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Signs on homes in Artesia

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

What Artesia's code says

Artesia code What Artesia's code adds
Home business signs
  • Not allowed.
    Applies: Property mainly used for single-family residential use.
    § 9-2.1205 · code text
    No sign that identifies a home occupation or that otherwise promotes, announces, or calls attention to the use of the site for a home occupation shall be allowed.
  • Not allowed.
    Applies: Property in the Multiple Residential (M-R) Zone, or in the R-1 Zone where a conditionally permitted nonresidential use is lawfully conducted.
    § 9-2.1205 · code text
    No sign that identifies a home occupation or that otherwise promotes, announces, or calls attention to the use of the site for a home occupation shall be allowed.
Other temporary signs
  • Up to 90 calendar days.
    Applies: Temporary signs on private property in all zones.
    § 9-2.1208 · code text
    the display period for any temporary sign installed, erected, displayed, maintained, or otherwise used at any property shall not exceed 90 calendar days.
  • At most 16 square feet per sign face.
    Applies: Each temporary sign on private property in all zones.
    § 9-2.1208 · code text
    each temporary sign shall not exceed 16 square feet in sign area per sign face
  • At most 80 square feet total.
    Applies: All temporary signs on a parcel.
    § 9-2.1208 · code text
    the total amount of sign area of any temporary signs on a parcel of property shall not exceed 80 square feet.
  • At least 100 feet apart.
    Applies: Temporary signs with the same message on the same lot or parcel.
    § 9-2.1208 · code text
    such signs shall be no closer than 100 feet from each other if located on the same lot or parcel of land.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Artesia's code: Not allowed. (Property mainly used for single-family residential use.) (§ 9-2.1205); Not allowed. (Property in the Multiple Residential (M-R) Zone, or in the R-1 Zone where a conditionally permitted nonresidential use is lawfully conducted.) (§ 9-2.1205).

General information, not legal advice.

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