# Sign Regulations in Gustine, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Gustine, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/gustine
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-26
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CA/Gustine/codes/Zoning-Subdivision?nodeId=CO_ART3SIPLGEDERE_CH4-38SI)

## At a glance

Gustine, California regulates 5 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Wall Signs in the Residential zoning districts zoning district are capped at Below edge of roof tall and 20 sf each; 40 sf total (Sec. Sec. 4-38-060). Most commercial signs in Gustine require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 6 ft | — | — |
| Residential zoning districts | 2 | 6 ft | 20 sf each; 40 sf total | — |
| Commercial and industrial zoning districts | 3 | 6 ft | 200 sf maximum | — |
| C-D zoning district | 1 | 4 ft | — | — |
| C-1 zoning district | 1 | 14 ft or eave/parapet height | 9 sf per face | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Residential zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Below edge of roof | 20 sf each; 40 sf total | — | — | 1 per entrance or street frontage | Per entrance or street frontage | — | Sec. 4-38-060 |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 ft | 20 sf each; 40 sf total | — | — | 1 per entrance or street frontage | Per entrance or street frontage | — | Sec. 4-38-060 |

### Commercial and industrial zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning Sign | Below roof | 200 sf maximum | — | — | 3 per primary frontage; 1 per secondary frontage | Ground-mounted and ground-floor | — | Sec. 4-38-060.B |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 ft | 200 sf maximum | — | — | 1 additional for site with 4+ tenants | Ground-mounted | — | Sec. 4-38-060.B |
| Wall Sign | Below roof | 200 sf maximum | — | — | 3 per primary frontage; 1 per secondary frontage | Ground-mounted and ground-floor | — | Sec. 4-38-060.B |

### C-D zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-frame Sign | 4 ft | — | 2'-6" | — | 1 per business | Within business' street frontage | — | Sec. 4-38-070.A |

## Prohibited signs in Gustine

- Abandoned signs
- Animated signs, including electronic message display signs, and variable intensity, blinking, or flashing signs, except time and temperature displays
- Illegal signs
- Moving signs, except barber poles
- Permanent off-site signs
- Pole signs and other freestanding signs over six feet in height
- Roof signs
- Signs that simulate in color, size, or design, any traffic control sign or signal, or that make use of words, symbols, or characters in a manner that interferes with, misleads or confuses pedestrian or vehicular traffic
- Signs attached to or suspended from a vehicle parked within a public right-of-way, or in a location on private property that is visible from a public right-of-way, except a sign painted directly upon, magnetically affixed to, or permanently affixed to the body or other integral part of the vehicle
- Temporary and portable signs, except as may be allowed by Subsections 4-38-070.A. and 4-38-070.G

## Signs exempt from permit in Gustine

- Nonstructural modifications, and maintenance
- Temporary signs
- Governmental signs
- Official flags
- Service station price signs
- Street addresses

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A Master Sign Plan shall be approved by the Director prior to the issuance of any Sign Permit for a new nonresidential project with four or more tenants
- A Master Sign Plan is required for major rehabilitation work on an existing nonresidential project with four or more tenants that involves exterior remodeling, and/or the application proposes modification to 50 percent or more of the existing signs on the site within a one year period

## 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 5 zoning districts in Gustine — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Gustine+CA&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-gustine

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