Signs on homes in Seaside: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Seaside 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	6 square feet in area. Applies: Political signs on a parcel in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text In residential zones, political signs on a parcel shall not exceed six square feet in area. 60 days before the election. Applies: Political signs in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text No political sign shall be erected prior to 60 days before the election to which the sign pertains. Within 10 days after the election. Applies: Political signs in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text All political signs shall be removed within 10 days after the election to which the signs pertain.
Signs that need no permit	Real estate signs advertising the sale or lease of a parcel or structure. Applies: On-site signs in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text Real estate signs are allowed without a Sign Permit in compliance with California Civil Code Section 713 and subject to the following requirements: Political signs. § 17.40.040 · code text Political signs are allowed in compliance with the following requirements: Garage, yard, estate or other home-based sale signs. § 17.40.040 · code text Signs advertising the one-day sale of items from a garage, yard, estate, or other home-based sale. Address numbers not exceeding 12 inches in height. § 17.40.040 · code text Address numbers are permitted not exceeding 12 inches in height. Signs prohibiting trespassing or hunting. § 17.40.040 · code text Signs prohibiting trespassing or hunting.
For-sale and open-house signs	1 non-illuminated sign of not more than 6 square feet. Applies: On-site sign in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text One non-illuminated real estate sign not more than six square feet in area, including riders, advertising the sale or lease of a parcel or structure, may be located on the property it advertises. At most 6 feet high. Applies: Freestanding on-site sign in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text A freestanding sign shall not exceed a height of six feet and must staked to the ground or mounted on a post or pole that is securely placed in the ground. Not more than 4 square feet. Applies: Off-site directional sign on private property in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text Off-site real estate directional signs not more than four square feet in area, including riders, may be located on private property; provided they do not obstruct or impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic and are not secured to prevent removal.
Other temporary signs	Maximum of 4 signs. Applies: Garage, yard, estate or other home-based sale signs in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text A maximum of four signs, each a maximum of six square feet, may be allowed. 6 square feet. Applies: Each garage, yard, estate or other home-based sale sign in residential zones. § 17.40.040 · code text A maximum of four signs, each a maximum of six square feet, may be allowed.

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Seaside's code: 6 square feet in area. (Political signs on a parcel in residential zones.) (§ 17.40.040); 60 days before the election. (Political signs in residential zones.) (§ 17.40.040).

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