Signs on homes in Dixon: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Dixon 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	At most 1 sign. Applies: Applies to a noncommercial event or election sign on a private lot under 1 acre. § 18.18.110 · code text One (1) noncommercial event sign may be erected, displayed or permitted on a lot less than one (1) acre in size pertaining to an event or an election, such as a charitable or civic event, on private property. Up to 4 signs. Applies: Applies to noncommercial event or election signs on a private lot over 1 acre. § 18.18.110 · code text Up to four (4) noncommercial event signs may be erected, displayed or permitted on a lot of more than one (1) acre. At most 24 square feet per side, not illuminated. Applies: Applies to noncommercial event or election signs. § 18.18.110 · code text Noncommercial event signs shall be nonilluminated and shall not individually exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area per side. No earlier than 60 days before the event. Remove within 7 days after. Applies: Applies to noncommercial event or election signs. § 18.18.110 · code text Noncommercial event signs shall not be erected, displayed, or permitted earlier than sixty (60) days before the event to which they relate and must be removed within seven (7) days after the event.
Signs that need no permit	Required address identification signs that meet the building code. Applies: Applies to signs exempt from permit requirements. § 18.18.030 · code text Address Signs. Required address identification signs that are in conformance with the building code.
For-sale and open-house signs	1 sign, at most 6 square feet. Applies: Applies in a residential district, for a sign about the sale, lease, rental or display of a structure or land. § 18.18.110 · code text One (1) sign pertaining to the sale, lease, rental or display of a structure or land, not exceeding six (6) square feet in a residential district or twenty (20) square feet in a nonresidential district. Weekends, holidays and broker tour days, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Remove after each day of showing. Applies: Applies while the property is available for public showing. § 18.18.110 · code text Signs may be displayed only on weekends, holidays, and broker tour days between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., during the period when the property is available for public showing. Signs shall be removed after each day of showing.

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Dixon's code: At most 1 sign. (Applies to a noncommercial event or election sign on a private lot under 1 acre.) (§ 18.18.110); Up to 4 signs. (Applies to noncommercial event or election signs on a private lot over 1 acre.) (§ 18.18.110).

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