Signs on homes in Tiburon: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Tiburon 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	8 square feet of sign face per dwelling unit. Number of sign faces not limited. Applies: Single-family or two-family residences. No single sign face may exceed 8 square feet. § 16A.710 · code text each dwelling unit may display, at all times and in all zones, a total of eight (8) square feet of sign face 8 square feet per sign face. The number of sign faces is not limited. Applies: Multiple-family residential use. § 16A.710 · code text at all times and in all zones, each individual dwelling unit may display signs, subject to: (1) Number of sign faces: not limited; maximum size of any one sign face: eight (8) square feet 16 square feet total display area. Applies: Pre-election period: begins 45 days before and ends 5 days after a special, general or primary election. § 16A.710 · code text During the time period that begins forty-five (45) days before and ends five (5) days after a special, general, or primary election, the total display area for non-commercial messages on temporary structures may be increased to sixteen (16) square feet.
Signs that need no permit	Election and other noncommercial signs need no permit, subject to the residential sign limits. Applies: Residential uses. § 16A.710 · code text Unless otherwise specified, the signs described in this section are not subject to a permit, but still must conform to the rules stated in this section. Garage-sale signs need no permit, subject to the temporary special-event sign limits. Applies: Residential uses. § 16A.710 · code text Acceptable message types: non-commercial; nameplate, garage-sale signs, and signs described in Civil Code 713 (temporary real estate signs) Address and nameplate signs, no taller than 18 inches. Applies: On-site nameplates. § 16A.710 · code text Nameplates (on-site only, which may include street address) may not be taller than eighteen (18) inches.
For-sale and open-house signs	1 per parcel, 3 square feet per sign. Applies: Single-family, two-family or multiple-family residential use. Allowed while on the market and up to 10 calendar days after. § 16A.710 · code text Temporary on-site signs as permitted by California Civil Code 713, subject to: maximum number: one (1) per parcel; maximum display face area per sign: three (3) square feet; illumination: not allowed; physical type: attached or freestanding; display time: when the subject property is on the market and up to ten (10) calendar days thereafter.
Other temporary signs	4 square feet per sign. 8 square feet total display area. 4 signs. Applies: Other temporary signs for special events, including garage sales and wedding receptions. § 16A.710 · code text maximum area per sign: four (4) square feet; maximum display area of all signs: eight (8) square feet; total number of signs : four (4).

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Tiburon's code: 8 square feet of sign face per dwelling unit. Number of sign faces not limited. (Single-family or two-family residences. No single sign face may exceed 8 square feet.) (§ 16A.710); 8 square feet per sign face. The number of sign faces is not limited. (Multiple-family residential use.) (§ 16A.710).

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