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Signs on homes in Oxnard

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

What Oxnard's code says

Oxnard code What Oxnard's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • At most 1 square foot in area.
    Applies: Applies to a noncommercial sign in C-R, R-1, R-B-1, R-W-1, R-W-2 and R-2 zones.
    § 16-605 · code text
    Signs not more than one square foot in area, identifying the property, owner, or tenant; prohibiting trespassing or solicitation or like activities; or a noncommercial sign not more than one square foot in area.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • 1 temporary unlighted single- or double-faced free-standing sign, at most 6 square feet per side.
    Applies: In C-R, R-1, R-B-1, R-W-1, R-W-2 and R-2 zones. For its own property, at least 10 feet from property lines. A noncommercial sign may substitute.
    § 16-605 · code text
    One temporary unlighted single- or double-faced free-standing sign not more than six square feet in area per side or one temporary attached sign not more than six square feet in area, and not located closer than 10 feet to any property line, pertaining to the sale or lease of the property or premises upon which displayed.
  • 1 temporary attached sign, at most 6 square feet.
    Applies: In C-R, R-1, R-B-1, R-W-1, R-W-2 and R-2 zones, instead of the free-standing sign. Unlighted, at least 10 feet from property lines.
    § 16-605 · code text
    One temporary unlighted single- or double-faced free-standing sign not more than six square feet in area per side or one temporary attached sign not more than six square feet in area, and not located closer than 10 feet to any property line, pertaining to the sale or lease of the property or premises upon which displayed.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Oxnard's code: At most 1 square foot in area. (Applies to a noncommercial sign in C-R, R-1, R-B-1, R-W-1, R-W-2 and R-2 zones.) (§ 16-605); 1 temporary unlighted single- or double-faced free-standing sign, at most 6 square feet per side. (In C-R, R-1, R-B-1, R-W-1, R-W-2 and R-2 zones. For its own property, at least 10 feet from property lines. A noncommercial sign may substitute.) (§ 16-605).

General information, not legal advice.

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