Gilbert, AZ Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Exemption basis
- A.R.S. § 16-1019
- Also exempted
- Sign walkers under A.R.S. § 9-499.13
- Local permit required
- No
- Governing sign chapter
- LDC § 5.6.2 Exempt Signs
Summary
Gilbert's Land Development Code exempts political signs from its sign regulations altogether, deferring to the protections Arizona law gives them under A.R.S. § 16-1019, so the Town does not impose its own size, timing or permit rules on political signs the way it does for commercial signage.
E. Signs protected by state statute, including but not limited to political signs as protected under A.R.S. §16-1019 and sign walkers as protected by A.R.S. § 9-499.13, as amended.
Full Breakdown
2 of the Gilbert Land Development Code lists the categories of signs exempt from regulation under the Town's sign chapter. 13. 6, coverage, height and placement for political signs are instead set by the state statute the Code cross-references, which governs when political signs may go up relative to an election and when they must come down, and bars a municipality from requiring a permit, fee or bond for them. 13. 6.
Violations & Fines
Because political signs are exempted rather than separately regulated, Gilbert does not cite them under its own Sign Regulations chapter; a dispute over placement, size or timing is governed by A.R.S. § 16-1019's own state-law limits, which the Town's Code Compliance staff apply rather than a local sign-permit violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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