Peoria, AZ Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign type
- Window Sign, Peoria City Code § 21-709 Table 3
- Permit required
- No
- Non-residential coverage cap
- 25% of window area per building side
- Illuminated sign limit
- 2 signs, up to 2 sq ft each
- Floor restriction
- Prohibited above the ground floor
- Residential use limit
- Non-commercial messages only, no area cap
Summary
Window signs in Peoria need no permit under City Code § 21-709, Table 3, but non-residential window signage is capped at 25 percent of the total window area on any building side, limited to two internally illuminated signs of up to 2 square feet each, and barred above the ground floor.
D. WINDOW SIGN Permit: No Description Signs placed on or within 3 FT of windows so as to attract the attention of persons outside of the building where the sign is placed. Residential uses Limitations No limit, non-commercial messages only Non-Residential Uses Max Sign Area Allowed 25% of the total window area on any one side of a building. Max of 2 signs may be Illumination Allowed internally illuminated, up to 2 SF per sign Notes: # Window signage is prohibited above the ground floor of the building. * When window signage is displayed on two or more sides of a building, each side shall comply with the maximum sign area provisions.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
Peoria defines a Window Sign as one placed on or within 3 feet of windows so as to attract the attention of persons outside of the building where the sign is placed, standardized in Table 3, Other Sign Type Specifications, of Sign Code § 21-709. No sign permit is required for this sign type. Residential uses face no area limit but are restricted to non-commercial messages only. Non-residential uses are capped at 25 percent of the total window area on any one side of a building, and can illuminate no more than two signs internally, each up to 2 square feet.
When a business displays window signage on two or more sides of a building, each side is measured against the 25 percent cap separately rather than being averaged together. The code adds one hard limit that applies to every use: window signage is prohibited above the ground floor of the building, so second-story or upper-floor windows cannot carry window signs regardless of the space available below the cap. m.
Violations & Fines
Because window signs need no permit, code compliance turns on the coverage cap, ground-floor limit, and illumination rule rather than permit revocation. A window display that exceeds 25 percent of window area, appears above the ground floor, or runs more than two illuminated signs is enforced under Peoria's Zoning Ordinance enforcement scheme at § 21-114, civil or criminal, with abatement available under Code § 17-59.
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