# Sign Regulations in Wildomar, California

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Wildomar, California (CA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/california/wildomar
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-10
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://ecode360.com/43476182#43476182)

## At a glance

Wildomar, California regulates 9 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Electronic Graphic Display Signs in the C-1/C-P, CPS zoning district are capped at 45 feet tall and 200 square feet per sign face, with a Minimum setback of five feet from the freeway right-of-way and/or street property line setback (Sec. § 17.252.040E.6). Most commercial signs in Wildomar require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rubidoux-Village commercial (R-VC) | 2 | 45 feet | 150 square feet per sign face | — |
| C-1/C-P, CPS | 2 | 45 feet | 200 square feet per sign face | — |
| C-P-S, I-P | 1 | 50 feet | 360 square feet per sign face | — |
| M-C (Medical-Center) | 3 | 50 feet | 1500 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 20 feet | 100 square feet per sign face | — |

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

### C-1/C-P, CPS

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electronic Message Sign | 15 feet | 50 square feet per sign face | — | — | One per street frontage | On-site of the use identified/advertised by the sign | — | § 17.252.040E.5 |
| Electronic Graphic Display Sign | 45 feet | 200 square feet per sign face | — | Minimum setback of five feet from the freeway right-of-way and/or street property line | One per commercial retail shopping center with a minimum site size of four gross acres | Adjacent to and oriented toward Interstate 15 freeway | — | § 17.252.040E.6 |

### M-C (Medical-Center)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freeway Oriented Electronic Graphic Display Sign | 50 feet | 360 square feet per sign face | — | Minimum setback of 15 feet from the site property line/I-15 freeway right-of-way line | One per individual medical center, provided the site is five gross acres or larger | Directly adjacent to the Interstate 15 freeway | — | § 17.252.040G.5 |
| Banners | 20 feet | 60 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two fixed banners at any given time | Mounted to buildings, freestanding vertical poles, and/or light standards | — | § 17.86.050B |
| Light Projection Signs | — | 1500 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two | Hospitals in the M-C zone | — | § 17.86.050C |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet | 50 square feet per sign face | — | — | One per parcel, except shopping centers with multiple frontages may have two signs not on the same street, at least 100 feet apart, with the second sign not exceeding 100 square feet and 20 feet in height. Additional signs may be approved by the Planning Commission as part of a comprehensive sign program for the shopping center. | All other locations | — | § 17.252.040A.3.a-b |
| On-site Subdivision Sign | — | 100 square feet per sign face | — | — | No more than two signs per subdivision | On-site subdivision | — | § 17.252.040C |

## Prohibited signs in Wildomar

- Outdoor advertising displays are prohibited within the City, including off-site real estate and/or new home directional signs advertising residential developments located outside the City.
- Commercial inflatable devices (i.e., balloons, animals, and the like) and feather banners/signs are prohibited.
- Off-site signs of any kind are prohibited.
- Any commercial sign affixed to fences/walls is prohibited.
- Any commercial sign located on the roof of a building or a dwelling unit residence is prohibited.
- Obscene signs, as defined by Miller v. California (1973) 413 U.S. 15 or subsequent case law, are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Wildomar

- Time and temperature display signs that are smaller than 12 square feet in size are exempt from electronic message sign requirements.
- Outdoor internally illuminated signs are exempt from the lumen caps described in the illumination chapter.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A minor plot plan and/or sign program application is required for electronic message sign types, and shall be approved by the Planning Director prior to the issuance of any building/electrical permit by the Building Department.
- One additional freestanding sign per street frontage may be allowed if approved by the Planning Commission as part of a comprehensive sign program for the shopping center.
- Prior to any permit being issued for electronic graphic display freeway signs for medical centers, a sign package that includes a plot plan, architectural elevations, all electrical, lighting and structural design specifications shall be submitted to the Building Official and Planning Director for review and approval.

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

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