Ever wonder if you need a permit for your business sign or banner? Banners are permitted [with a sign permit] for a new business or change of location within six months of the business opening. The banner must conform to certain specifications and cannot be displayed for more than thirty (60) days. Banners cannot be used for permanent signage.

Temporary Signs such as political campaign signs and garage sale signs may require a permit and have specific municipal code regulations that must be adhered to.

Signs advertising a business, whether new signage, changes in existing signage, signs painted on the business or attached to the business or on a pole, have conditions in the Blythe Municipal Code that must be met. Approvals from the Planning Department are required and a permit and engineering from the Building Department may also be required prior to sign installation.

ALL signage must remain on your property and not in the City right of way, which is typically from the sidewalk at the outside wall of your business to the street. Signs placed in City right of way will be removed.

For more information on what is and is not allowed as signage, please stop by our office, or give us a call. We look forward to answering your questions. The Development Services Department is located in City Hall at 235 North Broadway.