-facing signs except in the Rialto Gateway Specific Plan area along I-10, where multi-tenant…

Roseville limits off-site, freeway-visible advertising to auto malls, and even then to two signs total. Municipal Code…

Freeway-oriented signs in San Diego must sit within 660 feet of the freeway right-of-way and within 1500 feet of the…

One freestanding freeway-oriented sign may substitute for a standard freestanding sign on a property in unincorporated…

San Rafael allows larger freestanding signs, up to 72 square feet and 21 feet tall (25 feet with a setback bonus), for…

Santa Ana lets one freestanding freeway sign reach 35 feet and 100 square feet -- nearly triple the normal citywide cap…

Santa Clarita allows one freeway-oriented pylon sign per lot for food, lodging or fuel businesses visible from an…

Billboards and other outdoor advertising structures facing Highway 101 or any other freeway in unincorporated Sonoma…

South Gate permits off-premises freeway-facing signs only in its C-M, M-2, and M-3 zones, capping height at 42 feet and…

Sunnyvale gives food, lodging, and fuel businesses next to U.S. 101 or State Routes 85 and 237 bigger freeway-facing…

Temecula limits freeway-oriented signs to parcels and shopping centers with actual freeway frontage under Development…

Upland limits freeway-oriented outdoor advertising under Municipal Code Section 17.15.080(F): a nonappurtenant sign…

A Vacaville site qualifies for a freeway sign only if it covers at least five acres and sits within 300 feet of the…

Unincorporated Yuba County lets one permitted freestanding sign on a freeway- or highway-adjacent site rise to 25 feet…