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Signs on homes in Moraga

Moraga'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 Moraga Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Moraga's code says

Moraga code What Moraga's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • 6 square feet
    Applies: Residential and Open Space zoning districts; maximum area of a temporary freestanding sign, single or double-sided
    § 8.88.100 · code text
    Maximum sign area (single or double-sided) | 6 square feet
  • 12 square feet
    Applies: Residential and Open Space zoning districts; maximum total area of all signs, outside the election period
    § 8.88.100 · code text
    12 square feet; except during election period when there is no maximum.
  • No maximum
    Applies: Residential and Open Space zoning districts; total area of all signs during the election period
    § 8.88.100 · code text
    12 square feet; except during election period when there is no maximum.
  • At least 2 feet apart
    Applies: Residential and Open Space zoning districts; temporary freestanding signs
    § 8.88.100 · code text
    Minimum distance between temporary freestanding signs | 2 feet
  • No more than 65 days at a time
    Applies: Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs
    § 8.88.100 · code text
    Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs may be placed on a property for no more than sixty-five (65) days at a time, four times each calendar year, with at least thirty (30) days between placements.
  • 4 times each calendar year
    Applies: Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs
    § 8.88.100 · code text
    Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs may be placed on a property for no more than sixty-five (65) days at a time, four times each calendar year, with at least thirty (30) days between placements.
  • At least 30 days between placements
    Applies: Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs
    § 8.88.100 · code text
    Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs may be placed on a property for no more than sixty-five (65) days at a time, four times each calendar year, with at least thirty (30) days between placements.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Moraga's code: 6 square feet (Residential and Open Space zoning districts; maximum area of a temporary freestanding sign, single or double-sided) (§ 8.88.100); 12 square feet (Residential and Open Space zoning districts; maximum total area of all signs, outside the election period) (§ 8.88.100).

General information, not legal advice.

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