# Sign Regulations in Laguna Niguel, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Laguna Niguel, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/laguna-niguel
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CA/Laguna_Niguel/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=TIT6HESA_DIV4FOSA_ART4ALBEWASI)

## At a glance

Laguna Niguel, California regulates 5 sign types across 1 zoning district. Most commercial signs in Laguna Niguel require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Supported by uprights or braces placed upon or into the ground and detached from any building. | — | Sec. 8-1-145. Ground signs; Sec. 8-1-134-138; Table No. 2; Table No. 3 |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Attached to or erected on the exterior wall of a building or structure, exposed face in a plane approximately parallel to the wall. | — | Sec. 8-1-146. Wall signs; Sec. 8-1-134-138; Table No. 2; Table No. 3 |
| Roof Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Erected wholly upon or above the roof of a building or structure, or above canopies, marquees, or similar overhangs. | — | Sec. 8-1-147. Roof signs; Sec. 8-1-134-138; Table No. 2; Table No. 3 |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Suspended from or supported by a building and projecting outward therefrom (not a wall sign). | — | Sec. 8-1-154. Projecting signs; Secs. 8-1-134-138; Sec. 8-1-144 |
| Combination Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Any sign incorporating any combination of the features of ground, projecting, and roof signs. | — | Sec. 8-1-148. Combination signs; see also Sec. 8-1-134-138 |

## Prohibited signs in Laguna Niguel

- No person shall erect or maintain or cause to be erected or maintained any advertising sign or add to an existing advertising sign or move from one location and erect in another location or alter any advertising sign or any part thereof without first obtaining a permit to do so from the director.
- No sign shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window or fire escape.
- No sign of any kind shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
- No person shall erect, own, control or maintain any sign which does not have the name of such person and the sign permit number plainly and permanently marked, painted or outlined on the sign in a conspicuous place.
- No person shall continue or proceed with any sign erection work in violation of this article or of any other code or ordinance regulating such signs after receipt of any notice from the community development department to stop work.
- No sign shall be erected so as to prevent free passage from one part of the roof to another, nor shall it interfere with any skylight or similar roof opening.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit, post or display or cause to be exhibited, posted or displayed upon any sign anything of an obscene, indecent or immoral nature, or any sign in any manner objectionable to the moral sense of the general public.
- No person owning or controlling an advertising sign shall fail to keep such sign in a state of good repair at all times with all braces, bolts and clips and the supporting frame free from deterioration, termite infestation, rot, rust, loosening and in such condition that at all times it will withstand the wind pressure specified in this article.

## Signs exempt from permit in Laguna Niguel

- The definition of 'sign' does not include any board, sign or surface used exclusively to display official notices issued by any court officer or public officer or a private person in giving legal notice.
- The definition of 'sign' does not include a nonilluminated ground sign the advertising surface of which does not exceed six square feet and which does not extend more than six feet above grade.
- The definition of 'sign' does not include a nonilluminated professional sign such as used by a doctor, dentist or similar professional person, provided the advertising surface of such nonilluminated sign does not exceed six square feet and the sign extends not more than six feet above grade.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Two copies of plans and specifications must be submitted with the application for a permit for each sign. Such plans shall show method of support and attachment, location, materials and colors to be used.
- Plans for all roof signs and other signs which by reason of their height or characteristics make them subject to excessive stresses shall be accompanied by structural computations.
- With each application for a sign permit, and when required by the director for enforcement of any provisions of this article, two sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted.
- The director may require plans and specifications to be prepared and designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the state to practice as such.
- Plans and specifications shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this article and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.

## Full detail

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