# Sign Regulations in Industry, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Industry, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/industry
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/44191000#44191000)

## At a glance

Industry, California regulates 18 sign types across 9 zoning districts. Pole Signs in the Commercial—Shopping Centers zoning district are capped at 45 feet tall and 500 square feet (Sec. § 15.32.050A.1.a). Most commercial signs in Industry require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (9 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial—Shopping Centers | 8 | 45 feet | 500 square feet | — |
| Commercial—Freestanding Building (One Occupant) | 7 | 42 inches | 300 square feet | — |
| Commercial—Office Building | 3 | 42 inches | 200 square feet | — |
| Commercial—Service Station | 4 | 36 inches | 72 square feet | — |
| Commercial—Theaters | 1 | — | 150 square feet | — |
| Commercial—Drive-Through Business | 1 | 6 feet | 54 square feet | — |
| Automobile Zone | 8 | 80 feet | 1500 square feet | — |
| Industrial | 4 | 42 inches | 150 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 12 feet | 100 square feet | — |

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

### Commercial—Shopping Centers

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pole Sign | 45 feet | 500 square feet | — | — | One double-faced pole sign per shopping center | — | — | § 15.32.050A.1.a |
| Monument Sign | 6 feet | 72 square feet | — | — | One double-faced monument sign per parcel | — | — | § 15.32.050A.1.b |
| Front Wall Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | One per business or occupancy | Front wall of building | — | § 15.32.050A.2.b |
| Side Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One per business or occupancy | Side wall of building | — | § 15.32.050A.2.c |
| Rear Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One per business or occupancy | Rear wall of building | — | § 15.32.050A.2.d |
| Temporary Banners | — | 80 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two banners | Attached to the wall of the building | — | § 15.32.050A.2.e |
| Directional Signs | 42 inches | 3 square feet | — | — | Maximum of four signs | Adjacent to a driveway | — | § 15.32.050A.2.f |
| Window Signs | — | — | — | — | — | Inside the building | — | § 15.32.050A.2.g |

### Commercial—Freestanding Building (One Occupant)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 6 feet | 72 square feet | — | — | One double-faced monument sign per parcel | — | — | § 15.32.050B.1 |
| Front Wall Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | One | Front wall of building | — | § 15.32.050B.2 |
| Side Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One per side wall | Side wall of building | — | § 15.32.050B.3 |
| Rear Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One | Rear wall of building | — | § 15.32.050B.4 |
| Temporary Banners | — | 80 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two banners | Attached to the wall of the building | — | § 15.32.050B.5 |
| Directional Signs | 42 inches | 3 square feet | — | — | Maximum of four signs | Adjacent to a driveway | — | § 15.32.050B.6 |
| Window Signs | — | — | — | — | — | Inside the building | — | § 15.32.050B.7 |

### Automobile Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 6 feet | 96 square feet | — | — | One double-faced monument sign per parcel | — | — | § 15.32.050G.1 |
| Front Wall Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | One | Front wall of building | — | § 15.32.050G.2 |
| Side Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One per side wall | Side wall of building | — | § 15.32.050G.3 |
| Rear Wall Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | One | Rear wall of building | — | § 15.32.050G.4 |
| Temporary Banners | — | 80 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two banners | Attached to the wall of the building | — | § 15.32.050G.5 |
| Directional Signs | 50 inches | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 15.32.050G.6 |
| Window Signs | — | — | — | — | — | Inside the building | — | § 15.32.050G.7 |
| Electronic Message Board Signs | 80 feet | 1500 square feet | — | — | Up to three signs within the entire automobile zone | — | — | § 15.32.050G.8 |

## Prohibited signs in Industry

- Animated signs
- Banners, except as permitted for temporary signs
- Electronic message board signs, except as provided in Section 15.32.050(G) and (I)
- Inflatable signs, pennants, streamers and the like, designed to rotate or move with the wind or be air activated, other than noncommercial flags
- Mobile signs
- Off-site signs, except as provided in Section 15.32.050(I)
- Pole signs, except as permitted for shopping centers in Section 15.32.050(A)
- Portable or hand-held commercial signs
- Projecting signs
- Roof signs and wall signs which extend above the roof line of the building
- Signs on bus benches and bus shelters
- Signs attached to any public utility pole or other public utility property
- Signs located in such a manner as to constitute a traffic hazard or obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign or signal device
- Signs emitting audible sounds, odors or particulate matter

## Signs exempt from permit in Industry

- Hand held and portable noncommercial signs
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and dates of erection when cut into the surface of a building, or markers affixed to a building of designated historic significance, provided such sign does not exceed three square feet in area
- On-site informational signs
- On-site identification signs
- Real estate signs
- Temporary freestanding noncommercial signs at residential premises
- Window signs

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No person may affix, place, erect, suspend, attach, construct, structurally or electrically alter (not including a change in sign copy or sign face), move or display any temporary or permanent sign without first obtaining a sign approval from the city planning department in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
- An applicant seeking to convert a legal conforming off-site sign that meets the requirements of subsection (I)(4)(a) to an electronic message board sign must obtain a development plan approval for such electronic message board sign under Chapter 17.36 of this code.

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

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