# Sign Regulations in Grand Terrace, California

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Grand Terrace, California, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Grand Terrace, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/grand-terrace
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-26
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CA/Grand_Terrace/codes/Municipal_Code?nodeId=TIT18ZO_CH18.80SI)

## At a glance

Grand Terrace, California regulates 5 sign types across 9 zoning districts. Monument Signs in the Residential District zoning district are capped at 6 ft tall and 24 sqft, with a 5 ft from property line setback (Sec. Table 18.80.150-1 Sign Standards in Residential Zones). Most commercial signs in Grand Terrace require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (9 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 2 | 6 ft | 24 sqft | — |
| AP District | 1 | — | — | — |
| C2 District | 1 | — | — | — |
| CM District | 1 | — | — | — |
| MR District | 1 | — | — | — |
| M2 District | 1 | — | — | — |
| PUB District | 1 | — | — | — |
| A-1 District | 1 | — | 12 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 3 feet | 4 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 9 zones)

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Subdivision ID Sign | 6 ft | 12 sqft | — | — | 2 per development | Perimeter wall | — | Table 18.80.150-1 Sign Standards in Residential Zones |
| Monument Sign | 6 ft | 24 sqft | — | 5 ft from property line | 1 per site | 5 ft from property line | — | Table 18.80.150-1 Sign Standards in Residential Zones |

### A-1 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unlighted Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per site | On the premises | — | 18.56.100 - Signs |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | 3 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | No more than 25 signs per licensed entity | Public right-of-way | — | 18.80.050 - Signs on public property |

## Prohibited signs in Grand Terrace

- Any permanent or temporary sign not expressly permitted by this Chapter is prohibited.
- Off-site signs are prohibited, unless specifically authorized by this Chapter.
- Human advertisements within public rights-of-way are prohibited.
- Signs that produce smoke, sound, or other emissions are prohibited.
- Signs which are mobile, rotate, or move, except human signs, are prohibited.
- Signs placed on the public right-of-way or affixed to an element or structure on the public right-of-way, or located on a publicly owned tree, fence, or utility pole or otherwise posted on public property, unless specifically allowed by this Chapter, are prohibited.
- Signs on private property affixed to fences, trees, shrubs, or rocks are prohibited.
- Signs that are dilapidated, abandoned, in disrepair or in a dangerous condition are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Grand Terrace

- Official traffic signs or other municipal governmental signs, legal notices, advertisements prescribed by law and placed by governmental entities, and signs indicating the location of buried utility lines or any notice posted by a governmental officer in the scope of his or her duties.
- Direction, warning, or information signs or structures required or authorized by law, or by Federal, State, County, or City authority, including, but not limited to, traffic control signs (e.g., stop, yield), highway route number signs, and construction zone signs.
- Noncommercial utility company signs identifying cables, conduits, and dangerous situations.
- Street address signs on buildings and building identification signs consistent with the City-adopted building code or relevant provisions of the City Municipal Code.
- Signs and advertising for the California State Lottery as authorized by California Government Code § 8880 et seq.
- Any sign located entirely within a building and not within three feet of a window, and which is not visible from the exterior of the building.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign program shall be required for all new multi-tenant shopping centers, office parks, and other multi-tenant, mixed-use, or otherwise integrated developments of three or more separate tenants/uses that share buildings, public spaces, landscape, and/or parking facilities.
- The designated approving authority for sign programs shall be the Planning Commission acting as the Site and Architectural Review Committee.
- A sign program provides a process for the City's review of, and decisions related to, requests for signs for multi-tenant projects.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 9 zoning districts in Grand Terrace — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Grand+Terrace+CA&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-grand-terrace

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