Signs on homes in Galt: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Galt 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 16 square feet. Applies: Applies to campaign or candidate signs. § 18.56.040 · code text No such sign shall be more than sixteen (16) square feet in area 1 sign per parcel per campaign or candidate. Applies: Applies to campaign or candidate signs. § 18.56.040 · code text Each campaign or candidate shall have no more than one (1) sign per parcel At most 80 square feet. Applies: Applies to the aggregate area of campaign or candidate signs on a single parcel. § 18.56.040 · code text The aggregate area of all such signs on a single parcel shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet; 60 days before the election through 15 days after the election. Applies: Applies to campaign signs and posters. § 18.56.040 · code text No such sign shall be erected earlier than sixty (60) days prior to the start of the election at which the candidates or measures will be voted upon and each such sign shall be removed within fifteen (15) days after that election
Signs that need no permit	One temporary nonprofit, cultural or political event sign per lot, up to 6 sq ft, up to 30 days yearly. § 18.56.040 · code text One (1) temporary sign per lot advertising a nonprofit, cultural, or political event, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area, and not posted for longer than thirty (30) days in any one (1) year. Street address signs consistent with the City-adopted building code or relevant Municipal Code provisions. § 18.56.040 · code text Street address signs consistent with the City-adopted building code or relevant provisions of the City Municipal Code. Signs prohibiting trespassing or hunting. § 18.56.040 · code text Signs prohibiting trespassing or hunting. One garage, yard, estate or other home-based sale sign, up to 6 square feet, for a one-day sale. § 18.56.040 · code text A maximum of one (1) sign, not exceeding six (6) square feet, may be allowed.
For-sale and open-house signs	At most 4 square feet. Applies: Applies in RA, R1 and R2 districts. § 18.56.040 · code text No real estate sign shall exceed four (4) square feet in area in the RA, R1, and R2 districts At most 6 square feet. Applies: Applies in R-3 and R-4 districts. § 18.56.040 · code text six (6) square feet in area in the R-3 and R-4 districts 1 per street frontage. § 18.56.040 · code text Only one (1) real estate sign may be displayed per street frontage Remove 15 days after the close of the transaction. § 18.56.040 · code text All real estate signs shall be removed not later than fifteen (15) days after the close of the transaction proposed by the sign.

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Galt's code: At most 16 square feet. (Applies to campaign or candidate signs.) (§ 18.56.040); 1 sign per parcel per campaign or candidate. (Applies to campaign or candidate signs.) (§ 18.56.040).

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