# Sign Regulations in Town Yountville, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Town Yountville, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/town-yountville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10

## At a glance

Town Yountville, California regulates 5 sign types across 2 zoning districts. Projecting Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 11 feet above grade or as high as the eave line, whichever is lower tall and 6 square feet per side (Sec. § 17.152.020(H)). Most commercial signs in Town Yountville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | 11 feet above grade or as high as the eave line, whichever is lower | 25 square feet | — |
| Commercial District | 5 | 11 feet above grade or as high as the eave line, whichever is lower | 30 square feet | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 25 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 17.152.020(B), § 17.152.020(E) |
| Freestanding Sign | — | — | — | — | One per frontage for a building or site requiring a Master Sign Plan | — | — | § 17.152.020(F) |
| Projecting Sign | 11 feet above grade or as high as the eave line, whichever is lower | 6 square feet per side | — | — | — | Attached to a building | — | § 17.152.020(H) |
| Temporary Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | Window | — | § 17.152.020(D) |

### Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 25 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 17.152.020(B), § 17.152.020(E) |
| Freestanding Sign | — | — | — | — | One per frontage for a building or site requiring a Master Sign Plan | — | — | § 17.152.020(F) |
| Projecting Sign | 11 feet above grade or as high as the eave line, whichever is lower | 6 square feet per side | — | — | — | Attached to a building | — | § 17.152.020(H) |
| Temporary Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | Window | — | § 17.152.020(D) |
| Highway 29 Sign | — | 30 square feet | — | — | One per commercial parcel | On a building | — | § 17.152.030(C) |

## Prohibited signs in Town Yountville

- Pennants, bunting, and flags, except as permitted in Section 17.152.030(B)
- Flashing and animated signs, inflatable signs, and neon signs
- Billboards
- Portable freestanding signs unless allowed by Section 17.152.030
- Vehicle display signs
- Roof signs
- Signs affixed to a utility pole or structure, tree, shrub, rock or other natural object
- Signs which have a design or lighting such that they might be mistaken for a traffic light or signal or are located so as to obscure free and clear vision of a motorist or obscure any authorized traffic sign, signal or device; or which because of their location would prevent free ingress or egress to any door, window or fire escape
- Signs which are dilapidated, abandoned, in disrepair or dangerous condition
- Any sign not expressly permitted in Section 17.152.030

## Signs exempt from permit in Town Yountville

- Courtyard signs not visible from a public street are exempt from this chapter

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Each building containing two or more businesses, or any multiple-occupancy commercial site shall be required to have an approved Master Sign Plan, except that a Master Sign Plan shall not be required for such buildings or commercial sites which have lawfully existing signs on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title
- The owner or other person in control of a building or site which is required to have a Master Sign Plan shall apply for a sign permit and shall include the required information for each sign for each business in the building or on the site
- The total sign area for a site requiring a Master Sign Plan shall be calculated by combining the lineal building footage of structures facing a public street
- In no case shall more than one freestanding sign per frontage be allowed for a building or site requiring a Master Sign Plan
- In addition to a freestanding sign allowed for the parcel, each business in a building or on a site requiring a Master Sign Plan shall be allowed one wall or suspended sign, provided that the total allowable area of said signs is reduced by the square footage of the freestanding sign

## Full detail

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