Gilroy, CA · Santa Clara County
Sign Permit Application
Gilroy’s Sign Permit Application is for businesses, owners, and contractors applying for city review of new signs or changes to existing sign copy.
What this form is
Use this application to provide business and property details and describe existing and proposed signs. Gilroy requires online submission through GO Permit, with sign elevations, building elevation, site plan, and installation details; the application also asks for sign dimensions, area, and illumination. This is not a building permit application, and a separate building permit may be required.
Who needs it
A business, contractor, business owner, or property owner applying for review of new signs or changes to existing sign copy needs this application.
How to submit it
The application must be submitted online through GO Permit. The form identifies the Community Development Department Planning Division and its address at 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; the applicant and property owner or manager provide signatures and dates.
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
Enter the requested business, applicant, property, and sign information, then obtain the applicant and property owner or manager signatures and dates.
- 3
Gather Required Plans
Include sign elevations, a schematic building elevation, a site plan, and installation details as described in the application.
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Submit Online
Submit the application package online through GO Permit.
Frequently asked questions
- Who uses Gilroy’s Sign Permit Application?
- Businesses, contractors, business owners, and property owners can use the application to seek city review of proposed signs or changes to existing sign copy.
- What information and plans does the application request?
- It asks for business and property details, sign dimensions and illumination, and plans including sign elevations, a building elevation, a site plan, and installation details.
- Do I need a notary for the Sign Permit Application?
- No. The applicant and property owner or manager sign and date the application; the document does not call for notarization.
- How do I submit the Sign Permit Application?
- Submit the application online through GO Permit, as directed on the form.