Pinal County, AZ Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard height, CB-1/C-1/O-1
- 12 feet
- Standard height, CB-2/C-2/C-3/O-2 & industrial
- 15 feet
- Freeway-interchange height allowance
- 30 feet
- Interchange zone defined as
- within 300 ft of interstate ROW
- Permitting agency
- Planning and Development Services
- Permit trigger
- sign over 6 sq ft or 8 ft high
Summary
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.
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.
Full Breakdown
020 defines an interstate freeway interchange as a location where ingress or egress is obtained to a federal interstate highway, specifically the area lying within 300 feet of the interstate right-of-way and between the two points where that right-of-way widens as it approaches the interchange ramps. 100: 12 feet in the CB-1, C-1 and O-1 local business, neighborhood commercial and minor office districts; 15 feet in the CB-2, C-2, C-3 and O-2 general business and office districts; and 15 feet in the industrial districts. 100 extend the identical 30-foot allowance to the CB-2/C-2/C-3/O-2 and industrial tiers.
The exception only raises the height ceiling; it does not change the aggregate sign-area formula (one square foot per linear foot of street frontage, with a district-specific floor and cap) or the one-freestanding-sign-per-property limit that already applies under each district's sign rules. 140 before it can be erected, relocated or substantially reconstructed, and it must carry the county's assigned permit tag facing the street.
Violations & Fines
Erecting or enlarging a freestanding sign above the applicable 12-, 15- or 30-foot cap without first securing a PCDSC 2.145.140 sign permit from Planning and Development Services is a code violation subject to permit denial and removal of the noncompliant structure. A legal nonconforming sign forfeits its grandfathered status if its height is increased. Sign packages that need more height than the chapter allows must go through the sign review committee under PCDSC 2.145.150, with appeal of the director's decision to the Board of Supervisors.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall can a freeway-facing sign be in unincorporated Pinal County?
Does the 30-foot rule apply in every commercial zone?
Do I still need a permit for a taller freeway sign?
Can a sign package exceed even the 30-foot interchange limit?
Sources & Official References
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