Sign permits, city by city
Plain-English guides to getting a sign permit in 12 cities and counties across Florida, Texas, and Arizona — 113 rules in all, every one quoted from the city’s own published code with a link to the source, plus honest fee numbers, typical review times, and exactly how to submit.
Florida
7 jurisdictions
Tampa, FL
5 cited rules · 7 tracked documents
City fee estimator
About 2–4 weeks observed for commercial sign permits
Rules verified 2026-07-03
Hillsborough County, FL
5 cited rules · 5 tracked documents
No public fee table
About 2–4 weeks observed for sign permits in the Tampa metro
Rules verified 2026-07-03
Orlando, FL
6 cited rules · 10 tracked documents
Computed from job value
City goal: within 3 business days of submittal
Rules verified 2026-07-03
Orange County, FL
4 cited rules · 6 tracked documents
No public fee table
About 2–4 weeks observed in the Orlando metro
Rules verified 2026-07-03
St. Pete, FL
10 cited rules · 9 tracked documents
Exact published fees
About 10 business days for the initial commercial review (observed, not a city-published goal)
Rules verified 2026-07-07
Pinellas County, FL
12 cited rules · 11 tracked documents
Computed from job value
Commercial permits: around 21 days for first review (county estimate); sign permits ride the commercial track
Rules verified 2026-07-07
Jacksonville, FL
12 cited rules · 7 tracked documents
Published tiers, some ranges
Sign plan review is offered as a same-day, first-come-first-served walk-through (weekdays 7–12:30 and 2–3:30 per the city's Sign Laws page); electronic JaxEPICS submittals queue for standard plan review — allow days to a couple of weeks
Rules verified 2026-07-07
Texas
4 jurisdictions
Dallas, TX
10 cited rules · 8 tracked documents
Published tiers, some ranges
Detached signs: about 5 working days (field-inspector review)
Rules verified 2026-07-03
Fort Worth, TX
12 cited rules · 6 tracked documents
Published tiers, some ranges
Sign: 5 business days for first review comments (city's published standard)
Rules verified 2026-07-07
Houston, TX
13 cited rules · 10 tracked documents
Published tiers, some ranges
4 to 11 business days (the city's published processing time)
Rules verified 2026-07-07
San Antonio, TX
12 cited rules · 7 tracked documents
Published tiers, some ranges
Not published for signs — the code only promises review 'within a reasonable time' once the application is complete; shops commonly see about 5–10 business days for simple signs
Rules verified 2026-07-07
Arizona
1 jurisdiction
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