Signs on homes in Oakley: the local rules

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

What Oakley's code says

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Election and other noncommercial signs	At most 4 square feet, and 1 sign per property. Applies: Applies to noncommercial window signs. § 9.5.112 · code text Noncommercial window signs, not exceeding four square feet and limited to one per property.
Signs that need no permit	Temporary on-site real estate signs offering a single property for sale or rent do not need a sign permit. Applies: Applies when the sign follows California Civil Code Section 173 and the listed requirements. § 9.5.112 · code text A temporary on-site sign offering a single property for sale or rent is excused from the sign permit requirement when in compliance with California Civil Code Section 173, and subject to the following requirements:
For-sale and open-house signs	1 sign per street frontage. Applies: Applies to a temporary on-site real estate sign offering a single property for sale or rent. § 9.5.112 · code text There shall be only one temporary on-site real estate sign per street frontage; At most 6 square feet. Up to 3 rider signs may be added and do not count toward the area. Applies: Applies to single-family or duplex residential use. § 9.5.112 · code text A temporary on-site real estate sign for a single-family or duplex residential use shall not exceed six square feet. At most 6 feet high. Applies: Applies to single-family or duplex residential use. § 9.5.112 · code text A temporary on-site real estate sign for a single-family or duplex residential use shall not exceed six feet in height.
Other temporary signs	1 on-site sign and at most 4 off-site signs. Applies: Applies to each garage sale or yard sale event. § 9.5.112 · code text For each event, there shall be permitted one on-site sign and a maximum of four off-site signs, all of which shall indicate, at a minimum, the specific date(s) and location of the event. At most 4 square feet. Applies: Applies to garage sale and yard sale signs. The size includes the support stake or pole. § 9.5.112 · code text The signs shall be portable ground signs, as defined in Section 9.5.106, with total dimensions including support stake or pole not to exceed four square feet, and shall be removed on the last date of the sale. Remove the signs on the last date of the sale. Applies: Applies to garage sale and yard sale signs. § 9.5.112 · code text The signs shall be portable ground signs, as defined in Section 9.5.106, with total dimensions including support stake or pole not to exceed four square feet, and shall be removed on the last date of the sale.

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Oakley's code: At most 4 square feet, and 1 sign per property. (Applies to noncommercial window signs.) (§ 9.5.112); Temporary on-site real estate signs offering a single property for sale or rent do not need a sign permit. (Applies when the sign follows California Civil Code Section 173 and the listed requirements.) (§ 9.5.112).

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