Signs on homes in Loma Linda: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Loma Linda 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	Up to 4 feet high, with a maximum total area of 6 (the code writes "six feet"). Applies: Non-illuminated temporary signs with protected noncommercial messages; allowed at any time, on private property with the owner's permission. § 17.18.130 · code text Such signs shall be limited to a maximum height of four feet and a maximum total area of six feet. The display area may be doubled. Applies: From 90 days before to 14 days after a general, special, primary or runoff election. § 17.18.130 · code text However, during the time period beginning ninety days before a general, special, primary, or runoff election and ending fourteen days after such election, the amount of display area may be doubled. Remove signs within 30 days following the election. Applies: Election-related protected noncommercial temporary signs. § 17.18.130 · code text Any such sign shall be removed within thirty days following the election.
Signs that need no permit	Address signs required by the Building Code need no permit and do not count toward maximum sign area. § 17.18.060 · code text Address signs that are required by and conform with the Building Code for the valid purpose of identifying the location of a property for public safety and postal delivery purposes do not count toward the maximum allowable sign area. Temporary signs need no sign permit if they meet the chapter's definition and requirements. § 17.18.060 · code text Temporary Signs. Signs that meet the definition of temporary signs established in this chapter and comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter.
For-sale and open-house signs	At most 6 square feet per face and 6 feet high, plus a 1-square-foot attached sign and brochure box. Applies: Residential zones; property actively marketed for sale or lease. § 17.18.130 · code text For signs posted on property that is actively marketed for sale or lease, one sign not to exceed six square feet per face, mounted on a post/arm of maximum six feet in height. The sign may have one secondary attached sign not to exceed one square foot and one brochure box not to exceed one square foot. Remove signs within 7 days of the close of sale or lease. Applies: Residential zones; property actively marketed for sale or lease. § 17.18.130 · code text Such signs shall be removed within seven days of the close of sale or lease.
Other temporary signs	1 sign, up to 3 feet high and 6 square feet per face. Applies: Residential zones. § 17.18.130 · code text One sign not to exceed three feet in height or six square feet in area per face allowed. Put up no earlier than 3 days before the event starts. Remove within 3 days after it ends. Applies: One-time event lasting 3 days or fewer on a residential property. § 17.18.130 · code text For temporary signs posted on a property on which a one-time event lasting three days or fewer is held, the sign(s) shall be erected no earlier than three days prior to the first day of the event and shall be removed within three days of the last day of the event. Put up no earlier than 7 days before the event starts. Remove within 3 days after it ends. Applies: One-time event lasting 4 or more days on a residential property. § 17.18.130 · code text For events lasting four or more days, the sign(s) shall be erected no earlier than seven days prior to the first day of the event and shall be removed within three days of the last day of the event.

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Loma Linda's code: Up to 4 feet high, with a maximum total area of 6 (the code writes "six feet"). (Non-illuminated temporary signs with protected noncommercial messages; allowed at any time, on private property with the owner's permission.) (§ 17.18.130); The display area may be doubled. (From 90 days before to 14 days after a general, special, primary or runoff election.) (§ 17.18.130).

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