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Signs on homes in Seal Beach

Seal Beach's own rules on signs on homes, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Seal Beach Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Seal Beach's code says

Seal Beach code What Seal Beach's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Up to 4 signs per dwelling unit, 6 square feet each; remove or replace within 60 days.
    Applies: Residential districts; at most 4 in front or street-facing side yard; may attach to structures up to 5 feet high, walls or fences.
    § 11.4.25.035 · code text
    Up to 4 temporary non-commercial signs, each no larger than 6 square feet in area, are permitted per dwelling unit.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • No more than 1 real estate sign per public street frontage per lot at any one time.
    Applies: On-site real estate signs.
    § 11.4.25.010 · code text
    No more than one real estate sign per public street frontage per lot is displayed at any one time;
  • Real estate sign up to 6 square feet.
    Applies: Residential districts.
    § 11.4.25.010 · code text
    a. Residential districts: 6 square feet;
  • Remove the sign within 7 days after the sale, lease or rental is completed.
    Applies: On-site real estate signs.
    § 11.4.25.010 · code text
    4. The sign or signs are removed within 7 days after the sale, lease, or rental of the property has been completed.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Seal Beach?

Seal Beach's code: Up to 4 signs per dwelling unit, 6 square feet each; remove or replace within 60 days. (Residential districts; at most 4 in front or street-facing side yard; may attach to structures up to 5 feet high, walls or fences.) (§ 11.4.25.035); No more than 1 real estate sign per public street frontage per lot at any one time. (On-site real estate signs.) (§ 11.4.25.010).

General information, not legal advice.

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