YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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(Open Space), RCU (Rural Residential), and RCD (Residential Camping). No sign shall be
placed or maintained in any R1L, RMM, R1, R2, OS, RCU and RCD Districts, except as follows:
1. Permanent Signs:
a. Name Plate Signs: A name plate sign identifying the name of the occupant of a
residence, the occupant's profession or title, and the address of the dwelling is
permitted, subject to the following:
(1) This sign shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area, nor eight feet (8’)
above grade at the sign.
(2) This sign shall be located on the property to which it pertains and the
number of signs shall be limited to one (1) for each dwelling.
(3) This sign may be indirectly illuminated by one (1) light bulb or fluorescent
tube not exceeding one hundred fifty (150) watts.
b. Identification Signs:
(1) Signs identifying churches, schools, public utility buildings and facilities,
hospitals, institutions of an education, religious, health, charitable or
philanthropic nature, homes for the aged, nursing homes, convalescent
homes, libraries, museums, community buildings, airports, cemeteries
and mausoleums, golf courses, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and
campgrounds are permitted, subject to the following:
(a) This sign shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area, and
may be double-faced.
(b) This sign may be placed flat against a wall of a building or such
sign may be free standing, but placement against a wall of a
building shall extend no higher than ten feet (10’) above the grade
at the base of the wall. The height of a free-standing sign shall not
exceed ten feet (10’) above grade.
(c) This sign shall contain no advertising copy.
(d) This sign shall be located on the property to which it pertains and
the number shall be limited to one (1) for each such use listed in
Subsection 1.b.(1) above. Two (2) such signs shall be permitted
if the parcel exceeds five (5) acres in area and has frontage on
more than one (1) publicly dedicated street or road.
(2) Signs identifying multi-family dwellings, apartment developments,
boarding or rooming houses shall be allowed one (1) sign per street
frontage entrance, each not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet in area.
(a) This sign may be placed flat against a wall of a building or such
sign may be free standing, but placement against a wall of a
building shall be no higher than ten feet (10’) above grade nor
above the roof line. The height of a free-standing sign shall not
exceed ten feet (10’) above grade.
(b) This sign shall be for residential identification purposes only and
shall contain no business identification or advertising copy.
(c) This sign shall be located on the property to which it pertains.