Sign Regulations in Sedona, AZ (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Sedona, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Sedona's sign code exempts political signs from its permit process and folds state election law straight into the Code. SLDC Section 6.8(L) encourages placement that limits the aesthetic impact of large political signs and requires compliance with Arizona's political sign statute, A.R.S. Section 16-1019.
Sedona Political Sign Placement Rules
Light RestrictionsSedona Land Development Code § 6.8(L)
L. Political Signs (1) The City encourages political signs to be placed in a way that limits the negative aesthetic effects of numerous large political signs throughout the City and serves to fulfill the City’s vision of enhancing its natural beauty. (2) Political signs are permitted in compliance with A.R.S. §16-1019.
Garage Sale Signs
Sedona lets residents post up to four temporary directional signs to point traffic to a garage or yard sale under SLDC Section 6.14.B(1)a. Only one sign can go on the seller's own property; up to three more may go off-site, limited to one per turning movement, and displays are capped at 12 times a year.
Sedona Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsSedona Land Development Code § 6.14.B(1)a
(1) Temporary Signs, Residential Districts a. Up to four temporary signs may be placed either on the owner’s property or off site for the purpose of directing the public when the property owner is opening the property to the public for a residential or nonprofit activity (e.g., real estate open house, garage/yard sale, estate sale), subject to the following: 1. Maximum of one sign may be located...
Digital Billboards
Sedona bans electronic message signs, flashing or animated signs, and freestanding changeable-copy signs outright under SLDC Section 6.15. There is no local licensing path for a digital billboard: unless a narrow exception elsewhere in Article 6 applies, any sign with moving parts, intermittent illumination or an electronic display is prohibited.
Sedona Bans Digital and Flashing Signs
Heavy RestrictionsSedona Land Development Code § 6.15(E), (F), (G)
Signs that are not specifically authorized are expressly prohibited. Prohibited signs include, but are not limited to, the following: ... ... E. Signs having intermittent or flashing illumination, animated or moving parts, rotating or simulating movement by any means of fluttering, spinning or reflection devices or that emit sound, except as otherwise permitted; F. Electronic message signs, except ...
Window Signs
Sedona caps window signage under SLDC Section 6.9.B(5)d. Permanent or temporary window signs cannot cover more than 25 percent of a window's area, though any window sign covering 10 percent or less is minor enough that it does not count against a business's total sign allowance.
Sedona Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsSedona Land Development Code § 6.9.B(5)d
d. Window Signs 1. Interior signs 24 inches or less from the window are considered as exterior advertising signs. 2. Window signs (permanent or temporary) shall not cover more than 25 percent of the area of each window. Signs that cover 10 percent or less of the window do not count towards the total business sign allowance. 3. Window signs shall be primarily individual letters intended to be vi...
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