Sign Regulations in Sahuarita, AZ (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Sahuarita, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Holiday Displays
Sahuarita bans permanent outline lighting on commercial and industrial buildings under Town Code § 18.82.060(L), but the same sentence carves out an exception for temporary decorative holiday lighting, so seasonal displays on business buildings are allowed even though year-round accent lighting is not.
Sahuarita Holiday Building Lighting Rule
Light RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code §§ 18.82.030(A)(1), 18.82.060(L)
Design review applies to all public and private facilities which require a building permit (including utilities) in commercial and industrial developments in all zoning districts in the town. Building permit applications and development plans shall comply with these standards. ... L. Outline Lighting. Outline lighting of a building, excluding temporary decorative holiday lighting, is prohibited.
Digital Billboards
Sahuarita allows electronic message signs only as part of a monument or canopy sign in commercial and industrial zones under Town Code § 18.79.040(H). Residential zones need a Type 1 conditional use permit, and every display must dim automatically at night and hold each message for at least 30 seconds.
Sahuarita Electronic Message Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code § 18.79.040(H)
H. Electronic Messaging. 1. Electronic message signs are permitted as follows: a. Electronic message signs are permitted in commercial and industrial zones except for single-family residential uses. b. Electronic message signs in residential zones may be conditionally permitted subject to a Type 1 CUP per Chapter 18.97 STC. 2. Electronic message signs are permitted only as an integral component...
Window Signs
Sahuarita caps window signs at 30 percent of a tenant's window area in business and industrial zones under Town Code § 18.79.080(B)(6), with no more than half of that, 15 percent of total window area, illuminated. Window signs are barred entirely in rural and residential zones and need no permit.
Sahuarita Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code § 18.79.080(B)(6)
6. Window Signs. a. A zoning clearance is not required for a window sign. b. Window signs shall not be mounted above the second story of a building. ... Table 18.79-5 Window Sign Standards Zoning Districts Rural and Residential Business and Industrial Allowed No Yes Maximum sign area (percent of window area per tenant space) NA 30% Illumination NA Limited to 15% of total window area per tenant ...
Freeway-Facing Signs
A Sahuarita business within 250 feet of a freeway right-of-way can put up a freeway style I sign under Town Code § 18.79.080(C)(4), capped at 150 square feet (240 with added setback) and 20 feet tall (25 feet with setback), one per development complex.
Sahuarita Freeway-Facing Sign Standards
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code § 18.79.080(C)(4)
4. Freeway Style I Sign. A business located on a property that is wholly or partially within 250 feet of a freeway right-of-way may have a freeway style I sign in accordance with the following: a. A property or development complex with a freeway style II sign shall not be permitted a freeway style I sign. b. Maximum number: one per development complex or commercial sign district. c. Maximum Are...
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