# Sign Regulations in Loomis, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Loomis, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/loomis
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/44181978#44181978)

## At a glance

Loomis, California regulates 7 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Wall Signs in the Residential Zoning Districts zoning district are capped at Below edge of roof tall and 32 sf (Sec. § 13.38.060(A)). Most commercial signs in Loomis require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Zoning Districts | 2 | 6 ft | 32 sf | — |
| Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts | 6 | 6 ft | 20% of total ground floor window area | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 4 ft | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### 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 | 32 sf | — | — | 1 per entrance or street frontage | Per entrance or street frontage | — | § 13.38.060(A) |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 ft | 32 sf | — | — | 1 per entrance or street frontage | Per entrance or street frontage | — | § 13.38.060(A) |

### 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 | 1 sf per linear ft of primary building frontage | — | — | 3 per primary building frontage, 1 per secondary frontage | Ground-Mounted and Ground-Floor | — | § 13.38.060(B), § 13.38.070(B) |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 ft | 1 sf per linear ft of primary building frontage | — | — | 3 per primary building frontage, 1 per secondary frontage | Ground-Mounted and Ground-Floor | — | § 13.38.060(B), § 13.38.070(D) |
| Projecting Sign | Below roof | 1 sf per linear ft of primary building frontage | — | — | 3 per primary building frontage, 1 per secondary frontage | Ground-Mounted and Ground-Floor | — | § 13.38.060(B), § 13.38.070(G) |
| Wall Sign | Below roof | 1 sf per linear ft of primary building frontage | — | — | 3 per primary building frontage, 1 per secondary frontage | Ground-Mounted and Ground-Floor | — | § 13.38.060(B), § 13.38.070(I) |
| Suspended Sign | Below eave/canopy | 1 sf per linear ft of primary building frontage | — | — | 3 per primary building frontage, 1 per secondary frontage | Ground-Mounted and Ground-Floor | — | § 13.38.060(B) |
| Window Sign | — | 20% of total ground floor window area | — | — | — | Ground level and second story windows | — | § 13.38.060(B), § 13.38.070(J) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-Frame and Other Portable Sidewalk Signs | 4 ft | — | 2 ft 6 in | — | 1 per business | Within boundaries of business' street frontage | — | § 13.38.070(A) |

## Prohibited signs in Loomis

- Abandoned signs
- Animated signs, including electronic message display signs, and variable intensity, blinking, or flashing signs, except time and temperature displays
- Balloons and other inflatable devices
- Flags, except those allowed by Section 13.38.030(E)(4)
- Illegal signs
- Moving signs, except barber poles
- Obscene signs
- Permanent off-site signs
- Pennants
- Pole signs and other freestanding signs over six feet in height, except as provided by Section 13.78.070(D)
- 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 including off-premises parked vehicle signs unless the vehicle parked off-premises is actively engaged in the usual business or regular work of the owner

## Signs exempt from permit in Loomis

- Modifications to sign copy on conforming signs, or changes to the face or copy of conforming changeable copy signs
- Nonstructural modifications of the face or copy of an existing conforming sign installed in compliance with a master sign plan
- The normal maintenance of conforming signs
- Temporary signs in compliance with Section 13.38.070(G)
- Signs installed by the town, or a federal or state governmental agency within a public right-of-way
- Flags of national, state, or local governments, or nationally recognized religious, fraternal, or public service agencies
- Political signs placed on private property
- Signs showing the location of public facilities such as public telephones, restrooms, and underground utilities
- Service station price signs required by state law
- Street address numbers not exceeding an aggregate area of two square feet

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A master sign plan must 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 must be approved 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 fifty percent or more of the existing signs on the site within a one year period

## Full detail

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