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Signs on homes in Thousand Oaks

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

What Thousand Oaks's code says

Thousand Oaks code What Thousand Oaks's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Up to 12 square feet and 6 feet visible height. One per candidate or ballot position per parcel side.
    Applies: R-A, R-E, R-0, R-1 and R-2 zones. Signs on different street frontages must be at least 100 feet apart.
    § 9-4.2305 · code text
    Temporary political signs shall be permitted and shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in area and six (6’) feet in visible height. No more than one such sign per candidate or position on a ballot issue shall be displayed on any one side of a parcel of record which has frontage on a public street, but in no case shall any sign for any candidate or any position on a ballot issue, on different street frontages, be closer than one hundred (100’) feet, measured in a straight line between such signs.
  • Up to 12 square feet and 6 feet visible height. One per candidate or issue per parcel.
    Applies: R-3 and R-P-D zones.
    § 9-4.2305 · code text
    Temporary political signs shall be permitted and shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in area and six (6’) feet in visible height, and no more than one such sign per candidate or issue shall be displayed per parcel of record.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • Up to 24 square feet. Remove within 3 days after the sale is completed.
    Applies: Parcels of land of 5 acres or more.
    § 9-4.2305 · code text
    In addition, for parcels of land five (5) acres or more, such sign may be increased to twenty-four (24) square feet in area provided the height shall not exceed eight (8’) feet and no dimension of the panel face shall exceed six (6’) feet. Such signs shall be removed within three (3) days following the completion of the sale.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Thousand Oaks?

Thousand Oaks's code: Up to 12 square feet and 6 feet visible height. One per candidate or ballot position per parcel side. (R-A, R-E, R-0, R-1 and R-2 zones. Signs on different street frontages must be at least 100 feet apart.) (§ 9-4.2305); Up to 12 square feet and 6 feet visible height. One per candidate or issue per parcel. (R-3 and R-P-D zones.) (§ 9-4.2305).

General information, not legal advice.

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