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Signs on homes in Cerritos

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

What Cerritos's code says

Cerritos code What Cerritos's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • 1 sign per 100 lineal feet of street frontage per independently owned parcel, or 1 per parcel, whichever is greater.
    Applies: Political signs for a candidate, proposition or political issue; each sign single- or double-sided.
    § 22.48.600 · code text
    Political signs for a candidate, proposition or political issue shall be limited to one single- or double-sided sign per one hundred lineal feet of street frontage per each independently owned parcel, or one single- or double-sided sign per each independently owned parcel, whichever is greater;
  • Up to 32 square feet of sign area.
    Applies: Each political sign.
    § 22.48.600 · code text
    Each political sign shall not exceed thirty-two square feet in sign area.
  • Display no sooner than 90 days before the official election date. Remove within 5 days after it.
    Applies: Political signs relating to an election.
    § 22.48.600 · code text
    Political signs relating to an election shall be displayed and/or placed no sooner than ninety days prior to the official election date, and shall be removed within five days after the official election date.
Signs that need no permit
  • Political signs may be displayed without a sign permit.
    Applies: Subject to the location, design, and duration criteria of the section.
    § 22.48.600 · code text
    Political signs may be displayed without a sign permit, subject to the following location, design, and duration criteria of this section:

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Frequently asked questions

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

Cerritos's code: 1 sign per 100 lineal feet of street frontage per independently owned parcel, or 1 per parcel, whichever is greater. (Political signs for a candidate, proposition or political issue; each sign single- or double-sided.) (§ 22.48.600); Up to 32 square feet of sign area. (Each political sign.) (§ 22.48.600).

General information, not legal advice.

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