What to know about digital signage in Avondale
A screen near a window can be a window sign
Avondale defines a window sign as any sign inside a building within six feet of the interior side of the window and displayed to attract the attention of people outside. A screen set close to the glass and aimed at the street can fall under it.
Window signs are capped at 25 percent
Window signs are limited to 25 percent of each window's area, can't go on required exit doors, and temporary window signs are allowed in commercial and employment districts for up to 30 days. In the Major Sports and Entertainment District only first-floor windows carry the 25 percent cap; other windows may be covered up to 100 percent.
Drive-through menu boards have limits
A drive-through lane gets one preview board and one ordering board. Freestanding boards are limited to 48 square feet and 6 feet tall, and they must be screened from street views. Boards with speaker boxes must sit at least 70 feet from residential zoning.
Outward-facing screens can be variable message signs
Avondale lists variable message signs as prohibited unless the code allows them. Where allowed, they must be static, change no more than every eight seconds, and dim automatically. Interior-illuminated awning signs are prohibited in every district.
Inside screens and outside-facing screens
A menu board over the counter or a screen in a waiting room is seen only from inside, so it is mostly a design and wiring job. A screen near the glass is where the sign code applies. We measure the distance from the window during the walkthrough and place the screen to fit what you want.
Menu boards that are easy to change
A digital menu board is a commercial display, a small media player and software. You change prices, items and photos from a laptop or phone, and each board updates itself. A restaurant with several counters can change every board at once.
Schedules do the rest: breakfast, lunch and happy hour menus switch at set times.
Displays, players and software
Commercial displays are built for long hours and heat, which an ordinary TV isn't. Players run from a small box behind the screen to a networked unit managed from the cloud, and we choose based on how many screens you have and how often the content changes.
- Portrait or landscape, and the mount for each.
- Wired network where possible, since WiFi can drop.
- A way for you to update content without calling us.
Drive-through boards in Avondale
If you run a drive-through, the board count and size limits shape the plan. The BLVD also limits stand-alone drive-throughs by subdistrict: none in Gateway, one in Park Avenue, and two in Village, per the code as we read it. That section was amended in April 2026, so we confirm the current text for your lot.
Putting screens on the wall
- Walk the walls, windows and cable paths.
- Settle screen sizes, heights and content setup.
- Mount and connect, working around your business hours.
- Load your menu or content and show staff how to update it.
- Service afterward, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
Often paired with
Signs and TVs often share a network and a rack, so look at TV and video distribution if you run both. A very large display may be better as an LED wall, and an AV control panel lets staff switch content. Call (602) 769-7992 with your floor plan questions, or see Enzo in Avondale.
