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Signs on homes in Ojai

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

What Ojai's code says

Ojai code What Ojai's code adds
Signs that need no permit
  • Political signs are exempt from a sign permit.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    Political signs.
  • Up to 3 square feet, at each corner and entrance, at least 100 feet apart or as State rules require.
    Applies: Applies to No Trespassing signs.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    "No Trespassing" signs, not to exceed three square feet in area, placed at each corner and each entrance to the property, and at intervals of not less than 100 feet or in compliance with State requirements.
  • Signs up to 3 square feet in area for each single-family or multi-family unit.
    Applies: Applies to occupant name, street number and street name signs.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    Occupant name, street number, and street name signs not exceeding three square feet in area for each single-family or multi-family unit.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • 1 additional sign is allowed beyond the base sign allowance.
    Applies: Applies to property for sale, rent or lease.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    One additional sign, beyond the base allowance in this chapter applicable to the property, shall be allowed on each such property.
  • 1 further additional sign is allowed.
    Applies: Applies during an open house or other event promoting the property as for sale, rent or lease.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    One further additional sign is allowed on such property during an open house or other event promoting the property's status as for sale, rent, or lease.
  • Off-site signs allowed nearby during, just before and just after an open house or event of at most 4 days.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    Additional off-site signs associated with a property for sale, rent, or lease, are allowed within a reasonable proximity of such property during and immediately before and after an open house or other event of a maximum four days' duration promoting the property's status as for sale, rent, or lease.
  • 3 square feet for each side or less.
    Applies: Applies to additional signs on property in residential zoning districts.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    These additional signs may be single- or double-faced, and shall be limited to three square feet for each side or less on property in residential zoning districts, and six square feet or less on property in all other zoning districts.
  • Remove the signs when the property is no longer for sale, rent or lease.
    Applies: Applies to additional signs for a property for sale, rent or lease.
    § 10-2.1606 · code text
    These additional signs shall be removed when the property is no longer for sale, rent, or lease.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Ojai's code: Political signs are exempt from a sign permit. (§ 10-2.1606); Up to 3 square feet, at each corner and entrance, at least 100 feet apart or as State rules require. (Applies to No Trespassing signs.) (§ 10-2.1606).

General information, not legal advice.

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