Sign Permit in Taylor, Arizona

Yes for most signs. The Town of Taylor publishes a dedicated Sign Permit Application through its Planning & Zoning Department, and Taylor Town Code Section 18.60.120 sets the sign standards. Political signs are expressly exempt — Section 18.60.120(A)(5)(k) states 'No sign permit is required' — and nameplate, address, on-site directional, window, construction, real estate, subdivision, governmental and yard sale signs are listed as permitted in all zones subject to size, height and number limits. Billboards need a separate billboard permit under Section 18.60.121.

The Town of Taylor publishes no sign permit fee. Both pages of the Town Fee Schedule effective April 5, 2025 and the older P & Z Fee Schedule were read in full and neither contains a sign or billboard line; the Town Code says billboard permit fees are set by the governing body from time to time but publishes no figure. Contact the Building/Zoning Department at 928-536-7366 for the current charge.

Taylor does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Taylor Building / Zoning Department (Development Services Department) at 928-536-7366 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Sign Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Taylor requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Final inspection on completion (billboards only, as published). Schedule each through Town of Taylor Building / Zoning Department (Development Services Department) (928-536-7366).

Apply through Town of Taylor Building / Zoning Department (Development Services Department) at Taylor Town Hall, 425 Papermill Road (P.O. Box 158), Taylor, AZ 85939. Phone: 928-536-7366, email: geri@tayloraz.gov. Office hours: Town Hall is currently open Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (closed Fridays and all major holidays), per the Town's current live website. An older (2014) Town of Taylor 'Homeowner's Guide to Permits' handout lists Development Services Department hours as Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; the Town Hall-wide 4-day/10-hour schedule on the current tayloraz.gov site is treated as the more current figure for permit-counter purposes. The single Building Official/Zoning Administrator position (reporting directly to the Town Manager as part of the executive leadership team, per the Town's 2024 AZBO job posting) administers both building permits and zoning/planning for the Town.. Official information: https://www.tayloraz.gov/departments/building/.

Taylor, Arizona has adopted: Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/town authority under state enabling statutes (A.R.S. Title 9). The Town of Taylor independently adopts and administers its own construction codes through its own Building/Zoning Department (Development Services Department) at Taylor Town Hall; it does not defer building permitting to Navajo County. Verified independence: Taylor maintains its own Municipal Code Chapter 15.05 (Building and Construction Codes), its own Fee Schedule (effective April 5, 2025), its own Building Permit Application, and a dedicated Building Official/Zoning Administrator position reporting to the Town Manager. The Town shares only Fire/EMS (Taylor-Snowflake Fire) and Police (Snowflake-Taylor Police Department) with the adjacent Town of Snowflake — building/zoning permitting is NOT a shared program between the two towns. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05 (codepublishing.com/AZ/Taylor/html/Taylor15/Taylor1505.html); tayloraz.gov Building Department and Permits pages; Town of Taylor Fee Schedule effective 4/5/2025; Town of Taylor Building Official/Zoning Administrator job posting (AZBO, 2024).; 2015 International Building Code (IBC), published by the International Code Council, adopted by reference with Appendices C and I, as amended by the Town of Taylor (Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05). Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.040 (codepublishing.com/AZ/Taylor/html/Taylor15/Taylor1505.html).; 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, adopted by reference with Appendices A, B, H, M, N, R, and S, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; 2015 International Plumbing Code (IPC), adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), adopted by reference with Appendices A, B, and C, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — notably one code family behind the Town's otherwise-2015 ICC set. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; 2015 International Fire Code (IFC), adopted by reference as the Town's uniform fire code, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC/NFPA 70), published by the National Fire Protection Association, adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor — one edition behind the otherwise-2015 ICC family set (the same one-cycle-behind pattern seen in other Navajo County towns, e.g. Show Low's 2017 NEC alongside 2018 ICC codes). Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.; Residential fire sprinklers: IRC Section R313 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with a cross-reference directing compliance to Arizona Revised Statute § 9-807 (the state statute governing municipal authority to require or not require residential fire sprinklers) rather than the model code's own prescriptive sprinkler trigger. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05 (IRC Chapter 3 amendment).; Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and factory-built buildings: construction/installation standards are regulated directly by the State of Arizona (Arizona Department of Housing, Office of Manufactured Housing (OMH); A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq.). The Town of Taylor's own Building/Zoning Department governs on-site placement, foundation/tie-down, and zoning compliance, and imposes its own additional zoning-based requirements (see localAmendments). As of the Town's published guidance, Arizona no longer allows Owner-Builder permits for manufactured home installation — a licensed installer must apply for the permit. Source: Town of Taylor 'Manufactured Homes Requirements in Taylor AZ' handout (Taylor Building/Zoning Department); A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq.. Local amendments apply — see the Taylor overview page for the full list.

In the COM and IND zoning districts an attached sign is allowed 2 square feet of sign area for every 1 foot of building frontage, and a detached sign 1 square foot of sign area for every 1 foot of lot frontage, each capped at 150 square feet and limited to one sign per street frontage. Detached signs in the COM zone may not exceed 30 feet in height. Attached signs may not extend above the roof line, beyond the corner, or project more than 1 foot from the building.