Every item below comes from the Town of Gilbert or the State of Arizona. We check them before we quote, because each one changes how we plan the work.
Noise is measured at the neighborGilbert takes its noise readings from inside the complainant's closed home or enclosed commercial suite. For a commercial neighbor the limit is 65 dB(A) from 5 AM to 10 PM and 55 dB(A) from 10 PM to 5 AM. For a home it is 55 and 45. On a zoning boundary the lower standard applies.
Source: Town of Gilbert, Noise Ordinance
Screens in windowsGilbert counts anything displayed within six feet of a first-floor window to attract people outside as a window sign, and caps window signs at 25% of the window area in Commercial districts. The Zoning Administrator decides whether a particular TV counts, so we ask before we hang a screen that faces out.
Source: Gilbert Land Development Code, Sec. 5.6
LED and digital signsFlashing, blinking, animated and rotating lights on signs are banned, except for Changing Message Displays and Marquee Signs. Those are allowed on wall-mounted cabinet, marquee, monument, tower and freeway signs outside residential districts. No sign within 50 feet of single-family zoning may be lit.
Source: Gilbert Land Development Code, Sec. 5.6
Locked doors and the posted signGilbert amends the locks-and-latches section of the 2018 building code. A readily visible, durable sign in 1-inch letters must go on the egress side of the door and read either 'THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THIS SPACE IS OCCUPIED' or 'THIS DOOR MUST REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS'.
Source: Technical Codes of the Town of Gilbert, IBC 1010.1.9.4
Satellite dishesA dish of one meter or less is a permitted accessory use in every Gilbert base zoning district, but not in the front yard. A mast more than 12 feet above the roofline needs a building permit, and in the Heritage District the Town must get written notice first.
Source: Gilbert Land Development Code, Sec. 5.9
Digging before you cableArizona law bars excavation in a public street, right-of-way or utility easement until underground lines have been located. Operators must mark within two working days, and the markings are valid for fifteen working days. We schedule trenching, conduit and pole footings around that clock.
Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 40-360.22