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Signs on homes in San Anselmo

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

What San Anselmo's code says

San Anselmo code What San Anselmo's code adds
Home business signs
  • 2 square feet; 1 display face
    Applies: Home occupation signs on attached multiple-family dwelling units
    § 10-9.603 · code text
    Home occupation signs are subject to: maximum size of display face: two (2) square feet; maximum number of display faces: one (1); mounting method: attached flat to the structure or placed inside a window; illumination: not allowed,
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Number of sign faces not limited; at most 8 square feet per sign face
    Applies: Signs on attached multiple-family dwelling units; no illumination, no freestanding signs
    § 10-9.603 · code text
    (a) Number of sign faces: not limited; maximum size of any one (1) sign face: eight (8) square feet; illumination: not allowed; mounting methods: wall, window, door, fence, or freestanding; freestanding signs are not allowed;
  • Up to 18 square feet.
    Applies: Attached multiple-family dwelling units; from 45 days before to 5 days after a special, general or primary election; noncommercial messages on temporary structures
    § 10-9.603 · code text
    During the time period which begins forty-five (45) days before and ends five (5) days after a special, general, or primary election, the total display area for noncommercial messages on temporary structures may be increased to eighteen (18) square feet.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • 1 per parcel, up to 3 square feet; while the property is on the market and up to 10 calendar days after
    Applies: Temporary real estate signs on attached multiple-family dwelling units; not illuminated
    § 10-9.603 · code text
    Temporary real estate signs as described in Civil Code 713 are subject to: maximum number: one (1) per parcel; maximum display face area (measured one (1) side only): three (3) square feet; illumination - not allowed; display time: when the subject property is on the market, and up to ten (10) calendar days thereafter;
Other temporary signs
  • Day of event only, sunrise until sale closes but not later than sunset
    Applies: Garage sale signs on attached multiple-family dwelling units; 2 square feet per sign, 8 square feet total, 5 signs
    § 10-9.603 · code text
    Garage sale signs are subject to: time of display - day of event only, sunrise until sale closes, but not later than sunset; maximum size per sign (measured one (1) side only): two (2) square feet; maximum display area of all signs: eight (8) square feet; total number of signs (on-site plus off-site): five (5),

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in San Anselmo?

San Anselmo's code: 2 square feet; 1 display face (Home occupation signs on attached multiple-family dwelling units) (§ 10-9.603); Number of sign faces not limited; at most 8 square feet per sign face (Signs on attached multiple-family dwelling units; no illumination, no freestanding signs) (§ 10-9.603).

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