# Sign Regulations in Lompoc, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Lompoc, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/lompoc
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/43245116#43245116)

## At a glance

Lompoc, California regulates 10 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Flags in the Residential Zones zoning district are capped at Limited to the zone's allowable building height tall and 35 s.f. (Sec. Table 17.316.060.A). Most commercial signs in Lompoc require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Zones | 3 | 5 feet | 35 s.f. | — |
| Non-Residential Zones | 9 | 14 ft. above finished grade below | 60 s.f. (for each monument sign) | — |
| Old Town Commercial Zone | 2 | 14 ft. above finished grade below | 25% of window area | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Residential Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag | Limited to the zone's allowable building height | 35 s.f. | — | — | 1 per parcel | 1 per parcel | — | Table 17.316.060.A |
| Monument Sign | 5 feet | 24 s.f. | — | — | 1 per street frontage | 1 per street frontage | — | Table 17.316.060.A |
| Wall Sign | Not displayed above the second story | 24 s.f. | — | — | 1 per street frontage | 1 per street frontage | — | Table 17.316.060.A |

### Non-Residential Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning or Canopy Sign | Not displayed above the second story | 1 s.f. per 1 lineal foot of awning or canopy width; 75% maximum coverage of valance | — | — | 1 per awning or canopy; 1 per valance | 1 per awning or canopy; 1 per valance | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Directory Sign | 6 ft. | 20 s.f. | — | — | Ground mounted - 1 per parcel | Ground mounted - 1 per parcel | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Flag | Limited to the zone's allowable building height | 35 s.f. | — | — | 1 per business | 1 per business | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Monument Sign | 8 ft. | 60 s.f. (for each monument sign) | — | — | 2 per street frontage | 2 per street frontage, with minimum separation of 100 feet | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Parking Lot Sign | 3 ft. | 4 s.f. | — | — | 2 per parcel | 2 per parcel | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Projecting Sign | 14 ft. above finished grade below | 12 s.f. | — | — | 1 per business entrance | 1 per business entrance | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Suspended Sign | Limited to ground level businesses only | 8 s.f. | — | — | 1 per business entrance | 1 per business entrance | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Wall Sign | Not displayed above the second story | Max 2 square feet per 1 lineal foot of street frontage | — | — | 2 per bldg. façade, max 4 per bldg. | 2 per bldg. façade, max 4 per bldg. | — | Table 17.316.060.B |

### Old Town Commercial Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Projecting Sign | 14 ft. above finished grade below | 12 s.f. | — | — | 1 per business entrance | 1 per business entrance | — | Table 17.316.060.B |
| Window Sign | — | 25% of window area | — | — | n/a | n/a | — | Table 17.316.060.B |

## Prohibited signs in Lompoc

- Signs placed in City right-of-way, except for governmental signs and signs specifically allowed by this Chapter.
- Signs tacked, painted, cut, pasted, or otherwise affixed to trees, light and utility poles, posts, fences, ladders, or similar supports that are visible from the public right-of-way.
- No person engaging in the business of automobile repair or selling, renting, or parking vehicles shall park or stand any such vehicle on any street or City public parking lot for display, advertising or storage purposes.
- Signs constructed or placed in such a manner as to prevent or interfere with free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or any exit way required by the California Building Code or Fire Department standards.
- Signs that obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal, or other traffic control device.
- Signs constructed or placed in such a way as to be confused with any authorized traffic signal or device.
- Abandoned signs.
- Illegal signs.
- Inflatable or tethered signs or devices, including air-activated graphics.
- Pole signs.
- Feather signs.
- Roof signs.
- People signs.
- Off-premises signs, except those permitted by an approved Sign Program.
- Lighting devices with intermittent, flashing, blinking, or varying intensity of light or color, including animation or motion picture, or any lighting effects creating the illusion of motion, as well as laser or hologram lights unless explicitly allowed by this Chapter.
- Sound, odor, or smoke.
- Rotating or moving sign body or any other portions of the sign whether mechanically or by other means unless explicitly allowed by this Chapter.
- No person shall park or convey any mobile billboard advertising display upon any public street or public lands in the City.

## Signs exempt from permit in Lompoc

- Interior building signs.
- Any sign, posting, notice or similar signs placed, installed or required by law by the City, County, or a Federal or State governmental agency in carrying out its responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
- Business information signs. Non-illuminated signs which provide business information including, but not limited to, credit card acceptance, business hours, open/closed, or menus provided signs do not exceed an aggregate six square feet in sign area.
- Community information bulletin boards approved by the City and signs posted on such boards in compliance with any applicable City posting protocol.
- Signs neatly and permanently affixed to a vehicle.
- Signs that constitute an integral part of a permitted vending machine or similar facilities located outside of a business.
- Murals.
- Barber poles no more than two and one-half feet in height.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A Sign Program is required for any parcel, or multi-parcel center, with four or more businesses or tenant spaces, regardless of whether the tenant spaces are occupied.
- Once a Sign Program is approved, Sign Permits for individual business signs must comply with the Sign Program.
- A Sign Program may be requested by an applicant for a parcel, or multi-parcel center, with fewer than four businesses or tenant spaces, or for a residential parcel(s), but is not required.
- As part of a Sign Program approval, exceptions may be granted to the standards of this Chapter if the findings established in Section 17.540.050 (Findings and Decision) are made.

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

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