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Signs on homes in Portola

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

What Portola's code says

Portola code What Portola's code adds
Other temporary signs
  • Up to 60 square feet in total of temporary signs per parcel.
    Applies: Each temporary sign no larger than 6 square feet, unless a specific sign type allows more.
    § 17.76.160 · code text
    A maximum of sixty square feet of temporary signage is permitted per parcel, including all temporary signs.
  • Up to 5 feet high, unless a specific sign type allows otherwise.
    Applies: Freestanding temporary signs.
    § 17.76.160 · code text
    The maximum height for any freestanding temporary sign is five feet, unless otherwise specified for a specific sign type.
  • Remove within 60 days after it is erected, or 7 days after the event, whichever comes first.
    Applies: Temporary signs, unless otherwise permitted.
    § 17.76.160 · code text
    Unless otherwise permitted, a temporary sign shall be removed no later than sixty days after it is erected, or seven days following the date of the event or activity to which the sign pertains, whichever occurs first.
  • Up to 30 inches high, measured from the roadway grade.
    Applies: Signs in the clear vision triangle on a corner lot.
    § 17.76.160 · code text
    Signs shall not exceed thirty inches in height, measured from the grade of the roadway, in the clear vision triangle.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Portola's code: Up to 60 square feet in total of temporary signs per parcel. (Each temporary sign no larger than 6 square feet, unless a specific sign type allows more.) (§ 17.76.160); Up to 5 feet high, unless a specific sign type allows otherwise. (Freestanding temporary signs.) (§ 17.76.160).

General information, not legal advice.

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