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Signs on homes in Biggs

Biggs's own rules on signs on homes, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Biggs Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Biggs's code says

Biggs code What Biggs's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Two political signs, each up to 16 square feet.
    Applies: Residential districts. On private property, or between the back of curb and the property line.
    § 14.170.050 · code text
    Two political signs not exceeding 16 square feet of surface area each may be posted on private property or in street rights-of-way between back of curb and private property line in residential districts.
  • Signs may be at most 5 feet high, measured from the ground.
    Applies: Residential districts.
    § 14.170.050 · code text
    Such signs shall not exceed five feet as measured from the ground.
  • Political signs may go up 90 days before an election.
    Applies: Political signs.
    § 14.170.050 · code text
    Political signs shall be authorized for a period of 90 days prior to an election and removed within seven days following the election.
  • Remove within 7 days after the election.
    Applies: Political signs.
    § 14.170.050 · code text
    Political signs shall be authorized for a period of 90 days prior to an election and removed within seven days following the election.
Signs that need no permit
  • Safety, danger and no trespassing signs of a public noncommercial nature are exempt from the sign rules.
    Applies: Construction and safety rules still apply.
    § 14.170.060 · code text
    Signs of a public noncommercial nature, which shall include safety, danger and "no trespassing" signs, signs indicating scenic or historical points of interest, signs showing locations of public telephones, signs placed by a public utility to show the location of underground facilities, and all signs erected by a public officer in the performance of a public duty, or which are mandatory by law.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • One sign advertising the sale, rental or lease of the lot or dwelling.
    Applies: An individual lot, parcel or residential dwelling unit.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    One temporary sign advertising the sale, rental, or lease of a lot, parcel, or residential dwelling unit(s) on which the sign is displayed shall be permitted in all zoning districts of the city.
  • No more than 6 feet above grade.
    Applies: An individual lot, parcel or residential dwelling unit.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    The height of such sign shall not exceed six feet above grade.
  • Up to 6 square feet.
    Applies: An individual lot, parcel or residential dwelling unit in residential districts.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    The surface area of such sign shall not exceed six square feet for residential districts, nor 20 square feet in any other zoning district.
  • Up to 8 square feet.
    Applies: Directional sign to an open house or other temporary occasion.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    Signs to an open house or other temporary occasion not exceeding eight square feet in surface area shall be permitted in any zoning district.
  • Remove within 24 hours after the event.
    Applies: Directional sign to an open house or other temporary occasion.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    Such signs must be removed within 24 hours after the event.
Other temporary signs
  • One sign, up to 4 square feet.
    Applies: Garage or yard sale on any residential lot.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    One sign announcing a garage or yard sale and not exceeding four square feet of surface area shall be permitted on any residential lot.
  • The sign may go up no more than 24 hours before the event.
    Applies: Garage or yard sale on any residential lot.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    Such sign may be erected no more than 24 hours before the event and must be removed within 24 hours after the event.
  • Remove within 24 hours after the event.
    Applies: Garage or yard sale on any residential lot.
    § 14.170.040 · code text
    Such sign may be erected no more than 24 hours before the event and must be removed within 24 hours after the event.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Biggs?

Biggs's code: Two political signs, each up to 16 square feet. (Residential districts. On private property, or between the back of curb and the property line.) (§ 14.170.050); Signs may be at most 5 feet high, measured from the ground. (Residential districts.) (§ 14.170.050).

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