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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 9 — LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT›Chapter 4 — SIGNS

California City Municipal Code Art. 2 Definitions

California City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California City

Cite as: California City Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 9-4.201. - Scope.

Unless otherwise apparent from the context, the following words and phrases are defined for the purposes of this Chapter.

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Sec. 9-4.202. - Monument Sign.

"Monument Sign" means a sign having the ground as the primary support or a sign having a ground foundation running the length of the sign.

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Sec. 9-4.203. - Pole or Ground Sign.

"Pole" or "Ground Sign" means a sign, other than a monument sign, erected on one or more uprights supported from the ground and that is not part of or attached to a building or structure other than a structure erected solely for the purpose of supporting a sign.

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Sec. 9-4.204. - Political Sign.

"Political sign" shall mean a sign designed to influence voters.

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Sec. 9-4.205. - Sign.

"Sign" means a name, figure, character, outline, spectacle, display, delineation, announcement, advertising, billboard, signboard, device, appliance, or other thing of similar nature to attract attention outdoors, including parts comprising the same, and the background and support or anchorage.

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Sec. 9-4.206. - Temporary Sign.

"Temporary Sign" means a sign intended for use during a limited period of time.

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Sec. 9-4.207. - Billboard.

"Billboard" means a flat surface sign with an area between sixty-four (64) square feet and three hundred (300) square feet.

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