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Sign Permit in Page, Arizona

Required to erect, re-erect, construct, alter, expand or move all permanent sign types within the City of Page. A separate permit is required for each sign or group of signs on a single supporting structure. In addition to the sign permit, an electrical permit must be obtained before erecting, re-erecting, constructing, altering or moving electric signs. Applications for signage permits are made through the City's Chief Building Official. General sign maintenance — cleaning, painting, or changing a sign's content or a face of the same size that does not alter or change the sign's structure — does not require a permit.

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When you need this permit

  • A permit is required to erect, re-erect, construct, alter, expand, or move all permanent sign types within the city limits (Page Code of Ordinances § 152.058(A)(9))
  • A separate permit is required for each sign or group of signs on a single supporting structure (§ 152.058(A)(9))
  • In addition to a sign permit, an electrical permit must be obtained before erecting, re-erecting, constructing, altering, or moving electric signs (§ 152.058(A)(9))
  • Applications for signage permits are made through the City's Chief Building Official (§ 152.095(F))
  • All signage must be designed, constructed, and installed by a licensed contractor in accordance with the sign regulations and applicable building codes (§ 152.058(B)(1)) Contractor
  • All sign materials and components must be of the quality and grade needed to withstand specified wind and seismic hazard conditions in Northern Arizona, and all signs regardless of materials must be securely anchored to withstand those hazards as approved by the Chief Building Official (§ 152.058(B)(1)(e) and (g))
  • Signs must maintain a minimum of six feet horizontal clearance and 12 feet overhead clearance from electrical conductors and communications equipment or lines, and clearance from all surface and underground water, drainage and utilities; the owner is required to verify Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) utility requirements (§ 152.058(B)(1)(d))
  • No sign or sign structure may be erected or placed so as to obscure visibility or sit in the sight-triangle at street intersections, or where it may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized sign, traffic signal or device (§ 152.058(B)(1)(c))
  • Combustible materials other than approved plastics may not be used in the construction of any electronic signs (§ 152.058(B)(1)(f))
  • Illuminated signs must comply with the outdoor lighting provisions of § 152.059 unless otherwise specified in the sign regulations (§ 152.058(B)(2))
  • For commercial developments, signage must be shown on the site plan submitted to the Site Plan Review Committee — all site signage, whether for directional or advertisement purposes, with specifications (§ 152.095(B)(2)(h)) — and building permits for signage may then be pulled as approved by the Director, Chief Building Official and Fire Marshall (§ 152.095(B)(6))
  • Prohibited signs may not be permitted, including billboards (static or digital) and any other off-premises signage; roof signs and signs projecting above a wall, parapet or roofline; mechanically moving signs, pennant strings, streamers, spinners, propellers and search lights; strobing or flashing signs and signs with a change rate or dwell time of less than four seconds; inflatable signs; abandoned signs including sign frames, cabinets and other sign structures; signs at the airport approach and departure slope of the Page Municipal Airport; and signs that imitate or interfere with official traffic control devices (§ 152.058(A)(8))

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit FeeCity of Page 2026 Consolidated Fee Schedule (Adopted by Resolution 1345-26 on June 10, 2026), 'Planning and Zoning Code Fees' section, 'Subdivisions and Other Fees' table, printed page 13 — line item 'Sign permit'. VERIFICATION NOTE: this figure was read from a 200 dpi rendered page image, not from extracted PDF text. Text extraction of that two-column table silently misaligns the rows by one, pairing 'Sign permit' with the $50.00 that actually belongs to the 'Zoning Letter Fee' line immediately below it. The correct published value is a valuation-based fee, not a $50.00 flat fee. The valuation basis is the Building Permit Fee table (Table 1-A) reproduced in the same fee schedule's 'Building Inspection and Permit Fees' section, printed page 4, and codified at Page Code of Ordinances § 150.04.
Based on value like Building Permits
Building Permit Fee basis — Table 1-A (Total Valuation)City of Page 2026 Consolidated Fee Schedule (Resolution 1345-26, adopted June 10, 2026), 'Building Inspection and Permit Fees' section, Valuation/Fee table, printed page 4. Read from a 200 dpi rendered page image and cross-checked against the codified table at Page Code of Ordinances § 150.04(A) Table 1-A (1976 Code § 7-1-3; Ord. 543-09, passed 1-22-2009); the two agree. This is the valuation basis the fee schedule's sign permit line refers to.
$23.50 (valuation $1.00 to $500.00); $23.50 for the first $500.00 plus $3.05 for each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof to and including $2,000.00; $69.25 for the first $2,000.00 plus $14.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof to and including $25,000.00; $391.25 for the first $25,000.00 plus $10.10 for each additional $1,000.00 to and including $50,000.00; $643.75 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00 to and including $100,000.00; $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000.00 to and including $500,000.00; $3,233.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $4.75 for each additional $1,000.00 to and including $1,000,000.00; $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.65 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof
Plan Review FeeCity of Page 2026 Consolidated Fee Schedule (Resolution 1345-26, adopted June 10, 2026), printed page 5: 'Plan Review Fees: When submittal documents are required, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting documents for plan review. Said plan review shall be 65 percent of the building permit fee.' Also codified at Page Code of Ordinances § 150.04(B). Applies where submittal documents are required.
65 percent of the building permit fee
Electrical Permit Fee (electric signs)City of Page 2026 Consolidated Fee Schedule (Resolution 1345-26, adopted June 10, 2026), 'Building Inspection and Permit Fees' section, 'Other Inspections and Fees' table, item 5 'Electrical Permit', printed page 4. Read from a 200 dpi rendered page image. Relevant because § 152.058(A)(9) requires a separate electrical permit in addition to the sign permit for electric signs.
$27.00 for the first $500.00; plus $3.75 for each additional $1,000.00 of valuation of construction costs

Review timeline

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Chief Building Official plan review

    Applications for signage permits are made through the City's Chief Building Official (§ 152.095(F)). The CBO reviews the sign's anchoring against the wind and seismic hazards that exist in Northern Arizona and must approve it (§ 152.058(B)(1)(g)).

  2. 2

    Zoning review

    Review against the sign regulations of § 152.058, including the prohibited-sign list, sight-triangle and right-of-way restrictions, and the illumination provisions of § 152.059. The Building Permit Application carries a ZONING approval box that must be marked required and received.

  3. 3

    Site Plan Review Committee approval (commercial developments only)

    For commercial developments, all site signage with specifications must be shown on the site plan and approved by the Site Plan Review Committee before building permits for signage can be pulled (§ 152.095(B)(2)(h) and (B)(6)). Single-family dwellings and interior-only remodels are exempt from SPRC review.

  4. 4

    Field inspection

    Signs not constructed in conformance with the approved permit are subject to the enforcement provisions of §§ 152.105 through 152.112. Schedule inspections through the Building Safety Department at least 24 hours in advance.

See the full Page inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • General sign maintenance does not need a permit: cleaning, painting, or changing a sign's content or a face of the same size that does not alter or change the sign's structure is expressly excluded from the permit requirement (§ 152.058(A)(9)), and sign repainting, maintenance, or sign face or content change is separately listed as exempt from the sign regulations altogether (§ 152.058(A)(7)(h)).
  • Other signs exempt from the sign regulations under § 152.058(A)(7) include: signs inside a building or otherwise not visible from a public roadway; government and wayfinding signs; signs protected by federal law or state statutes; one flag per lot of a nation, state, county, city, other political entity, church or religious organization; permanent professionally applied wraps on registered non-stationary vehicles actively used in the business's daily operations; name and address signs not over two square feet; yard signs under two square feet with a maximum of two per property; signs carved into or raised in relief on a building; and warning signs limited to one per lot not over two square feet in residential areas and one per lot not over five square feet in commercial/industrial districts.
  • Billboards are flatly prohibited in Page — static or digital — as is any other type of off-premises signage (§ 152.058(A)(8)(c)). The code also includes a catch-all: where the code is silent, or where its rules do not provide a basis for concluding that a sign is allowed, the sign in question is prohibited (§ 152.058(A)(8)(m)).
  • Sign maintenance obligations run with the property: a damaged sign base must be repaired within 30 days of written city notice of violation, no metal pole cover or sign cabinet may show rust or rust stains, a damaged internally illuminated cabinet or panel may not be illuminated until repaired, and an unsafe or unlawfully installed sign must be brought into compliance or removed within ten days after written city notice — or immediately in case of imminent danger — after which the city may remove it at the owner's or tenant's sole expense (§ 152.058(B)(3)).

Frequently asked questions

No. Page Code of Ordinances § 152.058(A)(9) states that general sign maintenance, such as cleaning, painting or changing a sign's content or a face of the same size that does not alter or change a sign's structure, does not require a permit. Section 152.058(A)(7)(h) separately exempts sign repainting, maintenance, and sign face or content change from the sign regulations entirely. A permit is required once you erect, re-erect, construct, alter, expand or move the sign itself, and a separate permit is required for each sign or group of signs on a single supporting structure.

The City of Page 2026 Consolidated Fee Schedule (adopted by Resolution 1345-26 on June 10, 2026) lists the Sign permit fee as 'Based on value like Building Permits' — that is, calculated from the Building Permit Fee valuation table rather than charged as a flat amount. Under that table the fee starts at $23.50 for valuation of $1.00 to $500.00 and rises in valuation bands; a plan review fee of 65 percent of the building permit fee also applies when submittal documents are required. If the sign is electric, a separate electrical permit is also required, at $27.00 for the first $500.00 plus $3.75 for each additional $1,000.00 of valuation of construction costs.

Page does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Page Building Safety Department at 928-645-4266 for current turnaround.

You'll need: City of Page Building Permit Application; Sign drawings and specifications. Depending on your project, Page may also ask for: Separate electrical permit application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Page requires 4 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Chief Building Official plan review, Zoning review, Site Plan Review Committee approval (commercial developments only), Field inspection. Schedule each through City of Page Building Safety Department (928-645-4266).

Apply through City of Page Building Safety Department at Page City Hall, 697 Vista Avenue / P.O. Box 1180, Page, AZ 86040. Phone: 928-645-4266, email: bslavens@pageaz.gov. Office hours: Building Official: Brett Slavens (bslavens@pageaz.gov, 928-645-4266, fax 928-645-4265). Main City line: 928-645-8861. Applications are submitted via the City of Page Building Permit Application (paper form, PO Box 1180 / 697 Vista Avenue) or through the online iWorQ Building Permit Application Portal (pageaz_permit.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/pageaz_permit). Final inspections must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance, and final inspection/approval is required before occupying any room.. Official information: https://cityofpage.org/departments/building-and-safety/.

Page, Arizona has adopted: Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/county authority under state enabling statutes (e.g., A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities). The City of Page runs its own Building Safety Department and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes; it does not defer permitting to Coconino County. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page (cityofpage.org/departments/building-and-safety/).; 2018 International Building Code (IBC), Chapters 1-35, with amendments to Chapter 9 and Appendix Chapters B, H, and I, adopted by the City of Page as its uniform building code. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), Chapters 1-44, with Appendix Chapters A, B, C, D, H, and P adopted, governing one- and two-family dwelling construction. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC), Chapters 1-15, with Appendix E adopted. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2018 International Fuel Gas Code, Chapters 1-8, with Appendix Chapters A, B, and C adopted. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), Chapters 1-15, with Appendix Chapters A and B adopted. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2018 International Existing Building Code, Chapters 1-16, with Appendix C adopted. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2018 International Pool and Spa Code, Chapters 1-11, with Appendix Chapters A, B, C, and D adopted. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC), Chapters 1-9, with Annexes A-E adopted (note: the electrical code cycle is one edition behind the 2018 ICC set). Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), Chapters 1-6, adopted; governs energy-efficiency requirements for the City of Page. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; 2018 International Fire Code (IFC) Chapter 61 adopted specifically for LP Gas regulation, in addition to ANSI Standards 2009 combined with the 2018 IBC. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; ICC A117.1 / ANSI Standards 2009 accessibility provisions apply in conjunction with the 2018 IBC, alongside the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; Local ordinance amendments layered onto the adopted ICC codes: Ordinance 666-19 amending Chapter 92 for automatic fire sprinkler systems; City Code Article 9-5, Sections 9-5-1 through 9-5-17, regulating wood-burning stoves; City Code Article 11-4-1(B) requiring sewer backwater valves; City Code Article 11-5-2 requiring grease interceptors. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.; Manufactured homes and factory-built buildings (FBBs) are licensed and permitted through a joint state/City structure: the Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety (Office of Manufactured Housing) sets manufacturer/installer/retailer licensing and issues State/IGA installation permits (state fee schedule effective July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023, per City of Page Consolidated Fee Schedule, Building Department - Manufactured Home Fees, pp. 6-7), while the City of Page Building Safety Department handles local site/foundation/utility compliance. Source: City of Page Consolidated Fee Schedule (Resolution 1296-23, adopted 1-25-2023).; A building permit may not be issued prior to receiving verbal approval from Coconino County Health Department (Page office: 928-608-6108 x13; main office: 928-679-8760) — relevant for projects involving onsite wastewater/septic systems. Source: City of Page Building and Safety Department page.. Local amendments apply — see the Page overview page for the full list.