Sign Regulations in Pima County, AZ (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Pima County, Arizona.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Arizona law (ARS 16-1019) broadly protects political sign display. Pima County allows political signs in residential areas without permits during election seasons. Signs must be removed within 15 days after the election. Maximum size in residential zones is 32 square feet per state statute.
Pima County Political Sign Regulations
Few RestrictionsA.R.S. § 16-1019 — Political signs; printed materials; tampering
C. Notwithstanding any other statute, ordinance or regulation, a city, town or county of this state shall not remove, alter, deface or cover any political sign if the following conditions are met: 1. The sign is placed in a public right-of-way that is owned or controlled by that jurisdiction. 2. The sign supports or opposes a candidate for public office or it supports or opposes a ballot measur...
Digital Billboards
Electronic message signs, the LED changeable-copy displays used for digital billboards, are flatly prohibited anywhere in unincorporated Pima County under Section 18.79.040(A)(3). Flashing, blinking, animated or intermittently illuminated signs are banned right alongside them under (A)(4). A static billboard face with a manual copy change is still allowed under the chapter's billboard rules; a digital one is not, and no permit exists for it.
Pima County Digital Billboard Ban
Heavy RestrictionsPima County Code § 18.79.040(A)(3), (A)(4)
No person shall erect, alter, maintain, or relocate any sign specified in this section unless regulated elsewhere: A. Prohibited sign types. ... 3. Electronic message signs. 4. Flashing, blinking, reflective, inflatable, air-activated, or animated signs, including signs with an intermittent or varying color or intensity of artificial illumination, whether deliberate or as a consequence ...
Window Signs
In unincorporated Pima County, a permanent window sign on a non-residential building can cover no more than 30 percent of the window it's mounted on, and only on a first- or second-floor window. A temporary sale or promo sign in the same window is capped tighter at 25 percent and can never go on the outside glass. Tucson and the county's incorporated towns set their own separate limits.
Window Sign Coverage Limits in Pima County
Some RestrictionsPima County Code § 18.79.080(I); § 18.79.090(F)
I. Window. A window sign is allowed subject to: 1. Location: On-site; non-residential areas only; 2. Maximum area per sign: No more than 30 percent of the window on which the sign is displayed. Sign copy on a permanent window sign with letters or symbols no more than three inches high shall not be counted as part of the sign area allotment; 3. Maximum height: First and second floor buil...
Sign Regulations by City in Pima County
4 cities in Pima County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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