# Sign Regulations in Kingman, Kansas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Kingman, Kansas (KS)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/kansas/kingman
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-20

## At a glance

Kingman, Kansas regulates 9 sign types across 1 zoning district. Awnings/Canopies/Marquees (Rigid)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at Minimum 8 feet above sidewalk level tall, with a Max extension 10 feet, but never past 1 foot from back of curb. setback (Sec. § 4-703, § 4-705, § 4-707, § 4-709, § 4-710). Most commercial signs in Kingman require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 9 | Minimum 15 feet above grade level | — | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | Must not extend outward from property line more than 8 feet; never closer than 1 foot back from back of curb. | — | Must not be printed, pasted, placed, or displayed upon any sidewalk, paving, or surface of any street or public way. Must be attached to building or within property line. | — | § 4-703, § 4-705, § 4-711 |
| Freestanding Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Must not be printed, pasted, placed, or displayed upon any sidewalk, paving, or surface of any street or public way. Must be within property line. | — | § 4-703, § 4-705, § 4-711 |
| Awnings/Canopies/Marquees (Rigid) | Minimum 8 feet above sidewalk level | — | — | Max extension 10 feet, but never past 1 foot from back of curb. | — | Over public sidewalk or way along a street or avenue attached to building | — | § 4-703, § 4-705, § 4-707, § 4-709, § 4-710 |
| Awnings/Canopies/Marquees (Retractable) | Minimum 7 feet above sidewalk level | — | — | Max extension 10 feet, but never past 1 foot from back of curb. | — | Over public sidewalk or way along a street or avenue attached to building | — | § 4-703, § 4-705, § 4-708, § 4-709, § 4-710 |
| Awnings/Canopies/Marquees/Balconies (Alley or Public Way < 26 feet wide) | Minimum 15 feet above grade level | — | — | Max extension 3 feet from property line | — | Over alley or public way less than 26 feet in width | — | § 4-703, § 4-706, § 4-709, § 4-710 |
| Sign (Peculiar to Trade/Occupation/Profession) | Minimum 6 feet above sidewalk level | — | — | — | — | Attached to building, projecting less than 12 inches from property line along street or avenue | — | § 4-711(b) |
| Sign (Painted on Door, Window or Wall or Flat Attached Structure) | — | — | Max thickness 3 inches | — | — | Painted on or attached to door, window, or wall of building | — | § 4-711(b) |
| Street Name Sign | — | — | — | Placed inside the curb line at one of the corners | — | At intersections, on post inside curb line at a corner, so as to indicate street names. | — | § 13-501 |

## Prohibited signs in Kingman

- No sign or advertising structure or device shall be printed, pasted, placed or displayed upon any sidewalk or the paving or surface of any street or public way.
- No person shall build, erect or construct any new awning, canopy, marquee, balcony, sign or advertising structure, or remodel or change any existing awning, canopy, marquee, balcony, sign or advertising structure along public ways of the city without first obtaining a permit.
- No structure extending outside the property line shall be supported or connected by a post or other support located outside the property line, but shall be supported from the building, or by a post or structure wholly within the property line.
- No sign or advertising structure or device along any street or avenue shall be at a lesser height above the sidewalk level than eight feet, nor extend outward from the property line a greater distance than eight feet, nor in any event to a point beyond one foot back from the back of the curb.

## Signs exempt from permit in Kingman

- As to any structure or device used as a sign, peculiar to the trade, occupation or profession practiced at the location that does not extend outward from the property line a distance greater than 12 inches, the limitation as to height above the sidewalk may be reduced to six feet.
- As to any sign painted on the door, window or wall of the building, or displayed on a structure not to exceed three inches in thickness attached to the building, the limitations as to height above the sidewalk level shall not apply.
- Existing structures supported solely from the building or by a post or other structure located entirely upon private property, and no part thereof below seven feet above the sidewalk or grade level, may be allowed to remain and be used as currently constructed until material repair or reconstruction is required, or until the structure is changed in type.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A permit is required before building, erecting, constructing, remodeling or changing any awning, canopy, marquee, balcony, sign or advertising structure along city public ways; such permit is obtained by filing plans and specifications with the City Clerk.
- Plans and specifications must be submitted with the permit application and must conform to the ordinance provisions.
- There is no explicit reference to a separate master sign plan or variance meeting in this ordinance.

## Full detail

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