Signs on homes in Rancho Cucamonga: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Rancho Cucamonga 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	No permit needed: up to 6 square feet, up to 8 feet high, not above the roofline. Applies: Noncommercial signs on residential property, at least 5 feet from the public right-of-way. § 17.74.040 · code text Noncommercial signs on residential property, not exceeding six square feet in area, not exceeding a height of eight feet, and set back at least five feet from the public right-of-way and not projecting above the roofline of any structure. No permit needed: one sign per dwelling unit or rentable room, up to 1 square foot, attached to the building. Applies: Noncommercial signs on residential property. Up to 12 square feet in all. § 17.74.040 · code text Noncommercial signs on residential property, limited to one for each dwelling unit or rentable room on the property, that are no more than one square foot in area and which are attached to and parallel with the building. The maximum sign area for such signage shall be 12 square feet. Install no earlier than 45 days before the election. Remove within 7 days after it. Applies: Noncommercial signs associated with an election. § 17.74.040 · code text Noncommercial signs associated with an election shall be installed no earlier than 45 days prior to an election and shall be removed within seven days after the election.
Signs that need no permit	Street address signs and building identification signs need no permit. Applies: Must meet the city building code and other relevant code provisions. § 17.74.040 · code text Street address signs on buildings and building identification signs consistent with the city-adopted building code or relevant provisions of this code. No permit needed: up to 6 square feet per sign, posted no more than 48 hours. Applies: Signs for a one-day garage, yard or estate sale. Remove at the end of the sale. § 17.74.040 · code text Such signs may be posted for no more than 48 hours and must be removed at the end of the one-day sale. A maximum of six square feet is allowed per sign.
For-sale and open-house signs	One sign, up to 4 square feet and 5 feet high. Outside the public right-of-way and not illuminated. Applies: Residential property for sale, lease or rent. § 17.74.040 · code text On residential property, one sign not exceeding four square feet and not exceeding a height of five feet. Up to 4 signs directing traffic to the property, each up to 8 square feet and 3.5 feet high. Applies: Weekends and holidays; residential property for sale, lease or rent. Outside the public right-of-way, not illuminated. § 17.74.040 · code text On weekends and holidays, up to four signs to direct traffic to the subject property are allowed, provided each sign does not to exceed eight square feet in area and three and one-half feet in height.

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Rancho Cucamonga's code: No permit needed: up to 6 square feet, up to 8 feet high, not above the roofline. (Noncommercial signs on residential property, at least 5 feet from the public right-of-way.) (§ 17.74.040); No permit needed: one sign per dwelling unit or rentable room, up to 1 square foot, attached to the building. (Noncommercial signs on residential property. Up to 12 square feet in all.) (§ 17.74.040).

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