Signs on homes in Mountain House: the local rules

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

What Mountain House's code says

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Election and other noncommercial signs	Remove within 30 days following the conclusion of an election Applies: Political signs § 9-17-305 · code text Political signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days following the conclusion of an election.
Signs that need no permit	No Trespassing signs are exempt from the sign rules § 9-17-205 · code text (k) No Trespassing;
For-sale and open-house signs	1 sign per lot, up to 9 square feet overall Applies: On-site sign advertising the sale, lease or exchange of a single-family residence § 9-17-305 · code text On-site signs advertising the sale, lease or exchange of a single-family residence shall not exceed an overall size of nine (9) square feet and are limited to one (1) per lot. Portable open house signs up to 9 square feet and 2.5 ft high, not in the public road right-of-way Applies: Displayed only when the property is open for inspection § 9-17-305 · code text Signs may be utilized in conjunction with open house real estate sales activity, provided that the portable signs do not exceed an overall size of nine (9) square feet, do not exceed a height of two and one-half (2½) feet, and are not located in public road right-of-way. Remove within 30 days following completion Applies: Sale, lease or exchange completed § 9-17-305 · code text Real estate sales, lease and exchange signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days following the completion of the sale, lease or exchange of the property.
Other temporary signs	Put up no more than 30 days before an event and remove within 7 days after it ends Applies: Temporary signs other than real estate sales and political signs § 9-17-305 · code text Except for real estate sales and political signs, signs shall be erected no more than thirty (30) days prior to commencement of an event and removed within seven (7) days following completion of the event.

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Mountain House's code: Remove within 30 days following the conclusion of an election (Political signs) (§ 9-17-305); No Trespassing signs are exempt from the sign rules (§ 9-17-205).

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