ARIZONA STATE SENATE

KIYAHNA ARAZA

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST

MILITARY AFFAIRS & BORDER SECURITY COMMITTEE

Telephone: (602) 926-3171

RESEARCH STAFF

TO:                  MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

MILITARY AFFAIRS & BORDER SECURITY COMMITTEE

DATE:            February 5, 2026

SUBJECT:      Strike everything amendment to S.B. 1232, relating to zoning; military compatibility permit

Purpose

Authorizes outdoor advertising to be placed on a property that is zoned for military purposes and has been issued a military compatibility permit for commercial and industrial uses.

Background

Authorized outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices lawfully placed in business areas may be placed or maintained along an interstate, secondary or primary system within 660 feet of the edge of the right-of-way and must comply with prescribed outdoor advertising standards (A.R.S. §§ 28-7902 and 28-7905).

For the purposes of highway advertising regulation, if one or more commercial or industrial activities are located within 1,000 feet of a freeway interchange, the business area must extend 3,000 feet measured in each direction parallel to the freeway from the center line of the crossroad and may not extend beyond the limits of the established commercial or industrial zone (A.R.S.
§ 28-7901).

            There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1. Allows signs, displays and devises that are lawfully placed on a property that:

a) is located within a military airport and ancillary military facility overlay zoning district; and

b) has been issued a military compatibility permit that allows commercial or industrial uses and that was not issued primarily to allow outdoor advertising structures.

2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.