# Sign Regulations in Oakdale, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Oakdale, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/oakdale
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/35216551#35216551)

## At a glance

Oakdale, California regulates 51 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Free-standing Monument Signs in the CC Zone zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall, 24 square feet, and 8 feet wide (Sec. § 36-26.5C.7.h). Most commercial signs in Oakdale require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R-A, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zones | 11 | 10 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| C-1 and C-2 Zones | 20 | 8 feet | 72 square feet | — |
| CC Zone | 34 | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| L-M and M Zones | 8 | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| PD (Planned Development) Zones | 3 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — |

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

### R-A, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — | — | — | Premises upon which the sign is located | — | § 36-26.4A |
| Wall Mounted Home Occupation Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | Wall | — | § 36-26.4B |
| Architect, Engineer or Contractor Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | Work under construction | — | § 36-26.4C |
| Bulletin Board or Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | One | Associated with churches, synagogues or civic organizations | — | § 36-26.5A.2.a.(1) |
| Identification Sign | 6 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One per entrance | Each entrance to the park or building complex | — | § 36-26.5A.2.b |
| Construction Sign | 6 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One | — | — | § 36-26.5A.2.c |
| Subdivision Sign | 10 feet | 32 square feet per sign face | — | — | One double sided | Recorded subdivision | — | § 36-26.5A.2.d |
| Subdivision Directional Sign | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — | — | One or two | Recorded subdivision | — | § 36-26.5A.2.e |

### C-1 and C-2 Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — | — | — | Premises upon which the sign is located | — | § 36-26.4A |
| For Sale or Rent Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | One | — | — | § 36-26.5B.1.a |
| Construction Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | One | — | — | § 36-26.5B.1.b |
| Temporary Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | One | Temporary uses such as Christmas tree sale lots, pumpkin sale lots, and firework stands | — | § 36-26.5B.1.d |
| Corporate Flag | — | 24 square feet | — | — | One per use or occupancy | Flown from a flagstaff or flagpole | — | § 36-26.5B.1.e |
| Exterior Directional Sign | 3 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | One per use per street frontage | Private property | — | § 36-26.5B.2.c.(1) |
| Interior Directional Sign | 8 feet for drive-in restaurant or other eating place with drive-through facilities; 6 feet for other uses | 30 square feet for drive-in restaurant or other eating place with drive-through facilities; 6 square feet for other uses | — | — | Two for drive-in restaurant or other eating place with drive-through facilities; any number for other uses | Private property | — | § 36-26.5B.2.c.(2) |
| Service Station Price Sign | — | 24 square feet | — | — | One per street | Gasoline service station | — | § 36-26.5B.2.d |

### CC Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — | — | — | Premises upon which the sign is located | — | § 36-26.4A |
| Wall Mounted Home Occupation Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | Wall | — | § 36-26.4B |
| For Sale or Rent Sign | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — | — | One | — | — | § 36-26.5C.2.g |
| Perpendicular Sign | 8 feet above the sidewalk level | — | — | — | One per exterior wall | Attached to the exterior wall, under a marquee or similar structurally permanent extension from the building | — | § 36-26.5C.5.b |
| Non-advertising Directional Sign | 4 feet | 3 square feet | — | — | — | On site | — | § 36-26.5C.5.f |
| Sign Perpendicular to Exterior Walls | — | 5 square feet | 5 feet | — | — | Perpendicular to exterior walls | — | § 36-26.5C.6.d |
| Sign Perpendicular to Exterior Walls | — | 10 square feet | 5 feet | — | — | Perpendicular to exterior walls | — | § 36-26.5C.7.g |
| Free-standing Monument Sign | 4 feet | 24 square feet | 8 feet | — | One | Businesses fronting on Yosemite Avenue or F Street | — | § 36-26.5C.7.h |

## Prohibited signs in Oakdale

- No sign shall be erected so as to block views of buildings constructed or remodeled in conformity with the District's Design Guidelines.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to display upon any sign any obscene, indecent or immoral matter.
- Signs painted on fences or roofs or signs that are affixed to vehicles, excluding permanent signs on commercial vehicles.
- Signs which simulate in color or design a traffic sign or signal, or which make use of words, symbols or characters in such a manner to interfere with, mislead, or confuse pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- No sign shall be attached to any street, or any poles such as utility poles, traffic signals, street lights, street name signs or traffic warning signs, or any bus shelter or bench within the public right-of-way, except for holiday decorations or other signs approved by the City Council.

## Signs exempt from permit in Oakdale

- Real estate sign not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet in area and six (6) feet in height, and which advertises the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which the sign is located.
- Wall mounted home occupation and personal name signs not exceeding two (2) square feet in area, and indicating only the name and occupation of the resident.
- Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor when placed upon work under construction, and not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area.
- Professional occupation signs denoting only the name and profession of an occupant in a commercial building, or public institutional building, and not exceeding four (4) square feet in area for each occupant therein.
- Official flags of the United States, other nation or country, State, County or municipality or internationally recognized organization, provided such flags are not a display for sale.
- Non-advertising holiday decorations.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Subject to approval of a master sign plan.
- A shopping center, subject to a master sign plan, shall be allowed one (1) monument sign and/or pole sign per street frontage.
- Master Sign Plan shall be required in accordance with the provisions of § 36-26.3(N) for on-site signs of multi-tenant projects.

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

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