Section 151.10.004 Portable Signs

Portable signs are any signs not permanently affixed to a building, structure, or the ground.

Portable signs are allowed only in compliance with the provisions of Table A and require a portable sign permit prior to the display of the sign except where noted. Political signs shall be in conformance with A.R.S. § 16-1019.

TABLE A PORTABLE SIGNS
APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS
Placement	Shall not be allowed in the City public right-of-way, unless otherwise specified, and be located in a location that is not hazardous to public safety, does not obstruct the clear vision area, or interfere with ADA requirements. Signs cannot be located on City owned structures or buildings.   Placement requirements applicable to non-commercial portable signage.
Height and Width	Refer to Table A for height and width standards for individual temporary sign types. All sign height is measured from the highest adjacent street grade.
Prohibited Elements	Moving, flashing, or intermittent electrical pulsation signs including any signs that are Moved by either human or mechanical means. Animation Reflective materials
Design and Construction	Of sufficient weight and durability or anchored appropriately to withstand wind gusts, storms, etc.
Exemptions	Government Signs Sign Walkers Signs that cannot be viewed from a public street Residential Yard Signs Post and Panel Signs A-Frame Feather Banners

TABLE A PORTABLE SIGNS
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND OTHER NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Duration	Size	Height	Placement	Number
Attached Banner Sign
90 days maximum per year. Additional display time granted between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.	1.5 square feet for every linear foot of building frontage or 1.5 per every 5 feet of linear lot frontage.	Cannot extend above the roofline of the building.	Wall or building on property requesting the sign.	Per building/lot frontage measurement.
Detached Banner Sign/H-Frame Signs/Ground Supported Signs
90 days maximum per year. Additional display time granted between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.	32 square feet maximum.	6-foot maximum.	On property requesting the sign, and located outside the Clear Vision Triangle as defined in Section 151.04.009.	One per street frontage.
Post and Panel Signs
Duration of the activity. Removed 7 days after conclusion of activity.	32 square feet maximum.	10-foot maximum.	On property requesting the sign, and located outside the Clear Vision Triangle as defined in Section 151.04.010.	One per street frontage.
Air Puppets
Weekends and holidays.	No specific size requirement.	Cannot exceed zoning district height.	On property requesting the sign. Setback a distance of 1:1 from a public pedestrian way.	One per business name and one per shopping center, industrial park, or commercial or industrial subdivision.
Inflatable or Windblown Signs
90 days maximum per year. Additional display time granted between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.	32 square feet maximum.	Cannot exceed zoning district height.	On property requesting the sign.	No minimum number.
A-Frame
No maximum.	12 square feet maximum per sign face.	4 foot maximum.	On property requesting the sign.	One per street frontage.
Special Event Directional Sign
A maximum of 7 days prior to the event. Removed within three days following the event.	32 square feet maximum.	6 feet maximum.	On property requesting sign, off-site with property owner permission, public right-of-way.	No minimum number.
Sign Walkers
No maximum.	N/A	N/A	On property requesting the sign, and public sidewalks, but not within roadway medians.	No minimum number.
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Duration	Size	Height	Placement	Number
Yard Sign
A maximum of 30 days.	4 square feet maximum.	3 feet maximum.	Located on property requesting sign or off-site with permission of property owner.	A maximum of one per location.
Post and Panel Signs
Duration of activity and removed seven days upon completion of activity.	32 square feet maximum.	10 feet maximum.	Located on the property requesting the sign.	One per street frontage.

 

(Ord. 743, passed 4-10-86; Am. Ord. 764, passed 1-8-87; Am. Ord. 857, passed 4-26-90; Am. Ord. 988, passed 9-28-95; Am. Ord. 1012, passed 7-25-96; Am. Ord. 1148, passed 9-26-02; Am. Ord. 2005-021, passed 11-22-05; Am. Ord. 2007-016, passed 9-27-07; Am. Ord. 2011-005, passed 5-12-11; Am. Ord. 2018-004, passed 3-22-18)