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Temporary Election Signs Regulations
The Town of Fountain Hills recently updated its sign ordinance, providing rules for all signage regardless of message, which includes election-related signage. Below is the information you need to know to comply with the town's sign ordinance.
Sign Code Requirements for Election Signage - This PDF document will help explain the do's and don'ts for placement of election signs in Fountain Hills.
No temporary signs for the upcoming election are allowed on Town property.
Signs may be placed in the right-of-way along a street only as provided for below:
- Can be posted no more than 71 days before the primary election. For the upcoming 2026 election season, the first day signs may be placed is May 11th, 2026.
- If a candidate does not move on to the general election, the candidates' signage must be removed within 15 days following the primary election date. For candidates who are on the general ballot, those candidates must remove their signs within 15 days following the general election.
- In the right-of-way along a street, the maximum sign size is 16 square feet in residential areas and 32 square feet in all other areas. There is no limit on the number of signs.
- Signs may not be placed in any median.
- Signs must not obstruct traffic visibility on the street.
- Election signs are not allowed in the Sign Free Zones (Resolution 2025-06). However, Yard Signs and A-frame Signs as defined in the Town's Zoning Ordinance are allowed within the downtown area of the Sign Free Zones from sunrise to sunset.
- Temporary, including political signs, are never allowed on Shea Boulevard.
On private property, political signs are treated like any other sign based on the sign allowance for the zoning district. On a residential property, four yard signs are allowed per lot. Also, one post and board sign per street frontage area, and up to two flags on a flagpole. No A-frames or banners are allowed, and flags cannot be hung on a building.
Non-residential properties may use their allowance for permanent and temporary signs to display election-related messages. In addition to permanent signs, non-residential properties may have two yard signs per lot, one post and board sign per street frontage, and two flags per flagpole, two A-frames per business, and one banner per business. Banner signs require a permit. Each permit is limited to a maximum of 30-days. The maximum total allowance for banner signs is 150 days per year.
Town Code does not allow for flyers and handouts to be left on a doorstep or in a mailbox. An individual at that property must be handed any political marketing materials.