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Sign Permit in Sedona, Arizona

Required by the City of Sedona Community Development Department 'when installation of a new permanent or temporary sign or substantial alteration of an existing sign is proposed.' Sedona prices signs per sign rather than by valuation: $150 per permanent sign, $50 for a directory sign panel replacement, $75 per sign where the property has a Master Sign Plan approved after October 2017, and $30 for a temporary sign permit. Master Sign Plans are reviewed and priced separately. Standards for the uses, locations, types, heights, colors and illumination of signs are set out in the adopted Sign Regulations of the City of Sedona; properties within the Sedona Main Street District are subject to additional review. New businesses and new business owners must separately obtain a Tenant Occupancy Permit before occupying any building.

Verified 2026-08-16 · Source

When you need this permit

  • A sign permit is required when installation of a new permanent or temporary sign, or substantial alteration of an existing sign, is proposed (City of Sedona Sign Permit Requirements)
  • A completed application addressing all required submittal information must be provided before permit fees or deposits will be accepted
  • Two complete sets of plans (site plan, building elevation, and sign plan) plus the sign permit fee
  • Site plan drawn to scale showing property lines with dimensions, abutting street right-of-way, easements, driveway, curbs and sidewalks with street frontage dimensions; building dimensions and parking areas; adjacent buildings or structures; utility lines, poles and outdoor lighting fixtures; the location of all existing and proposed signs with signs to be removed identified; and landscape areas and existing trees
  • Building elevation — a fully dimensioned profile view from the street toward the building showing rooflines, windows, doors, awnings and site features; the location of existing and proposed wall signs; signs to be removed; the dimension of the wall the sign is located on; the frontage of buildings facing streets in feet; and the height of signs measured from grade
  • Sign plan showing sign elevation, dimensions, foundation detail, colors, materials, letter style, copy and illumination — including the length, width and depth of the sign area and of individual letters, structural and foundation details of freestanding signs, electrical connections and wiring detail, source of illumination and combined wattage, and color and material samples for all colors and materials used
  • A licensed sign contractor or other approved contractor may be required for installation of permitted signs; the application collects the sign contractor's license and class numbers Contractor
  • If the applicant is not the business owner or the property owner, a letter of authorization from the business and/or property owner is required
  • The application requires all proposed and existing signs to be listed by type and quantity across eight categories — Freestanding, Marquee, Directory, Under Canopy, Wall, Directional, Awning/Canopy and Other — with new/existing status, whether lighted, materials, and a total valuation for all new signs
  • The application also collects the applicant's Business License number and Occupancy Permit number
  • New businesses or new business owners must obtain a Tenant Occupancy Permit prior to occupancy of any building (City of Sedona Sign Permit Requirements)
  • Properties located within the Sedona Main Street District are subject to additional review

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Fee schedule

Permanent signCity of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, Community Development section, 'Sign Permit' block — read from a 300 dpi rendered image of PDF page 33, not from text extraction (text extraction scrambled the row-to-amount pairing in this table). Independently corroborated by the City's Sign Permit Requirements sheet, which states the sign permit fee as '$150 per sign; $50 for directory panel replacement; $75 for signs in compliance with a Master Sign Plan approved after October 2017.'
$150 per sign
Temporary sign permitCity of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, Community Development section, 'Sign Permit' block, PDF page 33 — read from a rendered page image. This is the first line of the block and is the only one of the block's figures not also restated on the Sign Permit Requirements sheet. Separate temporary sign permit forms exist for commercial districts and for residential districts (open houses, garage sales, non-profit activities).
$30
Directory sign panel replacementCity of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, PDF page 33 — read from a rendered page image; corroborated verbatim by the City's Sign Permit Requirements sheet ('$50 for directory panel replacement').
$50
Sign permit for a property with a Master Sign Plan adopted after October 2017City of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, 'Sign Permit' block; this is the final sub-item of the block, whose label continues onto PDF page 34 while its amount sits at the foot of page 33 — both pages were rendered and read as images. Corroborated verbatim by the City's Sign Permit Requirements sheet ('$75 for signs in compliance with a Master Sign Plan approved after October 2017').
$75 per sign
Master Sign Plan — Administrative ReviewCity of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, 'Sign Permit' block, PDF page 33 — read from a 300 dpi rendered page image. The 'Master Sign Plan' bullet is a heading with two sub-items (Administrative Review, and Planning & Zoning Commission Review) and carries no fee of its own: the block lists seven labels and six amounts, and the three per-sign amounts ($150, $50, $75) are independently fixed by the City's Sign Permit Requirements sheet, which leaves $30 for Temporary Sign Permit and $100/$450 for the two Master Sign Plan review paths.
$100
Master Sign Plan — Planning & Zoning Commission Review (1 meeting)City of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, 'Sign Permit' block, PDF page 33 — read from a 300 dpi rendered page image; see the note on the Administrative Review line for how the row-to-amount pairing was resolved across the page break.
$450
Temporary Sign Permit retrievalCity of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, Community Development section, PDF page 34 — read from a 200 dpi rendered page image.
First offense: $25 per sign; second offense: $50 per sign; third offense: $100 per sign
Doubling penalty — work performed or use/occupancy without permitsCity of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, Community Development section standing note: 'All fees doubled for review of application(s) for work performed or use/occupancy without permits.' PDF page 38.
All fees doubled

Review timeline

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final inspection

    The City's Sign Permit Requirements sheet refers to work being 'suspended or abandoned' at any time 'prior to final inspection and approval,' establishing that a final inspection closes out a Sedona sign permit. The City publishes no sign-specific inspection sequence beyond this.

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

Tips

  • Sedona sign permits expire if authorized construction work does not commence within 60 days from the date of issue, or if the work is suspended or abandoned for 60 days at any point before final inspection and approval.
  • Getting a Master Sign Plan approved after October 2017 halves the per-sign cost: $75 per sign instead of $150.
  • Properties in the Sedona Main Street District get additional review — the application says so on its face, so build extra time into the schedule.
  • The Sign Permit Application is bundled inside the City's Tenant Occupancy Permit Packet, which also contains the Tenant Occupancy Permit Application, a Commercial Preliminary Questionnaire, and a Customer Survey Form. A new business will normally file both at once.
  • Sedona uses separate temporary sign permit forms for commercial districts and for residential districts (open houses, garage sales, non-profit activities), plus distinct sign walkers and vertical light-pole banner permits.
  • Putting up a sign without a permit is expensive twice over: the Consolidated Fee Schedule doubles all fees for review of applications covering work already performed, and temporary sign permit retrieval escalates at $25, then $50, then $100 per sign.
  • The sign permit fee is per sign and non-valuation-based, but the application still asks for the total valuation of all new signs — supply it even though it does not drive the fee.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The City's Sign Permit Requirements sheet advises that new businesses and new business owners must obtain a Tenant Occupancy Permit prior to occupancy of any building. The Sign Permit Application is in fact bundled inside the City's Tenant Occupancy Permit Packet along with a Commercial Preliminary Questionnaire.

$150 per permanent sign, $50 for a directory sign panel replacement, and $30 for a temporary sign permit. Signs on a property covered by a Master Sign Plan approved after October 2017 are $75 per sign. Getting a Master Sign Plan itself approved costs $100 for administrative review or $450 for Planning & Zoning Commission review (one meeting). Figures are from the City of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026, with the per-sign amounts independently confirmed on the City's Sign Permit Requirements sheet.

A sign permit expires if the authorized construction work does not commence within 60 days from the date of issue, or if at any time before final inspection and approval the work is suspended or abandoned for 60 days.

You'll need: Sign Permit Application (City of Sedona); Two complete sets of plans; Color and material samples. Depending on your project, Sedona may also ask for: Letter of authorization from the business and/or property owner. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Sedona requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Final inspection. Schedule each through City of Sedona Community Development Department — Building Safety Division (928-282-1154).

Apply through City of Sedona Community Development Department — Building Safety Division at 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336-3710 (Community Development front counter address also published as 104 Roadrunner Drive in some permit packets). Phone: 928-282-1154, email: Permittechs@sedonaaz.gov. Office hours: Community Development Department phone hours Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (4-day, 10-hour City workweek); lobby/front counter hours Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Construction Inspection Hotline: 928-282-3268 (call by 3:00 p.m. the business day before to request a next-day inspection). Staff: Steve Mertes, Chief Building Official/Community Development Director, 928-203-5097, smertes@sedonaaz.gov; Becky Oium, Plans Examiner, 928-203-5093; Patty Lewis, Permit Technician, 928-203-5118; Andrew Vaughn, Building Inspector, 928-204-7115, avaughn@sedonaaz.gov.. Official information: https://www.sedonaaz.gov/your-government/departments/community-development/permits.

Sedona, 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 Sedona runs its own Community Development Department / Building Safety Division and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes as City Code Title 15 (Buildings and Construction); it does not defer permitting to Yavapai County or Coconino County for parcels within Sedona city limits, even though the city itself straddles both counties. Source: Sedona City Code Chapter 15.05 (sedona.municipal.codes/SCC/15.05); City of Sedona Permits and Building Safety webpages.; 2018 International Building Code (IBC), as amended and codified, published by the International Code Council, adopted as the building code of the City of Sedona (Sedona City Code § 15.05.010), with City of Sedona amendments (§ 15.05.020). Adopted by City Council on September 24, 2019 (Ordinance 2019-05, Resolution 2019-18 Exh. A); effective for all permits submitted on or after October 25, 2019. Source: Sedona City Code § 15.05.010/.020; City of Sedona Building Safety and Permits pages ('Building Codes' section).; 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), adopted with City of Sedona amendments (§ 15.05.030/.040), effective October 25, 2019, including the City's amended IRC Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria. Source: Sedona City Code § 15.05.030/.040.; 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC), adopted with City of Sedona amendments, effective October 25, 2019. Source: City of Sedona Building Safety webpage, 'Building Codes' list.; 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), adopted with City of Sedona amendments, effective October 25, 2019. Source: City of Sedona Building Safety webpage.; 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), adopted with City of Sedona amendments, effective October 25, 2019. Source: City of Sedona Building Safety webpage.; 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), adopted with City of Sedona amendments, effective October 25, 2019. Source: City of Sedona Building Safety webpage.; 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), adopted with City of Sedona amendments, effective October 25, 2019. Source: City of Sedona Building Safety webpage.; 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), adopted with City of Sedona amendments, effective October 25, 2019 (referenced in the Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Building Permit Packet's '2019 Amendments to Sedona City Code' insert). Source: City of Sedona Building Safety webpage; City of Sedona Swimming Pool and Spa Building Permit Packet.; 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC), as published by the National Fire Protection Association, adopted with City of Sedona amendments, effective October 25, 2019 (one edition behind the 2018 ICC I-Codes set, consistent with the City's own stated rationale of aligning with 'surrounding communities and counties'). Source: City of Sedona Building Safety webpage.; Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and factory-built buildings are separately defined and regulated under Sedona City Code § 15.05.090 (adopting the Arizona Office of Manufactured Housing construction/installation standards per A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 16), with the City issuing its own 'Manufactured or factory built home permit' packet for placement, foundation, and site-related requirements. Source: Sedona City Code § 15.05.090; City of Sedona Permits page.; Building permit fees and valuation are governed by Sedona City Code § 15.05.060, which cross-references the City of Sedona Consolidated Fee Schedule (Valuation/Permit Fee Schedule and Unit Permit Fees) as the authoritative fee source rather than the ICC codes' own fee tables; the plan review fee is set at 65 percent of the calculated building permit fee when the permit fee is valuation-based. Source: Sedona City Code § 15.05.060 (sedona.municipal.codes/SCC/15.05.060).. Local amendments apply — see the Sedona overview page for the full list.

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