# Sign Regulations in Pico Rivera, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Pico Rivera, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/pico-rivera
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/44049620#44049620)

## At a glance

Pico Rivera, California regulates 17 sign types across 10 zoning districts. Digital Billboards in the I-L, I-G, and IPD Zones zoning district are capped at 75 feet tall and Maximum of 1,200 total sq. ft. per sign face, with a Minimum clearance of thirty feet between the lowest point of the sign and the finished driveway grade. setback (Sec. Table 18.46.050, Note 47). Most commercial signs in Pico Rivera require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (10 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| O-S, Public Facilities and P Zones | 1 | — | — | — |
| CPD Zone | 1 | — | — | — |
| IPD Zone | 1 | — | — | — |
| R-E, S-F, R-I, and PUD Zones | 6 | 42 inches | 150 sq. ft. | — |
| R-M Zone | 6 | 42 inches | 150 sq. ft. | — |
| P-A Zone | 9 | 42 inches | 150 sq. ft. | — |
| C-N Zone | 7 | 42 inches | 150 sq. ft. | — |
| C-C, C-G and C-M Zones | 11 | 42 inches | 200 sq. ft. | — |
| I-L, I-G, and IPD Zones | 11 | 75 feet | Maximum of 1,200 total sq. ft. per sign face | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 10 zones)

### P-A Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 2 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per business | Above entrance doorway | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Real Estate Sign | 6 feet | 24 sq. ft. | — | — | 2 per lot | On the same lot with the building it serves | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Subdivision Sign | 12 feet | 150 sq. ft. | — | — | 2 per tract | Within the boundaries of the recorded tract map | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 17 |
| Construction Sign | 6 feet | 30 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On the same lot with the building it serves | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Directional Sign | 42 inches | 6 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 | Next to each driveway entrance or exit from off-street parking facilities | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Building Identification Sign - Wall-Mounted | — | 75 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per business | Exterior building wall fronting a public street | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 15 |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | 20 feet | 150 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On same lot with business it is intended to serve | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 23 |
| Freestanding Complex Sign | 20 feet | 150 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On same lot with business it is intended to serve | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 25 |

### C-C, C-G and C-M Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 10 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per business | Store front window and front and/or rear doors | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 28 |
| Real Estate Sign | 6 feet | 36 sq. ft. | — | — | 2 per lot | On the same lot with the building it serves | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Subdivision Sign | 12 feet | 150 sq. ft. | — | — | 2 per tract | Within the boundaries of the recorded tract map | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 17 |
| Construction Sign | 6 feet | 49 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On the same lot with the building it serves | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Directional Sign | 42 inches | 6 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 | Next to each driveway entrance or exit from off-street parking facilities | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Pedestrian-Oriented Sign | — | 4 sq. ft. (sign copy area 3 sq. ft. maximum) | — | — | 1 per public entrance of business | Within 5 feet horizontal of public entrance sign is intended to serve | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 43 |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | 25 feet | 175 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On same lot with business it is intended to serve | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 23 |
| Freestanding Complex Sign | 25 feet | 200 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On same lot with business it is intended to serve | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 25 |

### I-L, I-G, and IPD Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 2 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per business | Above entrance doorway | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Real Estate Sign | 6 feet | 54 sq. ft. | — | — | 2 per lot | On the same lot with the building it serves | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Subdivision Sign | 12 feet | 150 sq. ft. | — | — | 2 per tract | Within the boundaries of the recorded tract map | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 17 |
| Construction Sign | 6 feet | 54 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On the same lot with the building it serves | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Directional Sign | 42 inches | 6 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 | Next to each driveway entrance or exit from off-street parking facilities | — | Table 18.46.050 |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | 25 feet | 250 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On same lot with business it is intended to serve | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 23 |
| Freestanding Complex Sign | 25 feet | 250 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per lot | On same lot with business it is intended to serve | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 25 |
| Digital Billboard | 75 feet | Maximum of 1,200 total sq. ft. per sign face | — | Minimum clearance of thirty feet between the lowest point of the sign and the finished driveway grade. | 1 digital billboard structure consisting of up to 2 faces | In any area within 60 feet of the 605 Freeway rights-of-way boundary | — | Table 18.46.050, Note 47 |

## Prohibited signs in Pico Rivera

- No signs and/or other advertising shall be designed to flash and/or blink on and off, or be designed to rotate or revolve in such a manner so as to create the illusion of flashing or blinking on and off.
- Animated signs are prohibited.
- No signs and/or other advertising shall be installed, placed, erected, constructed, painted, attached to or project above the roof of any building, or be located in any portion of the public rights-of-way.
- Rotating or revolving signs, all roof-mounted signs, any type of balloon signs, air dancers, and any blow-up advertising are prohibited.
- No person shall exhibit, post or display upon any sign or billboard any statement, words, picture, illustration or signs of any obscene, indecent or immoral nature.
- No person shall erect, move, alter, change, repair, place, suspend, attach or maintain, or cause or permit to be erected, moved, altered, changed, repaired, placed, suspended, attached or maintained, any sign, street clock, street bulletin or street banner on, over or above any public street or sidewalk without first obtaining a permit from the director of public works to do so.
- No person, except a public officer or employee in the performance of a public duty, or a private person in giving a legal notice, shall paste, post, paint, print, nail or tack, or otherwise fasten any card, banner, handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind upon any property without the consent of the owner, holder, lessee, agent or trustee thereof.

## Signs exempt from permit in Pico Rivera

- Nameplates permitted in the R-E, S-F, PUD and R-M zones, real estate signs, and construction signs are exempt from needing review, approval and/or conditional approval by the zoning administrator or other pertinent reviewing body.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- New developments and existing developments conducting site renovations, with more than three nonresidential tenants require submittal of a master sign program establishing criteria of uniform letter style, color, dimensions, area and placement.
- Centers with more than three nonresidential tenants must first obtain approval of a master sign program.
- Stand-alone businesses or centers with two or more nonresidential tenants may install one parallel-projecting sign and one wall-mounted sign on the same building façade(s) only when such stipulations are included within the approval of a master sign program.

## Full detail

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