Signs on homes in Cathedral City: the local rules

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

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Election and other noncommercial signs	Remove the sign within 10 days after the event. Applies: Temporary sign advertising an event on a specific date, including an election; owner or tenant consent needed; none on public property. § 9.62.060 · code text Any temporary sign used solely for the purpose of advertising or promoting an event occurring on a specific date, including, but not limited to, an election, shall not be maintained for a period in excess of ten days after the happening of the event
For-sale and open-house signs	1 sign per street frontage, no more than 2 per lot. No permit needed. Applies: On-site for-sale or for-rent signs on a residential lot, while the property is offered for sale or lease. § 9.62.040 · code text Said signs shall be limited to one per street frontage, with a maximum per lot of two Up to 7 feet high. Applies: On-site for-sale or for-rent signs; outside the public right-of-way and the sight triangle. § 9.62.040 · code text Said signs shall not exceed seven feet in height Up to 4 square feet per sign. Applies: On-site for-sale or for-rent signs on a residential lot. § 9.62.040 · code text On a residential lot, each such sign shall not exceed four square feet of sign area Up to 5 related off-site open house signs. Applies: Any period when the property is open for public inspection, with the owner or agent present. § 9.62.040 · code text Up to five related off-site open-house signs shall be permitted during any period that the subject property is open for public inspection Signs must be placed and removed within an 8-hour period. Applies: Related off-site open house signs. § 9.62.040 · code text provided further that such signs are placed and removed within an eight-hour period
Other temporary signs	Up to 16 square feet per sign. No illumination. Applies: Temporary signs per lot, with the owner's or tenant's consent. § 9.62.060 · code text The temporary signage shall be limited to a maximum of sixteen square feet per sign Up to 5 feet high. Applies: Temporary signs per lot. § 9.62.060 · code text a maximum height of five feet Up to 80 square feet in total per lot. Applies: Temporary signs per lot. § 9.62.060 · code text with a cumulative maximum area of eighty square feet, per lot

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Cathedral City's code: Remove the sign within 10 days after the event. (Temporary sign advertising an event on a specific date, including an election; owner or tenant consent needed; none on public property.) (§ 9.62.060); 1 sign per street frontage, no more than 2 per lot. No permit needed. (On-site for-sale or for-rent signs on a residential lot, while the property is offered for sale or lease.) (§ 9.62.040).

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