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Signs on homes in Butte County

Butte County's own rules on signs on homes, with the code text for every value.

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

What Butte County's code says

Butte County code What Butte County's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Install no earlier than 90 days before the election. Remove within 7 days after. None in the public right-of-way.
    Applies: Political signs.
    § 24-108 · code text
    Signs shall be installed no earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the election and removed no later than seven (7) days following the election.
Signs that need no permit
  • Real estate signs that meet the temporary sign standards need no Administrative Permit.
    § 24-108 · code text
    Temporary signs that comply with the following standards shall be permitted without an Administrative Permit.
  • Political signs that meet the temporary sign standards need no Administrative Permit.
    § 24-108 · code text
    Temporary signs that comply with the following standards shall be permitted without an Administrative Permit.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • One sign, up to 6 square feet and 6 feet high.
    Applies: On-site sign on a residential parcel.
    § 24-108 · code text
    One (1) sign no more than six (6) square feet in area and six (6) feet in height shall be permitted on an individual parcel.
  • Remove within 7 days.
    Applies: After the property is no longer offered for lease, rent or sale.
    § 24-108 · code text
    All temporary on-site real estate signs shall be removed seven (7) days after property is no longer offered for lease, rent, or sale.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Butte County?

Butte County's code: Install no earlier than 90 days before the election. Remove within 7 days after. None in the public right-of-way. (Political signs.) (§ 24-108); Real estate signs that meet the temporary sign standards need no Administrative Permit. (§ 24-108).

General information, not legal advice.

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