Signs on homes in Healdsburg: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Healdsburg 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	2 signs at all times, per parcel. Applies: Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs in residential districts. § 20.16.205 · code text Each parcel is permitted two temporary freestanding noncommercial signs at all times. Up to 6 square feet per face; may be double-faced. Applies: Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs in residential districts, including election-period signs. § 20.16.205 · code text A temporary freestanding noncommercial sign may not exceed six square feet in area per face and may be double-faced. Up to 4 feet high. Applies: Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs in residential districts, including election-period signs. § 20.16.205 · code text A temporary freestanding noncommercial sign may not exceed four feet in height. Up to 6 additional signs per parcel, on top of the 2 allowed at all times. Applies: During any election period (from 90 days before an election through the election), in residential districts. § 20.16.205 · code text In residential districts, each parcel is permitted up to six additional temporary freestanding noncommercial signs in addition to the two permitted at all times. Remove within 15 days after the end of the election period. Applies: Additional temporary freestanding noncommercial signs allowed during an election period. § 20.16.205 · code text All additional temporary freestanding noncommercial signs allowed during an election period under this subsection must be removed within 15 days of the end of the applicable election period; otherwise, the signs may be summarily abated by the City in accordance with applicable law.
Signs that need no permit	Numerical street addresses, including dwelling unit addresses and fire department master directory signs, are exempt from the sign article. § 20.16.200 · code text Numerical street addresses, including dwelling unit address and master directory signs that are required by the fire department.

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Healdsburg's code: 2 signs at all times, per parcel. (Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs in residential districts.) (§ 20.16.205); Up to 6 square feet per face; may be double-faced. (Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs in residential districts, including election-period signs.) (§ 20.16.205).

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