Signs on homes in Rocklin: the local rules

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

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Election and other noncommercial signs	At most 16 square feet per sign Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, with the property owner's consent § 17.75.070 · code text The maximum size of a temporary noncommercial sign shall be sixteen square feet in area. At most 6 feet high Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, with the property owner's consent § 17.75.070 · code text The maximum height of a temporary noncommercial sign shall be six feet. No limit on the number of signs on a property Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs § 17.75.070 · code text There shall be no restriction on the number of temporary noncommercial signs located on a given property. From 45 days before the event through 5 days after the event Applies: Event-related temporary noncommercial signs § 17.75.070 · code text Temporary noncommercial signs may only be displayed during the period commencing forty-five days before the event to which they relate, for example, a general or special election, as defined in the California Election Code, and ending five days after such event concludes.
Signs that need no permit	Real estate signs for property offered for sale, rent or lease need no permit Applies: Residential properties § 17.75.070 · code text the signs described in this subsection may be displayed without permits. Temporary noncommercial signs need no sign permit Applies: Private property, with the property owner's consent; all zone districts § 17.75.070 · code text Temporary noncommercial signs shall be permitted in all zone districts without a sign permit, provided that all such signs are subject to, and shall comply with, the following standards:
For-sale and open-house signs	1 freestanding, unlighted sign per street frontage, at most 6 feet in overall height Applies: Properties with a residential principal use § 17.75.070 · code text one temporary freestanding unlighted maximum nine-square-foot real estate sign may be displayed per street frontage At most 9 square feet Applies: Properties with a residential principal use § 17.75.070 · code text one temporary freestanding unlighted maximum nine-square-foot real estate sign may be displayed per street frontage Remove within 15 days Applies: After the proposed transaction closes or the offer or solicitation is withdrawn § 17.75.070 · code text Such signs shall be removed within fifteen days following the closing of the proposed transaction, or the withdrawal of the offer or solicitation.

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Rocklin's code: At most 16 square feet per sign (Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, with the property owner's consent) (§ 17.75.070); At most 6 feet high (Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, with the property owner's consent) (§ 17.75.070).

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