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Signs on homes in Alhambra

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

What Alhambra's code says

Alhambra code What Alhambra's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Remove signs within 14 days after the election.
    Applies: Election-related political signs.
    § 23.21.040 · code text
    Political signs removed within 14 days after the election to which it pertains if election related.
Signs that need no permit
  • Off-site portable open house signs and directional signs to open houses need no permit.
    Applies: Residential zones, subject to the specified restrictions.
    § 23.21.040 · code text
    Off-site portable open house signs and directional signs to open houses.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • At most 45 square feet.
    Applies: General real estate signs.
    § 23.21.040 · code text
    Real estate signs not exceeding 45 square feet in area.
  • One sign per corner and two signs per intersection, per home or property advertised.
    Applies: Off-site portable open house signs and directional signs in residential zones.
    § 23.21.040 · code text
    Signage shall be limited to one sign per corner, two signs per intersection, per home or property being advertised.
  • From 10:00 a.m. to dusk, or 7:00 p.m., whichever is earlier.
    Applies: Off-site portable open house signs and directional signs; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
    § 23.21.040 · code text
    Signage display hours shall be limited to Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 10:00 a.m. to dusk, or 7:00 p.m., whichever is earlier.
  • Post them only on the day of the open house.
    Applies: Open house directional signs.
    § 23.21.040 · code text
    Open house directional signs shall only be posted on the same day of the open house.
  • At most 3 feet high.
    Applies: Off-site portable open house signs and directional signs in residential zones.
    § 23.21.040 · code text
    No sign shall exceed three feet in height as measured from the ground to the top of the sign.
Other temporary signs
  • No time limit on how long they may be displayed.
    Applies: Banner signs for a property listed for sale, a vacant building or a unit listed for lease; subject to Director approval.
    § 23.21.100 · code text
    Banner signs for the active advertisement of a property listed for sale, a vacant building, or unit listed for lease, shall be allowed without a display duration time limit subject to Director approval.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Alhambra's code: Remove signs within 14 days after the election. (Election-related political signs.) (§ 23.21.040); Off-site portable open house signs and directional signs to open houses need no permit. (Residential zones, subject to the specified restrictions.) (§ 23.21.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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