Sign Permit in Colorado City, Arizona

Colorado City requires a sign permit for: A sign permit is required to erect, re-erect, construct, alter or move most sign types identified in Table 4.4 of § 152.058; a separate permit is required for each sign or group of signs on a single supporting structure (§ 152.058(K)); An electrical permit is additionally required for all electric/illuminated signs, reviewed under the Town's adopted electrical code, with the Zoning Administrator forwarding wiring/connection plans to the Building Official (§ 152.058(K) intro, § 152.094(B)(2)); The sign contractor must be an Arizona ROC-licensed sign contractor; the application must include the contractor's name, address, contact information and ROC number (§ 152.058(K)(3)(b)); A comprehensive sign plan is mandatory (not optional) for any site developed as a complex or center with more than three tenants or structures (§ 152.058(F)(1)(f), § 152.058(K)(2)); once approved, individual tenant sign permits are issued only for signs matching the approved plan; A master sign program (for developments/parcels of at least ten gross acres) may modify the standard sign regulations and requires Planning & Zoning Commission review plus Town Council action (§ 152.058(K)(1), § 152.094(C)); Total aggregate sign area for a business is generally capped at the greater of 50 sq ft or 1.5 sq ft per lineal foot of building frontage, not to exceed 300 sq ft per business, with additional standards by sign type in § 152.058(H)-(J) (Table 4.4); Certain small or temporary signs are exempt from a sign permit -- e.g., temporary yard signs of 6 sq ft or less, window decorations/painting, weekend directional signs, and signs listed in § 152.058(C) -- but still subject to applicable placement/size limits; Standard sign permits and comprehensive sign plans require no published, mailed, or posted public notice (Table 6.2-1 in § 152.086(E)) -- review is administrative, by the Zoning Administrator, unlike a Master Sign Program which does require public notice/hearing; Political signs are governed separately by state law (A.R.S. § 16-1019), not this chapter (§ 152.058(J)(6)). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Colorado City Building Department at 928-875-9165 before starting work.

The fee is set by Town Council resolution and, per Resolution 2026-08 Exhibit A, reads 'Based on value like Building Permits' rather than a fixed dollar figure -- the same unpublished, valuation-based fee mechanism already documented for the Town's building permit fee in this file.

Colorado City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Colorado City Building Department at 928-875-9165 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Sign Permit / Comprehensive Sign Plan Application; Scaled Sign Drawings. Depending on your project, Colorado City may also ask for: Building Elevations; Electrical Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Colorado City requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Electrical Inspection (illuminated signs only). Schedule each through Town of Colorado City Building Department (928-875-9165).

Apply through Town of Colorado City Building Department at 25 S Central Street, Colorado City, AZ 86021. Phone: 928-875-9165, email: building@tocc.us. Office hours: Building Official: Andrew J. Barlow (928-875-9165, fax 928-875-2778, building@tocc.us). General Town phone (928) 875-9160, clerk@tocc.us. ALL building permit applications and building inspections are processed through the CITY INSPECT online portal (tocc.cityinspect.com) — the Town's Building Department page directs applicants to log in or register there rather than submit paper applications in person, though the physical Building Department office is at 25 S Central Street. Addressing/address-verification requests go to Lucille Barlow at addressing@tocc.us. The Building Department works closely with Planning & Zoning (planning@tocc.us) on development review. Source: Town of Colorado City Building Department page (tocc.us/building).. Official information: https://www.tocc.us/building.

Colorado City, 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 (A.R.S. Title 9). The Town of Colorado City independently adopted its own construction codes by ordinance (Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007) and runs its own Building Department; it does not defer permitting to Mohave County. Colorado City straddles the Arizona/Utah state line with its twin town Hildale, UT, but the Town of Colorado City, AZ Building Department independently administers building permitting for the Arizona side specifically — confirmed via the Town's own Chapter 150 Building Code ordinance and Building Department page, both of which describe a self-contained Town Building Official and permitting process with no reference to Hildale or a joint administration arrangement. Source: Town of Colorado City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 150: Building Code (amlegal code library), and tocc.us/building.; International Building Code, 2006 Edition, along with Appendix H, adopted as the Building Code of the Town of Colorado City (Town Code § 150.01), with local amendments including: all references to the International Electrical Code deleted and replaced with the National Electrical Code; Section 105.2 Work Exempt From a Permit revised (Item 1: 120 sq ft threshold replaced with 200 sq ft; Item 2: 6 ft replaced with 8 ft); Section 110.1 Use and Occupancy amended to add an exception for R-3 and U occupancies; Section 305.2 Day Care amended to apply only to state-licensed facilities; Section 308.5.2 Child Care Facility amended ("five" replaced with "100"); Section 310.1 Residential Group R-3 amended (deletes "for less than 24 hours" and "with 16 or fewer persons"); Section 312.1 General amended ("6 feet" replaced with "8 feet"; adds "over 4 feet" after "Retaining walls"); Section 1608.1 Snow Loads amended (roof snow load 20 psf, ground snow load 30 psf for Colorado City); Section 1609.1 Wind Loads amended (wind load 80 mph, Exposure C); Section 1805 Foundation Walls amended to add Section 1805.5.8 permitting empirical concrete foundations per Utah DOPL Table 1805.5(6) for R-3/U occupancies three stories or less; Section 2902 Plumbing Systems / Table 2902.1 amended (fixture-count footnotes, drinking fountain ratio changed from 1-per-100 to 1-per-150, separate-facilities exemption for 15 or fewer employees); Section H112.1 General amended (deletes "constructed entirely of metal or other noncombustible material"). Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.01, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007 (amlegal code library, Chapter 150: Building Code).; International Residential Code, 2006 Edition, along with Appendices A, B, C, D, E, and L, adopted as the Residential Building Code (Town Code § 150.02), with all amendments applicable to 1- and 2-family/multiple single-family dwellings elsewhere in the adopted code suite cross-applied to the IRC, and Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria revised per the Town's local amendments (see Local Amendments). Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.02, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007.; International Plumbing Code, 2006 Edition, along with Appendices E and F, adopted as the Plumbing Code (Town Code § 150.03), with local amendments: Section 603.1 Size of Water Service Pipe amended to allow Uniform Plumbing Code water-service sizing tables as an acceptable alternate method; Section 311.1 Toilet Facilities deleted in its entirety; Section 412.5 Public Toilet Rooms added (requires at least one floor drain); Section 606.2 Location of Shutoff Valves amended (item #2 deleted); Section 701.2 Sewer Required amended to add "within 300 feet of the property line"; Section 715.1 Sewage Backflow deleted and replaced with a requirement for an approved backwater valve on all structures connected to a public sewer; Section 904.6 Extension Through the Wall amended (vent termination detail); Section 905.4 Vertical Rise of Vent Exception amended (adds floor drains and floor sink installations); Section 1108 Combined Sanitary and Storm System deleted and replaced with an outright prohibition on combining sanitary and storm drainage. Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.03, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007.; International Mechanical Code, 2006 Edition, along with Appendix A, adopted as the Mechanical Code with no additional local amendments noted (Town Code § 150.04). Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.04, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007.; National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition, adopted as the Electrical Code (Town Code § 150.05), with a local amendment to Article 110.2 Approval adding: "Electric meters shall not be energized unless approved. Approval may be conditioned upon required permits and inspections." Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.05, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007.; International Fuel Gas Code, 2008 Edition, along with Appendices A, B, C, and D, adopted as the Fuel Gas Code (Town Code § 150.06), with a local amendment to Section 402.1 General Considerations requiring all new-construction gas piping be sized for a natural gas system, and residential gas service lines be no less than 1 inch in diameter. Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.06, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007.; International Energy Conservation Code, 2006 Edition, adopted as the Energy Conservation Code (Town Code § 150.07), with a local amendment to § 504.7 Heat Traps (prohibits heat traps other than piping/fitting arrangements unless thermal-expansion control is ensured per IPC § 607.3). Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.07, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007.; International Fire Code, 2006 Edition, along with Appendices B, C, and D, adopted as the Fire Code with no additional local amendments noted (Town Code § 150.08). Source: Town of Colorado City Town Code § 150.08, Ord. 2007-4, passed 7-16-2007.; No dedicated International Existing Building Code, ICC A117.1 Accessibility Code, or International Swimming Pool and Spa Code adoption section was found in Chapter 150 of the Town Code — Chapter 150's own table of contents (Codes Adopted: §§ 150.01-150.08) lists only the IBC, IRC, IPC, IMC, NEC, IFGC, IECC, and IFC; swimming-pool/spa barrier requirements are instead addressed directly in the Town's Fence and Setback Requirements sections (§ 150.37, fencing/wall of at least 5 feet around permanent pools/Jacuzzis) rather than via a separately adopted ISPSC. Confirmed via direct retrieval of the full Chapter 150 table of contents and section text (amlegal code library); this is treated as a confirmed gap (no ICC A117.1/IEBC/ISPSC adoption exists) rather than an omission.; Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and factory-built buildings are regulated directly by the State of Arizona (A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq., Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety / Office of Manufactured Housing) for construction/installation standards, consistent with statewide practice; no Colorado City-specific manufactured-housing permit provision beyond the general Town permitting process (CityInspect portal) was found in Chapter 150 or on the Town's Building Department page after exhaustive search of the Town Code and tocc.us.. Local amendments apply — see the Colorado City overview page for the full list.

Yes, for most permanent and many temporary sign types (see Table 4.4 in Town Code § 152.058) -- exceptions include small temporary yard signs (6 sq ft or less), window decorations/painting, and other items listed in § 152.058(C) and (J). A separate electrical permit is also required for illuminated signs.