Signs on homes in Yuba County: the local rules

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

What Yuba County's code says

Yuba County code What Yuba County's code adds
Home business signs	1 wall sign, 4 square feet in area, 6 feet in height. Applies: Permitted home occupations. § 11.27.030 · code text Permitted home occupations are allowed one wall sign not to exceed four square feet in area and six feet in height.
Signs that need no permit	Address signs need no permit. Applies: Required address identification signs conforming to the Building Code. § 11.27.030 · code text Required address identification signs that are in conformance with the Building Code. No-trespassing signs up to 2 square feet need no permit. Applies: Non-commercial informational signs for safety and convenience of the public. § 11.27.030 · code text Non-commercial informational signs not exceeding two square feet in area erected for the safety and convenience of the public, such as signs identifying rest rooms or telephones, "no parking" and "no trespassing" signs.
For-sale and open-house signs	1 real estate sign at any one time. Applies: Lots in residential districts. § 11.27.030 · code text No more than one real estate sign for lots in residential districts, or one real estate sign per public street frontage per lot in non-residential districts, is displayed at any one time; Up to 6 square feet in total area. Applies: Lots in residential districts. § 11.27.030 · code text The sign or signs do not exceed an aggregate area of six square feet in residential districts or 32 square feet in non-residential districts; Up to 7 feet above grade for wall signs; 5 feet for freestanding signs. Applies: Residential districts. § 11.27.030 · code text Wall signs shall not be higher than seven feet above grade in residential districts or fifteen feet in non-residential districts. Freestanding signs shall not exceed five feet in height in residential districts or ten feet in height in non-residential districts. Up to 3 off-site signs. Applies: Directional signs for open houses. § 11.27.030 · code text Up to three off-site signs directing the public to "open house" events for the viewing of lots, premises, dwellings or structures that are for sale, lease, or rent, are permitted on public or private land, provided that they comply with the following standards: Up to 4 square feet in area and 3 feet in height from finished grade. Applies: Directional signs for open houses. § 11.27.030 · code text No sign or signs shall exceed four square feet in area, or three feet in height from finished grade. Allowed from 12 hours before the start until 12 hours after. Applies: Directional signs for open houses. § 11.27.030 · code text The sign or signs may not be placed more than 12 hours before the start or remain more than 12 hours after
Other temporary signs	Remove within 45 days of installation. Applies: Non-commercial decorative holiday displays. § 11.27.030 · code text Non-commercial decorative holiday displays, provided that such displays are removed within 45 days of their installation.

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Yuba County's code: 1 wall sign, 4 square feet in area, 6 feet in height. (Permitted home occupations.) (§ 11.27.030); Address signs need no permit. (Required address identification signs conforming to the Building Code.) (§ 11.27.030).

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