Signs on homes in McFarland: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the McFarland 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	Up to 12 square feet. § 17.142.080 · code text Signs shall not exceed an area of twelve square feet and a height of six feet in residential districts, and twenty-four square feet and a height of eight feet in commercial/industrial/agricultural districts. Up to 6 feet high. § 17.142.080 · code text Signs shall not exceed an area of twelve square feet and a height of six feet in residential districts, and twenty-four square feet and a height of eight feet in commercial/industrial/agricultural districts. Not sooner than 60 days before the election; remove within 30 days after the election. Applies: Political election signs. § 17.142.080 · code text Signs shall not be erected sooner than sixty days before the election and shall be removed within thirty days following the election;
Signs that need no permit	Political election signs are permitted. § 17.142.080 · code text Political election signs are permitted to be placed on private property in the city subject to the following regulations. Site address signs. Applies: Residential uses. § 17.142.080 · code text Limited to two for each street address. Individual numbers and letters shall have a minimum height of four inches and width of two inches and shall not exceed a height of eight inches for residential uses and twenty-four inches for non residential.
For-sale and open-house signs	One sign per street frontage, up to 4 square feet and 4 feet high, not illuminated. Applies: Residential sales. § 17.142.080 · code text For residential sales, signs shall be limited to one per street frontage not exceeding four square feet in area and four feet in height, with no illumination.

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McFarland's code: Up to 12 square feet. (§ 17.142.080); Up to 6 feet high. (§ 17.142.080).

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