Signs on homes in Calabasas: the local rules

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

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Election and other noncommercial signs	2 temporary freestanding signs per lot. Applies: All zones. Noncommercial messages only; allowed at all times; not illuminated or in the public right-of-way. § 17.30.030 · code text Two temporary freestanding signs per lot containing only noncommercial messages are permitted at all times. 1 temporary freestanding campaign sign for each political candidate or issue on each street frontage per lot. Applies: In addition to the 2 noncommercial signs. All zones. § 17.30.030 · code text In addition, one temporary freestanding campaign sign shall be allowed for each political candidate or issue on each street frontage per lot. Each sign may be up to 6 square feet and 4 feet high. Applies: Temporary noncommercial and campaign signs in all zones. § 17.30.030 · code text Each sign shall not exceed six square feet in sign area with a maximum height of four feet. Remove within 10 days after the election. Applies: Campaign signs. § 17.30.030 · code text All campaign signs shall be removed within ten (10) days after the election for which they are intended.
Signs that need no permit	Signs under 4 square feet showing an address, telephone number or emergency address and number are exempt. Applies: Informational signs. § 17.30.030 · code text Informational Signs. Signs less than four square feet that indicate the following: addresses, telephone numbers, emergency address and telephone numbers, hours and days of operation, credit information, and whether a business is open or closed.
For-sale and open-house signs	1 sign up to 6 square feet, wall or pole mounted. Pole-mounted signs may be up to 6 feet high. Applies: Developed single-family or duplex property in residential and special purpose zones except OS-DR. One on-site sign per street frontage. § 17.30.030 · code text A maximum of one six square foot sign either wall or pole mounted on a single-family or duplex property. one twelve (12) square foot sign Applies: developed multi-family property in residential or special purpose zones except OS-DR § 17.30.030 · code text A maximum of one twelve (12) square foot sign either wall or pole mounted on a multi-family property. A for-sale or lease sign may stay only until the property is sold or leased. Applies: Developed property in residential and special purpose zones. § 17.30.030 · code text The sign may only remain on the property until the property is sold or leased. The sign may stay until the last unit is sold, rented or leased for the first time after construction. Applies: Property with an approved subdivision map. § 17.30.030 · code text For properties with an approved subdivision map, the sign may remain on the property until the last unit is sold, rented or leased for the first time after construction.
Other temporary signs	1 temporary open house sign, up to 3 square feet. Post it only when an owner or salesperson is present. Applies: Property for sale, lease or rent. § 17.30.030 · code text One temporary "open house" sign is exempt, provided it does not exceed three square feet in area on a property for sale, lease or rent. off-site open house directional signs (up to two, three square feet each, address and agent name only) must be put up and taken down on the day of the open house; not in the public right-of-way Applies: open house directional signs § 17.30.030 · code text Such signs shall be erected and removed on the day the open house is held.

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Calabasas's code: 2 temporary freestanding signs per lot. (All zones. Noncommercial messages only; allowed at all times; not illuminated or in the public right-of-way.) (§ 17.30.030); 1 temporary freestanding campaign sign for each political candidate or issue on each street frontage per lot. (In addition to the 2 noncommercial signs. All zones.) (§ 17.30.030).

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