EVEN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNS NEED A PERMIT

With the perceived rise in crime in the Morongo Basin, many residents are forming neighborhood watch groups. As part of these efforts, they want to install signs warning people that they are entering a neighborhood watch area. Managing editor Tami Roleff says residents have to get permission prior to installing any neighborhood watch signs…
No matter if you live in Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, or in unincorporated county areas, you need to contact the planning department of your jurisdiction and obtain a permit prior to installing any neighborhood watch signs. The town of Yucca Valley waives permit fees for neighborhood watch signs, but you may still have to pay fees in county areas and Twentynine Palms. Each jurisdiction has requirements about what types of poles the signs can be attached to, and where they can be placed in the public right of way. Due to several requests about neighborhood watch signs, Yucca Valley is developing a brochure that should be available in March with information about installing neighborhood watch signs. Regardless of where you live, contact your municipal or county planning department for specific requirements about neighborhood watch signs.