Sign Regulations in Pinal County, AZ (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Pinal County, Arizona.
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Political Signs
Under Pinal County's sign code, political signs may go on private property or in county-controlled rights-of-way if erected no more than 90 days before a primary election and removed within 15 days after the general election. Maximum 16 square feet in residential zones, 32 elsewhere.
Political Sign Rules in Unincorporated Pinal County
Some RestrictionsPCDSC 2.145.050(E)
The sign is erected no more than 90 days prior to a primary election and removed 15 days after the general election... The sign has a maximum area of 16 square feet if the sign is located in an area zoned for residential use, or a maximum area of 32 square feet if the sign is located in any other area.
Garage Sale Signs
Pinal County's sign code exempts small signs from permits, but requires a sign permit before erecting any nonexempt sign larger than six square feet or higher than eight feet above grade. Garage-sale and temporary signs must stay out of hazardous locations and off public right-of-way.
Garage Sale and Temporary Sign Rules in Unincorporated Pinal County
Some RestrictionsPCDSC 2.145 (Signs)
A sign permit shall be secured from the Pinal County planning and development services department prior to the erection, relocation, construction, installation or substantial reconstruction of any nonexempt sign exceeding six square feet in area, or higher than eight feet above grade at the sign, regardless of value.
Digital Billboards
Electronic message signs and digital billboards are banned throughout unincorporated Pinal County except for time-and-temperature displays. Development Services Code Section 2.145.030(B) also forbids signs that rotate, spin, flutter, flash, blink, or otherwise appear animated, so no LED billboard reader board or moving message center can be installed on a business or roadside sign.
Digital Billboard Rules in Unincorporated Pinal County
Heavy RestrictionsPinal County Development Services Code § 2.145.030(B)
No sign (nor any portion of a sign) shall rotate, move, or simulate movement by means of fluttering, spinning, or reflection devices. (Not including temporary promotional signs.) Nor shall it contain an electronic message device except for "time and temperature" signs, nor shall it flash, blink, be audible, or be animated by any means.
Window Signs
Signs placed inside a building, including window signs meant to be seen from the street, are exempt from Pinal County's sign permit requirements under Development Services Code Section 2.145.040(G). Because they fall under the exempt-sign list in Section 2.145.040, indoor and inside-window signs skip the permit, size, and illumination rules that apply to freestanding and wall signs.
Window Sign Rules in Unincorporated Pinal County
Few RestrictionsPinal County Development Services Code § 2.145.040(G)
Signs located within structures, including inside window signs intended to be seen from outside of the building.
Freeway-Facing Signs
A freestanding sign in unincorporated Pinal County's CB-1, C-1 or O-1 zoning districts is capped at 12 feet, but PCDSC 2.145.080(A)(4) lets it rise to 30 feet if the parcel sits at an interstate freeway interchange. The same 30-foot break applies at the higher 15-foot base heights used in the CB-2, C-2, C-3, O-2 and industrial districts.
Freeway-Facing Sign Height Limits in Pinal County
Some RestrictionsPinal County Development Services Code § 2.145.080(A)(4)
Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of 12 feet, except that freestanding signs at interstate freeway interchanges (see PCDSC 2.145.020, definitions) in the CB-1, C-1 or O-1 zoning districts shall not exceed a height of 30 feet.
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