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Article 7 — Signs

Tehachapi Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Tehachapi

Article 7 Signs
Chapter 7.10 General Sign Regulations 7-3
7.10.010 Purpose and Intent 7-5
7.10.020 Applicability 7-5
7.10.030 Permit Requirements – Permanent Signs 7-6
7.10.040 Permit Requirements – Temporary Banner Signs 7-7
7.10.050 General Standards 7-8
7.10.060 Prohibited Signs 7-11
7.10.070 Computation of Sign Area and Height 7-11
7.10.080 Nonconforming Signs 7-14
7.10.090 Enforcement 7-14
7.10.100 Severability 7-14
Chapter 7.20 Downtown Signs 7-15
7.20.010 Purpose and Applicability 7-17
7.20.020 Permanent Building-Mounted Sign Standards 7-17
7.20.030 Permanent Freestanding Sign Standards 7-19
7.20.040 Temporary Sign Standards 7-20
Chapter 7.30 Signs Outside of Downtown 7-23
7.30.010 Purpose and Applicability 7-25

Tehachapi Zoning Code | October 2014 Adopted | ix

Contents

7.30.020 Permanent Building-Mounted Sign Standards 7-25
7.30.030 Permanent Freestanding Signs Standards 7-26
7.30.040 Temporary Sign Standards 7-27
Article 8 Open Space Standards
Chapter 8.10 Standards Specific to Open Space 8-3
8.10.010 Purpose of Open Space Standards 8-4
8.10.020 Open Space Standards 8-4
8.10.030 Small Town-Scale Open Spaces and
Intended Physical Character 8-4
8.10.040 Required Criteria 8-5
8.10.050 Requirements by Zone 8-6
8.10.060 Nature Standards 8-8
8.10.070 Agriculture Standards 8-9
8.10.080 Greenway Standards 8-10
8.10.090 Green Standards 8-11
8.10.100 Plaza Standards 8-12
8.10.110 Square Standards 8-13
8.10.120 Passage Standards 8-14
8.10.130 Playground Type Standards 8-15
8.10.140 Sportsfield Standards 8-16
8.10.150 Roof Garden Type Standards 8-17
Chapter 8.20 Street Type Standards
8.20.010
Purpose		 8-21
8.20.020
Street Type Standards		 8-21
8.20.030
Small Town-Scale Street Types and Intended Physical
Character 8-21

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8.20.040 Boulevard 8-24
8.20.050 Avenue 8-26
8.20.060 Commercial Street 8-27
8.20.070 Neighborhood Street 8-28
8.20.080 Road 8-29
8.20.090 Drive 8-30
8.20.100 Alley/Lane 8-31
8.20.110 Complete Streets 8-33
8.20.120 Retrofits and Transitions 8-49

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▸ Contents — Tehachapi Zoning Code
Tehachapi Zoning Code
  1. Article 1 — Intent
  2. Article 2 — General to All
  3. Article 3 — S ecific to Zones p
  4. Article 5 — Building and Frontage Standards
  5. Article 6 — Specific to Uses
  6. Article 7 — Signs
  7. Article 9 — Procedures
  8. Article 10 — Administration
  9. Article 11 — Definitions
  10. Article 1 — Intent
  11. Article 2 — General to All
  12. Chapter 2.10 — Traditional Neighborhood Development Site Plann…
  13. Chapter 3.10 — Purpose and Application
  14. Chapter 3.20 — Transect Zones
  15. Chapter 3.30 — Non-Transect Zones
  16. Chapter 4.10 — Introduction
  17. Chapter 4.20 — Site and Structural Standards
  18. Chapter 4.30 — Density Bonus
  19. Chapter 4.40 — Landscape Standards
  20. Chapter 4.50 — Parking Standards
  21. Chapter 4.60 — Site Specific Standards
  22. Chapter 4.70 — Shopping Cart Containment and Retrieval
  23. Chapter 5.10 — Building Standards
  24. Chapter 6.20 — Site Planning, Development, and Operating Stand…
  25. Chapter 7.20 — Downtown Signs
  26. Chapter 7.30 — Signs Outside of Downtown
  27. Chapter 8.20 — Street Type Standards
  28. Chapter 9.10 — Application Processing Procedures
  29. Chapter 9.20 — Certificates of Appropriateness [new]
  30. Chapter 9.30 — Conditional Use Permits and Use Permits
  31. Chapter 9.40 — Home Occupation Permits
  32. Chapter 9.50 — Reasonable Accommodations [new]
  33. Chapter 9.60 — Architectural Design and Site Plan Review
  34. Chapter 9.70 — Temporary Use Permit
  35. Chapter 9.80 — Variances
  36. Chapter 9.90 — Permit Implementation, Time Limits, and Extensi…
  37. Chapter 9.100 — Permit Modifications and Revocations
  38. Chapter 9.110 — Mural Permits
  39. Chapter 9.120 — Outdoor Seating Permits
  40. Chapter 9.130 — Transient Outdoor Businesses
  41. Chapter 10.10 — Amendments (Zoning Code, General Plan, Regulat…
  42. Chapter 10.20 — Appeals
  43. Chapter 10.30 — Nonconforming Provisions
  44. Chapter 10.40 — Public Hearings
  45. Chapter 10.50 — Enforcement
  46. Chapter 10.60 — Penalties
  47. Chapter 11.10 — Definitions

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