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Signs on homes in Los Alamitos

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

What Los Alamitos's code says

Los Alamitos code What Los Alamitos's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Up to 24 square feet in area and 8 feet in height per sign.
    Applies: Temporary signs with noncommercial messages; no Temporary Sign Permit needed.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    No individual such sign shall exceed an area of 24 square feet and a height of eight feet.
  • Put up no more than 60 days before the event. Remove within 7 calendar days after the event.
    Applies: Signs associated with a specific event.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    For any such sign associated with a specific event, such sign shall be erected no more than 60 days prior to the event and shall be removed within seven calendar days of the conclusion of the event.
Signs that need no permit
  • No permit if each sign is no more than 3 square feet and no taller than 6 feet.
    Applies: Nameplates, directional, informational, no-trespassing, no-parking and warning signs located entirely on the premises, for directional or informational purposes only.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    provided that any such individual sign does not exceed three square feet in area, is no taller than six feet, is intended solely for directional or informational purposes, and is located entirely on the residential or business premises.
  • For-sale, lease and rent signs on the property itself need no permit.
    Applies: Residential property for sale, lease or rent; 1 sign per street frontage; size limits apply.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    Property with residential units for sale, lease, or rent may have one sign per street frontage erected solely for the purpose of advertising that property for sale, rent, or lease.
  • Garage-sale signs on private property need no permit.
    Applies: Removed on the final day of the sale.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    The maximum number of days such signs may be posted is three days every calendar year.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • 1 sign per street frontage.
    Applies: Property with residential units for sale, lease or rent.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    Property with residential units for sale, lease, or rent may have one sign per street frontage erected solely for the purpose of advertising that property for sale, rent, or lease.
  • Up to 6 square feet in area and 5 feet in height.
    Applies: Single-family residential use.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    Single-family residential use: six square feet in area and five feet in height.
  • Up to 32 square feet in area and 8 feet in height.
    Applies: Multiple-family residential use.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    Multiple-family residential use: 32 square feet in area and eight feet in height.
  • Only for the time the property or structure is available for sale, lease or rent.
    Applies: Signs advertising a property for sale, lease or rent.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    Signs shall not be permanent in nature and shall only be allowed for the time the subject property or structure is available for sale, lease, or rent.
  • Remove at the close of escrow or when the rental or lease is done.
    Applies: Signs advertising a property for sale, lease or rent.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    Signs shall be maintained in a clean, orderly fashion and shall be removed upon the close of escrow or when the rental or lease has been accomplished, whichever occurs first.
Other temporary signs
  • May be posted a maximum of 3 days every calendar year.
    Applies: Garage-sale signs on private property.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    The maximum number of days such signs may be posted is three days every calendar year.
  • Remove on the final day of the sale.
    Applies: Garage-sale signs.
    § 17.26.040 · code text
    Such signs shall be removed on the final day of the sale.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Los Alamitos?

Los Alamitos's code: Up to 24 square feet in area and 8 feet in height per sign. (Temporary signs with noncommercial messages; no Temporary Sign Permit needed.) (§ 17.26.040); Put up no more than 60 days before the event. Remove within 7 calendar days after the event. (Signs associated with a specific event.) (§ 17.26.040).

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