C-2 and C-4 commercial, M-1, M-2, and M-T industrial zones.
Sacramento City Code § 15.148.160
in effect15.148.160 C-2 and C-4 commercial, M-1, M-2, and M-T industrial zones.
Within the C-2 and C-4 (commercial), M-1, M-2, and M-T (industrial) zones, signs are subject to the following regulations:
A. On-Site Signs.
1. One detached sign for each developed parcel not exceeding one square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of street frontage abutting the developed portion of such parcel, provided that:
a. Where a developed parcel has in excess of 300 feet of street frontage, one additional detached sign may be erected for each additional 300 feet of street frontage in excess of the first 300 feet of street frontage abutting the developed portion of such parcel.
b. Where a developed parcel is allowed to have more than one detached sign under these regulations, the distance between such detached signs on each parcel shall be not less than 300 feet.
c. Subject to the provisions of Article IV of this chapter, the total area of all detached signs on each parcel shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of street frontage of the developed portion of such parcel.
2. Two attached signs are allowed for each occupancy. Such signs shall not exceed a total aggregate area of three-square feet of sign area for each front foot of building occupancy. Such signs may be placed flat against a building, may be projected or nonprojected signs and may be located on an architectural projection or attached to the underside of an architectural projection subject to the provisions of sections 15.148.460 and 15.148.470.
3. The maximum height limit for detached signs is as follows:
a. In C-2 and C-4 zones: 35 feet;
b. In M-1, M-2, and M-T zones: 40 feet.
No height limit is specified for signs placed flat against the wall of a building or for other attached signs provided the sign complies with all other provisions of this chapter.
B. Off-Site Signs. Except as otherwise prohibited by this chapter, off-site signs are allowed in the C-2, C-4, M-1, M-2, and M-T zones as follows:
1. All off-site signs shall be detached signs.
2. No off-site sign shall be located nearer than 500 feet from any other off-site sign on the same side of the street as such off-site sign. When an off-site sign is located on one street but is oriented to be viewed primarily from another street, no such sign shall be located nearer than 500 feet from any other off-site sign on the same side of the street on which it is located or any other off-site sign located on the nearest side of the street to which said sign is oriented.
3. An off-site sign shall not exceed 300 square feet in area.
4. The maximum height limit for an off-site sign shall be 30 feet in the C-2 zone and 35 feet in the C-4, M-1, M-2, and M-T zones.
5. No off-site sign shall be located in the area bounded by Interstate 5 to the west, 17th Street to the east, H Street to the north, and Q Street to the south.
C. General Provisions Relating to Location. No sign shall be located nearer than five feet to an interior property line nor shall any sign be located nearer than five feet to any common wall or other point common to two separate occupancies on the same parcel. This regulation does not apply to signs painted on or otherwise attached flat against the wall or architectural projection of a building on the same parcel.
With the exception of off-site signs, a sign may be located within or project into a required front or street sideyard setback area. However, no sign may project into or over an abutting public right-of-way except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Off-site signs shall be located so as to provide and maintain the same front and street sideyard setbacks as are required for a building on the same parcel. (Ord. 2020-0006 § 2; Ord. 2016-0010 § 10; prior code § 3.04.066)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-31539Fetched: 10/24/2026