# Sign Regulations in Wheatland, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Wheatland, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/wheatland
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/42505191#42505191)

## At a glance

Wheatland, California regulates 8 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Commercial Districts zoning district are capped at 25 feet tall and 100 square feet (Sec. § 19.45.030). Most commercial signs in Wheatland require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central Business District (CBD) | 3 | — | 25% of the glass area | — |
| Commercial Districts | 3 | 25 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| Industrial Districts | 2 | 25 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| Residential Districts | 1 | 10 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Central Business District (CBD)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-frame Sign | — | 6 square feet per side | — | — | One per parcel/business | Public right-of-way in front of the business | — | § 19.40.030A |
| Window Sign | — | 25% of the glass area | — | — | — | Building facades fronting public streets | — | § 19.40.030B |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | — | May extend over the public right-of-way | — | § 19.40.030C |

### Commercial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 25 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Street frontage | — | § 19.45.030 |
| Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to or painted on walls, awnings, or windows | — | § 19.45.040 |
| Gasoline Price Sign | 25 feet | 20 square feet each | — | — | Two | Auto service stations | — | § 19.45.050 |

### Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 25 feet | 200 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Street frontage | — | § 19.50.030 |
| Wall Sign | — | 200 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to or painted on walls | — | § 19.50.040 |

## Prohibited signs in Wheatland

- No person shall erect, construct or maintain within the city a sign or sign structure in any manner other than as provided by this title.
- Off-site signs are prohibited.
- Signs shall not project or extend over the public right-of-way except as allowed by this title and as may be authorized by an encroachment permit approved by the city.
- No sign shall be constructed or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communications lines and energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by applicable state law, codes and regulations.
- No sign or advertising structure shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any necessary door, window or fire escape.
- No sign shall obstruct any necessary window to such an extent that any light or ventilation is reduced to a point below that required by any law.
- No merchandise shall be displayed and no person shall mark, post, paste, print, paint, nail, tack or otherwise fasten or leave a card, banner, handbill, sign, sticker, poster or advertisement or notice of any kind on any city-owned real or personal property.
- Roof signs are prohibited in the city.
- Illuminated signs shall not incorporate flashing or animated lights.
- It is unlawful for any person to maintain any sign or lighting in any area that creates a glare nuisance to surrounding or adjacent private and public property.
- No sign shall be illuminated so that the unshielded source of light is visible from any neighboring parcel.
- No person shall erect, construct or maintain any sign or sign structure on any property or building without the written consent of the owner, lessee or agent.
- No person shall fly or cause to be placed into the sky above the city any kite, captive balloon or streamer tethered from any point within the city, which has attached thereto any advertising sign, message, image, figures or letters visible from the ground.
- It is unlawful to maintain, erect, install, alter, move, expand, or display any sign in violation of this title.

## Signs exempt from permit in Wheatland

- Nameplates or occupational signs not exceeding two square feet in area containing only the name, business and/or profession of the occupant of the premises or building on which the sign is displayed.
- Bulletin boards not exceeding eight square feet in area on the premises of government buildings and places of public assembly or worship.
- Signs not exceeding sixteen square feet relating to pending construction projects.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and/or date of erection when cut into masonry, bronze or other incombustible material.
- Traffic or other governmental and public safety signs, legal notices, railroad crossing signs, danger signs, signs indicating the location of public telephones, and signs showing the location of public utility underground facilities.
- Garage sale, yard sale and similar signs of a temporary nature for the advertisement of a limited-term (no more than three days) sale event located on residential property in the city.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- For any building or grouping of buildings containing six or more business, office or other uses, an approved master sign program in accordance with Chapter 19.75 shall be required before applying for any sign permit for the building or group of buildings.
- A building or grouping of buildings containing six or more businesses, offices or other uses shall be required to submit and have approved a master sign program prior to the issuance of the first sign permit for the building or group of buildings.

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

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