Santa Maria, CA · Santa Barbara County
Sign Permit Application
Property owners, businesses, or sign contractors use this application to provide details about existing and proposed signs at a Santa Maria property.
What this form is
The application gives the City of Santa Maria information to review proposed signs and signs already on the property. It asks for applicant and property details, sign dimensions, materials, colors, lighting, and contractor information. The form calls for two copies of supporting plans and drawings, including a site plan and sign details, and includes a planning application fee field.
Who needs it
A property owner, business, or contractor proposing signs at a property in Santa Maria can use this application to submit sign information for city review.
How to submit it
Submit it to the City of Santa Maria Community Development Department; the form identifies a planning application fee but gives no submission address or payment amount.
About notarization
This application is signed and dated without a notary; it requests supporting plans and drawings but does not say they must be notarized.
How to submit this form
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Download the Application
Download the Sign Permit Application PDF.
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Complete the Application
Provide applicant and property information, then describe the existing and proposed signs and their dimensions, materials, colors, and lighting.
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Gather Supporting Plans
Prepare two copies of the supporting plans and drawings requested on the form, including a dimensioned site plan and sign details.
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Submit to the City
Submit the application to the City of Santa Maria Community Development Department. The form identifies a planning application fee.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Sign Permit Application?
- No. The application is signed and dated without a notary. It requests supporting plans and drawings, but does not say they must be notarized.
- What information does the application request?
- It asks for applicant and property details, sign dimensions, size, materials, colors, lighting, sign type, and contractor information.
- What supporting documents are required?
- The form says to include two copies of supporting materials, such as a dimensioned site plan, building elevations, sign drawings, and applicable electrical or fastening details.
- How do I submit the Sign Permit Application?
- Submit it to the City of Santa Maria Community Development Department. The form identifies a planning application fee but does not give a submission address or payment amount.
Need something notarized?
This Sign Permit Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Santa Maria form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.