# Sign Regulations in Springerville, Arizona

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Springerville, Arizona, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Springerville, Arizona (AZ)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/arizona/springerville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-28
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/AZ/Springerville/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO_CH17.100SI)

## At a glance

Springerville, Arizona regulates 23 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Commercial and Industrial Zones zoning district are capped at 16 feet tall and 150 square feet, with a 20 feet from any abutting property line setback (Sec. Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part)). Most commercial signs in Springerville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 8 | 5 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| Agricultural Residential and Mobile/Manufactured Home Zones | 5 | 4 feet for freestanding signs | 32 square feet each | — |
| Commercial and Industrial Zones | 10 | 16 feet | 200 square feet total combined area | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-Frame or Sandwich Board Sign | — | 16 square feet per face | — | — | — | Anchored and positioned to prevent blocking or creating a hazard | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Banner Sign | — | 24 square feet each | — | — | — | Attached to prevent creating a hazard | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Campaign or Election Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Not permitted in public right-of-way | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Directional Sign | — | 2 square feet each | — | — | — | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Entrance, Exit Sign | — | 2 square feet each | — | — | — | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Real Estate Sign | 5 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | — | No nearer than 10 feet from another lot, nor nearer than 50 feet from any other real estate sign along the same street frontage | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Yard, Garage and Moving Sale Sign | — | 3 square feet | — | — | — | Anchored to prevent creating a hazard | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |

### Agricultural Residential and Mobile/Manufactured Home Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate Sign | — | 3 square feet | — | — | One per dwelling unit | Allowed for each dwelling unit | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Home Occupation and Business Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Wall signs, except by conditional use permit | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Subdivision Sale Sign | — | 32 square feet each | — | — | Two per subdivision | Erected at least 200 feet apart | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Subdivision ID Sign | — | 32 square feet combined total area | — | — | Two per entrance | At each entrance to a subdivision | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Apartment House ID Sign | 4 feet for freestanding signs | 32 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Wall signs or freestanding signs | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |

### Commercial and Industrial Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Attached Sign | 16 feet | 200 square feet total combined area | — | — | Four per street property line | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Freestanding Sign | 16 feet | 150 square feet | — | 20 feet from any abutting property line | One per street property line | No closer than 20 feet from any abutting property line | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Off-Site Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | One per street property line | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Shopping Center Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | One per shopping center street property line | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Sale, Rent or Lease Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One per lot | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Development Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One per lot or parcel | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Address Sign | — | 1 square foot | — | — | One per address | — | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |
| Portable Sign | 16 feet | — | — | — | One per business | Anchored and positioned to prevent blocking or creating a hazard | — | Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part) |

## Prohibited signs in Springerville

- No sign shall be constructed or erected in such a manner as to interfere in any way with or confuse vehicular or pedestrian traffic or present a traffic hazard.
- Signs shall not be animated or have intermittent illumination or flashing lights, except that 'time and temperature' signs such as used by banking institutions may be allowed by conditional use permit.
- No sign shall have audible devices.
- No sign shall obstruct any door or fire escape of any building.
- No posters, flyers, stake signs or notices of any kind shall be placed or displayed on posts, sidewalks, utility poles, lamp posts, hydrants, trees, bridges, rocks, boulders, walls of buildings, sheds, walls or fences, or other surfaces located on public property within public rights-of-way.

## Signs exempt from permit in Springerville

- Governmental Signs. Signs required by law or signs of a duly constituted governmental body, such as traffic signs, warning signs or no trespassing signs.
- Public Utility Signs. Signs placed by a public utility for the safety, welfare or convenience of the public, such as signs identifying high voltage, public telephone or underground cables.
- Vehicle Signs. Signs upon a vehicle, boat or trailer provided that any such vehicle, boat or trailer is not conspicuously parked so as to constitute a sign.
- Temporary Holiday Decorations. Shall be allowed, provided they shall in no way create a hazard or nuisance, provided they are erected no more than thirty (30) days prior to that holiday to which they refer, and provided they are removed within ten days following that holiday to which they refer.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign permit shall be required before a sign may be placed, constructed, reconstructed or altered within the town of Springerville with the exception of certain signs.
- Plan Review. Within ten days after receipt of a complete application for a sign permit, the zoning administrator shall review the sign plans, and deny, approve or conditionally approve said plans, basing his decision on the conformity of the proposal with the provisions of this section.

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