Goodyear, AZ Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Signs per property
- One yard sign
- Max area
- 6 square feet
- Max height
- 6 feet
- Illumination
- Not allowed
- Permit needed
- No, if within these limits
- Message review
- None, content-neutral rule
Summary
Goodyear regulates political yard signs the same way it regulates every other temporary residential yard sign: one per property, capped at 6 square feet and 6 feet tall, no illumination, and no permit needed, with the rule written to be blind to what the sign says.
A. Temporary Signs Not Requiring a Sign Permit. Temporary signs shall not be located within the public right-of-way unless expressly permitted by this Ordinance. Temporary Signs shall be maintained in good condition and shall be removed upon expiration of the permitted display period. ... This Section regulates temporary signs without regard to message content. No provision of this Section shall be interpreted to require review of the message displayed on a sign, except to determine whether the sign is commercial or noncommercial as permitted by law. ... 3. Yard Signs (Residential Districts) a. Yard signs are permitted in residential zoning districts. b. One (1) yard sign shall be permitted per property. c. Yard signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area or six (6) feet in height. d. Yard signs shall not be illuminated.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-1648, passed April 27, 2026).
Full Breakdown
The Zoning Ordinance does not carve out a separate category for campaign or political signs. A groups them with all residential yard signs as a temporary sign type that does not require a sign permit, and the section is deliberately content-neutral: it states the section "regulates temporary signs without regard to message content" and that no provision of the section may be read to require review of a sign's message except to sort commercial from noncommercial speech, which is how a political yard sign clears the same standard as a for-sale or garage-sale sign.
3, yard signs are permitted in all residential zoning districts, limited to one yard sign per property, capped at 6 square feet in area and 6 feet in height, and may not be illuminated. A temporary signs, they cannot be located in the public right-of-way unless the ordinance expressly allows it, and they must be kept in good condition and removed once the display period for the underlying event (an election, a listing, a sale) has ended. 4.
Violations & Fines
A yard sign, including a political sign, that exceeds one per property, tops 6 square feet or 6 feet in height, or is illuminated does not qualify for the no-permit yard-sign allowance and can be treated as an unpermitted or nonconforming sign subject to removal. Under the ordinance's Article 4 enforcement rules, a noncompliant sign can be declared a public nuisance and abated, and Zoning Ordinance violations generally carry civil sanctions of $100 to $1,000 per offense or a class 1 misdemeanor charge with fines up to $2,500.
Frequently Asked Questions
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