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Signs on homes in Susanville

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

What Susanville's code says

Susanville code What Susanville's code adds
Home business signs
  • Signs for single-family residences and home occupations are not permitted.
    Applies: R-1, R-2 and R-3 residential districts.
    § 17.128.050 · code text
    Signs for single-family residences and/or home occupations are not permitted.
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • 32 square feet maximum.
    Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, outside the public right-of-way.
    § 17.128.160 · code text
    Temporary signs, other than those within the public right-of-way, shall not exceed the size limits set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 5405.3 which is that such a sign shall be no larger than 32 square feet in size.
  • Remove no later than 90 days after erection, or 10 days after the event, campaign or election, whichever is first.
    Applies: Temporary signs.
    § 17.128.160 · code text
    A temporary sign shall be removed no later than 90 days after it is erected, or 10 days following the date of the event, campaign, promotion, election or other activity to which the sign pertains, whichever first occurs.
Signs that need no permit
  • Temporary noncommercial signs need no sign permit.
    Applies: Allowed in all zone districts, with the permission of the property owner or tenant.
    § 17.128.160 · code text
    Such temporary signs may be erected or placed on private property or in the public right-of-way, consistent with integrity and location of state and federal utilities, and provided that the permission of the owner or tenant in possession of that property or the owner or tenant in possession of that property immediately adjacent to the public right-of-way where the sign is placed, is first obtained. Said signs shall not require a sign permit and shall be allowed in all zone districts.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Susanville's code: Signs for single-family residences and home occupations are not permitted. (R-1, R-2 and R-3 residential districts.) (§ 17.128.050); 32 square feet maximum. (Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, outside the public right-of-way.) (§ 17.128.160).

General information, not legal advice.

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