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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeDiv. 3Ch. 2Art. 3§ 5274 Business Center Highway Signs

§ 5274 Business Center Highway Signs

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§ 5274 Business Center Highway Signs

Key Takeaways

  • •This law is about big signs (like billboards) near highways in business areas.
  • •The sign must be in a special business area that the city or county has approved.
  • •The sign can only show the names of businesses that are in the same area and on the same side of the highway.
  • •The city or county must have rules for these signs, and the sign must follow those rules.
  • •The sign should help reduce the total number of signs in the area.
  • •The sign cannot cause the state to lose money from the federal government for highways.

Example

A big shopping center near a highway wants to put up a large sign showing all the stores inside.

The sign can be put up if the shopping center is approved by the city, the sign only shows stores in that shopping center, and the city has rules for these kinds of signs. The sign should also help reduce the number of smaller signs around the area.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 5274 Business Center Highway Signs

(a) None of the provisions of this chapter, except those in Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300), Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, and subdivision (d) of Section 5405, apply to an on-premises advertising display that is visible from an interstate or primary highway and located within a business center, if the display is placed and maintained pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5490) and meets all of the following conditions: (1) The display is placed within the boundaries of an individual development project, as defined in Section 65928 of the Government Code, for commercial, industrial, or mixed commercial and industrial purposes, as shown on a subdivision or site map approved by a city, county, or city and county, and is developed and zoned for those purposes. (2) The display identifies the name of the business center, if named. (3) Each business identified on the display is located within the business center and on the same side of an interstate or primary highway where the display is located. (4) The governing body of the city, county, or city and county has adopted ordinances for the display pursuant to Sections 5230 and 5231 for the area where the display will be placed, and the display meets city, county, or city and county ordinances. (5) The display results in a consolidation of allowable displays within the business center, so that fewer displays will be erected as a result of the display. (6) Placement of the display does not cause a reduction of federal aid highway funds as provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 471, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998. Note: Sec. 3 of Ch. 471 repealed Sec. 3 of Stats. 1996, Ch. 495, which otherwise would have repealed, on January 1, 1999, the addition of this section by Sec. 1 of Ch. 495.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

highwaytrialfineordinanceoutdoor advertisingunited states codedevelopmentconsolidation

Related Statutes

  • § 5272.1 Transit Facility Advertising Exemption
  • § 5300 Outdoor Advertising Business Definition
  • § 5442.7 Richmond Economic Development Signs
  • § 5442.8 Costa Mesa Economic Signs
  • § 5443 Local Advertising Display Regulations

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 5274.
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