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Kingman expands Route 66 sign-free zone and adopts political-signage rules into code
Summary
The council approved Resolution 5557 to expand the city's sign-free zone and adopted Ordinance 1976 to incorporate Arizona Revised Statutes 16-1019 into Kingman’s zoning code, clarifying where and how political signs may be placed.
The Kingman City Council on June 3 approved Resolution 5557 to expand the city’s sign-free zone along historic corridors and adopted Ordinance 1976 to add political-sign regulations directly into the zoning code.
Jason, planning staff, explained the package before the council and said the changes would repeal the 2011 sign-free boundary and expand it — adding roughly two miles of protected corridor that picks up the south side of Interstate 40 and extends to the city boundary along Andy Devine as shown on the exhibits. Jason said the ordinance text copies Arizona Revised Statute 16-1019 and “this will actually bring that into the code” to make standards clearer for campaigners and for enforcement.
Staff emphasized the amendment clarifies where signs cannot be placed (including site-triangle safety areas) and requires political signs to contain a candidate or campaign-contact name and telephone number so staff can contact sign owners when signs are placed in rights of way or create safety issues. The expansion and code amendment were advertised and noticed; Planning and Zoning recommended approval in a 7-0 vote, and staff reported no public comments were received on the resolution; a separate public hearing on the zoning amendment drew a single comment from Dave Schmitz, who said he was “somewhat anxious” when officials tell people where signs can and cannot be located.
Council approved Resolution 5557 and Ordinance 1976 by motion and voice votes with no recorded opposition in the transcript. The amendments are intended to align the city code with ARS 16-1019, reduce visual clutter along Route 66 and major corridors, and provide the city clearer enforcement authority for unsafe or improperly placed political signage.
Council staff displayed cleaned-up map exhibits for the expanded boundary and noted the addition of Andy Devine from Michael Street to Castle Rock Road to the sign-free zone. The ordinance also incorporates site-triangle restrictions already present elsewhere in the zoning code to make the rules easier to find and enforce.
