Signs on homes in Coalinga: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Coalinga 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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Home business signs	Maximum 2 square feet. Applies: Applies to a nameplate identifying an approved home occupation. § 9-4.507 · code text Nameplate no larger than two (2) square feet identifying the owner, occupant, address or approved home occupation.
Election and other noncommercial signs	Maximum 32 square feet per sign. Applies: Applies to noncommercial signs not on City property, in a City right-of-way, or on utility poles. § 9-4.504 · code text A maximum size of thirty-two (32) square feet per sign;
Signs that need no permit	Maximum 6 square feet. Applies: Applies to an identification sign on a single-family or multi-family home stating the building or unit number. § 9-4.504 · code text Identification signs on single-family and multi-family homes, boarding or rooming houses or similar residential uses, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area, and that state the building or unit number. No more than 2 square feet per sign, posted at least 25 feet apart. Applies: Applies to no-trespassing signs on private property, and only the minimum number of federally or state-mandated signs. § 9-4.504 · code text Non-advertising warning signs or no trespassing signs on private property posted no closer than twenty-five (25) feet apart nor exceeding two (2) square feet in area per sign.
For-sale and open-house signs	Not more than 1 sign per street frontage, with a maximum of 6 square feet and 6 feet high. Applies: Applies in a residential district. § 9-4.504 · code text Not more than one real estate sign with a maximum size of six (6) square feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet in Residential district Real estate signboards are allowed at street corners 1 day before and on the day of an open house. Applies: A 5-foot wide path of travel on the sidewalk must be kept. § 9-4.504 · code text Real estate signboards may be allowed at street corners one day before and on the day of an open house event, as long as a five (5) foot wide path of travel on the sidewalk is maintained.

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Coalinga's code: Maximum 2 square feet. (Applies to a nameplate identifying an approved home occupation.) (§ 9-4.507); Maximum 32 square feet per sign. (Applies to noncommercial signs not on City property, in a City right-of-way, or on utility poles.) (§ 9-4.504).

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