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Signs on homes in Madera

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

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

What Madera's code says

Madera code What Madera's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Up to 32 square feet per candidate or issue per site.
    Applies: Political signs; the limit is per candidate or issue per site.
    § 10-6.04 · code text
    Signs associated with a candidate for an elected office, political party, or ballot measure or which make a political statement, not exceeding 32 square feet in area per candidate or issue per site, subject to the following:
  • Remove the sign within 7 days after the election.
    Applies: Political signs; candidates continuing after the primary election may display signs until 7 days after the next election.
    § 10-6.04 · code text
    Any such sign shall be erected not earlier than the closing date of the filing for candidacy and shall be removed within seven days after such election.
Signs that need no permit
  • Street number or name signs up to 2 square feet each; one sign per street frontage.
    Applies: Single-family or duplex structures.
    § 10-6.04 · code text
    Street number and/or name signs not exceeding two square feet per sign for single-family or duplex structures and four square feet per sign for all other uses. One sign per street frontage shall be allowed.
  • Political signs do not need a sign permit.
    Applies: Signs for a candidate, political party, ballot measure or political statement.
    § 10-6.04 · code text
    The signs listed in this section are not subject to the sign permit requirements set forth in this chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Madera's code: Up to 32 square feet per candidate or issue per site. (Political signs; the limit is per candidate or issue per site.) (§ 10-6.04); Remove the sign within 7 days after the election. (Political signs; candidates continuing after the primary election may display signs until 7 days after the next election.) (§ 10-6.04).

General information, not legal advice.

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