Understanding sign regulations in City of Loma Linda, CA
Every outdoor sign in City of Loma Linda is governed by the municipality’s sign ordinance, which sets how large a sign may be, how tall it may stand, how far it must sit from the property line, whether it may be illuminated, and which sign types are permitted in each zoning district. This page summarizes those requirements in plain language and links each value back to the section of the City of Loma Linda code it came from.
Sign rules here are layered. The base zoning district — commercial, industrial, or residential — sets the default limits, and overlay districts such as historic or downtown districts can tighten them further. Because the most specific jurisdiction controls, a freestanding monument sign on a commercial parcel and a wall sign in a historic overlay can face very different limits even on the same street in City of Loma Linda.
Use the figures below as a fast first check, then run a full address lookup to confirm the exact limits for a specific parcel in City of Loma Linda, California. The full report also covers permit requirements, prohibited sign types, and illumination rules — each cited to the source ordinance so your permit application can reference it directly.
Before you order or install a sign in City of Loma Linda, confirm three things: the maximum sign area and height allowed in the parcel’s zoning district, the minimum setback from the right-of-way, and whether the sign type you want — freestanding, monument, wall, projecting, or awning — is permitted there at all. Many permit denials come from missing a setback or an overlay-district restriction rather than from the size of the sign itself, so checking the governing section before applying saves a costly resubmittal.
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Max ground sign height
Monument: 8 ft; Pylon: 15 ft.
Ground sign setback
Monument/pylon: may encroach into required front setback area to within 5 ft. of property line or interior driveway; if encroaching, sign must be 4 ft. above grade.
Awning Signs
Awning Sign Sf Calc
Awning copy area (front panel only); does not include whole awning surface
Max Area
Awning sign maximum area is 20 sf, one per tenant space, limited to the front panel of the awning
Building Signs
Building Sign Illumination
Illumination permitted. Maximum brightness: 150 nits between end of twilight evening and beginning of twilight morning. Electronic changeable message signs require conditional use permit.
Building Sign Max Number
1 additional sign per tenant space may be placed on the rear of the building
No sign shall present a display exceeding one hundred fifty nits between the end of twilight in the evening and the beginning of twilight in the morning
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Monument Signs
Max Height
Monument Sign maximum height is 8 ft. and Pylon Sign maximum height is 15 ft. for a single-tenant building
Max Area
Maximum sign area of 48 sf for a single-tenant building monument or pylon sign
Blade/Bracket Signs maximum 6 sf per tenant space, with a minimum of 7 ft. clearance from the bottom of the sign to the public right-of-way
Temporary Signs
Temp Signs Allowed
Yes, portable A-frame and feather flag/wind dancer signs permitted; permit requirement not specified
Temp Sign Rules
A-frame: 6 sq ft per face, 3 ft max height, 2 ft max width. Feather flags/wind dancers: 10 ft max height, 2 ft max width. All temporary signs: 10 ft setback from side property line, 3 ft from front property line/sidewalk, 5 ft from paved road. Duration and permit requirement not specified.