# Sign Regulations in La Canada Flintridge, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** La Canada Flintridge, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/la-canada-flintridge
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/43925776#43925776)

## At a glance

La Canada Flintridge, California regulates 12 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Realty Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 12 square feet, with a Not closer than 5 feet to property line setback (Sec. § 11.37.040C.2.c.i-iii). Most commercial signs in La Canada Flintridge require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 6 feet | 80 square feet per parcel | — |
| Commercial Signage Standards | 5 | 6 feet | 30 sq. ft. | — |
| Residential Zone Signage | 1 | — | 40 square feet | — |
| Single-Family Zones | 1 | 3 feet | — | — |
| Multifamily Zones | 1 | — | 8 sq. ft. for 1-9 units, 16 sq. ft. for 10-29 units, 32 sq. ft. for 30+ units | — |
| Nonresidential Uses in Residential Zones | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Signs | — | 80 square feet per parcel | — | — | — | — | — | § 11.37.040C.1.a.i-iv |
| Realty Signs | 6 feet | 12 square feet | — | Not closer than 5 feet to property line | 1 per street frontage | Inside property lines | — | § 11.37.040C.2.c.i-iii |
| Construction and Trades Signs | 6 feet | 12 square feet | — | Not closer than 5 feet to property line | 1 per project | Inside property lines | — | § 11.37.040C.2.c.iv |

### Commercial Signage Standards

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Signs | — | Varies with bonuses | — | — | 1 + Bonuses | Freestanding above or below bldg. projection encouraged | — | § 11.37.040A.1.a |
| Projecting Signs | 6 feet | 3′ Width; 6′ Height | 3 feet | — | 1 + Bonuses | Min. distance from neighboring projecting sign: 50′ or tenant width | — | § 11.37.040A.1.a |
| Awning Signs | — | — | — | — | 1 + valance signs per Bonuses | Valance min. 7′ above grade | — | § 11.37.040A.1.a |
| Ground Signs | 6 feet | 30 sq. ft. | 8 feet | — | 1 per 100′ of street frontage of parcel | 50′ min. distance from neighboring ground sign | — | § 11.37.040A.1.a |
| Window Signs (Permanent) | — | See General Notes total | — | — | — | Within 3′ of window | — | § 11.37.040A.1.a |

### Residential Zone Signage

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Subdivision Signs | — | 40 square feet | — | No closer than ten feet to a paved right-of-way | — | No closer than ten feet to a paved right-of-way | — | § 11.37.040B.3.a-b |

## Prohibited signs in La Canada Flintridge

- Signs which conflict with traffic control signs.
- Signs which create safety hazards.
- Rotating, moving, scintillating, blinking or flashing illumination signs, except for randomly blinking Tivoli lights.
- Electronic reader boards, of more than four square feet of area.
- Flags, pennants, banners, bunting, streamers or balloons, except temporary signage as provided for in subsection (C)(1) of this section, those bearing solely noncommercial messages, balloons less than one foot in any dimension, and flags of government entities.
- Commercial advertising statuary or holograms.
- Billboards and other off-premises signs, except for noncommercial off-premises signs.
- Paper products signs used in exterior locations, including temporary signs.
- Bench signs.
- Portable signs, except for noncommercial signs, signs expressly specified as allowed and exempt from review under subsection (C) of this section, and signs expressly permitted in the public right-of-way.
- Signs located anywhere within the public right-of-way, except for incidental lettering on objects with an encroachment permit, publicly posted business signage sponsored by a city program, addresses in noncommercial zones subject to public works approval, and election signs placed within the unimproved public right-of-way with approval.
- Signs erected on hillsides.
- Geometric signs of plastic materials.
- Obscene signs.
- Any other sign not expressly allowed within the provisions of this chapter.

## Signs exempt from permit in La Canada Flintridge

- Temporary noncommercial signs such as political signs, election signs, civic event and public service signs, government posters, and property regulation signs.
- Temporary commercial signs including banner or fabric signs for marking the opening of a new business, temporary window signs or non-paper promotional banners, realty signs, and construction and trades signs.
- Permanent commercial signs such as address number signs, incidental identification signs, 'open/closed' signs, directional on-site signs, and service station signs.
- Permanent noncommercial signs including house address and/or identification signs, bulletin boards for noncommercial uses, and security signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All signs except those prohibited and those specifically exempted from review by this chapter require approval by the director of community development prior to installation or issuance of any permits required by the building department.
- Applications for sign approval shall be submitted to the planning department and shall be accompanied by a fee and six drawing sets showing site plan, position and relationship of sign, and design of sign.
- Additional information may be required by the director of community development to determine compliance with this chapter.

## 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 6 zoning districts in La Canada Flintridge — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=La+Canada+Flintridge+CA&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-la-canada-flintridge

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