# Sign Regulations in Westminster, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Westminster, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/westminster
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/43535283#43535283)

## At a glance

Westminster, California regulates 7 sign types across 10 zoning districts. Monument Signs in the Residential, Multiple (RM) zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 50 square feet, with a 10 feet setback (Sec. Table 3-10). Most commercial signs in Westminster require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (10 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | — | 40 square feet | — |
| Residential, Single-Family (R1) | 2 | 35 feet | 108 square feet | — |
| Residential, Multiple (RM) | 3 | 6 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| Institutional, Semi-Institutional (IN) | 2 | 6 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| Public Facilities (PF) | 2 | 6 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| Commercial (C) | 2 | 6 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| Industrial Uses (I) | 2 | 6 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| Little Saigon District (LS) | 2 | 6 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| Civic Center District (CC) | 2 | 8 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| Vacant Land (V) | 1 | — | — | — |

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

### Residential, Multiple (RM)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 6 feet | 50 square feet | — | 10 feet | 1 per lot | — | — | Table 3-10 |
| Building Marker | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 per building | — | — | Table 3-8, Note 4 |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | 1 per principal use or building | — | — | Table 3-8 |

### Institutional, Semi-Institutional (IN)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 6 feet | 100 square feet | — | 10 feet | 1 per 300 feet of street frontage | — | — | Table 3-10 |
| Wall Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | 1 per principal use or building | — | — | Table 3-9 |

### Public Facilities (PF)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 6 feet | 100 square feet | — | 10 feet | 1 per 300 feet of street frontage | — | — | Table 3-10 |
| Wall Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | 1 per principal use or building | — | — | Table 3-9 |

## Prohibited signs in Westminster

- Beacons
- Strings of lights
- Inflatable signs and balloons
- Moving or flashing signs
- Roof signs (but not integral roof signs)
- Painted signs other than on carved wood or for temporary window display
- Abandoned signs advertising goods or services no longer available on the lot where the sign is located because such business has ceased for a period of 90 days or more
- Off-premises tract directional signs advertising land development projects outside the City
- Off-premises tract directional signs advertising land development projects within the City, except as permitted by Section 17.330.025
- Portable signs
- Faded, deteriorated, or damaged signs
- Any new or renovated sign not approved by the City
- Changeable message technology, except as provided in Section 17.330.050.C and any other applicable provisions of this Chapter

## Signs exempt from permit in Westminster

- Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable Federal, State, or local law, regulation, or ordinance
- Any sign located at least 3 feet inside a building, not attached to an exterior window or door, or within an enclosed mall
- Works of art that do not include a commercial message
- Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message, but only during reasonable periods before and after recognized local, State, or national holidays

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A master sign plan shall be required for multitenant developments of three or more separate businesses that either occupy the same building or lot, or share common access and parking facilities
- A master sign plan shall be required whenever five or more signs are proposed for a development, whether for single or multiple tenants
- A master sign plan shall be required whenever wall signs are proposed on multitenant buildings over one story in height, and having a shared building entry

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

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