# Sign Regulations in Union Springs, Alabama

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Union Springs, Alabama, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Union Springs, Alabama (AL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/alabama/union-springs
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-09
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/AL/Union_Springs/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH4BUCOREAC_S4-6ATSIPOTRBU)

## At a glance

Union Springs, Alabama regulates 13 sign types across 2 zoning districts. On-Premise Freestanding Signs in the Industry (M-1), Highway Business (B-2), Local Business (B-1), Agricultural - Open (A-O) zoning district are capped at 30 feet tall and 300 square feet, with a Minimum 15 feet setback setback (Sec. Section 11.5 (a)-(d)). Most commercial signs in Union Springs require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Industry (M-1), Highway Business (B-2), Local Business (B-1), Agricultural - Open (A-O) | 10 | 30 feet | 378 square feet per sign face; one sign face per directional flow of traffic | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | — | 150 square feet (total for all signs at a single entrance) | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Industry (M-1), Highway Business (B-2), Local Business (B-1), Agricultural - Open (A-O)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Off-Premise Advertising Sign | 30 feet | 378 square feet per sign face; one sign face per directional flow of traffic | — | See additional requirements for zone-specific setbacks. | — | Permitted as a principal or accessory use incidental to the principal land use | — | Section 11.9.1-11.9.8 |
| Off-Premise Directional Sign | 6 feet | 32 square feet per sign face | — | — | No more than three off-premise directional signs for the same business/activity | Not specified; generally off-premise | — | Section 11.10 |
| On-Premise Freestanding Sign | 30 feet | 300 square feet | — | Minimum 15 feet setback | One per street frontage | On-premise, minimum 15 feet setback from property line | — | Section 11.5 (a)-(d) |
| Wall Sign (Single Tenant) | — | 200 square feet | — | — | — | Building mounted | — | Section 11.5 (e) |
| Wall Sign (Multi-Tenant Building) | — | 200 square feet per tenant | — | — | — | Building mounted | — | Section 11.5 (f) |
| Awning Sign | — | 40 square feet per sign (per drop leaf portion of awning) | — | — | — | Drop leaf portion of awning | — | Section 11.5 (h) |
| Marquee Sign | 8 feet (height of message area) | 200 square feet | — | — | One per establishment | On theater, auditorium, or assembly hall marquee | — | Section 11.5 (i) |
| Fuel Canopy Sign | — | 12 square feet per canopy side | — | — | — | Fuel canopy | — | Section 11.5 (j) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home Occupation Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | One per dwelling unit | Residential dwelling | — | Section 11.6 |
| Subdivision/Multi-Family Development Entrance Sign | — | 100 square feet (total for all signs at a single entrance) | — | — | Not more than two per entrance | Entrance to residential subdivision or multi-family development | — | Section 11.7 |
| Industrial Park Entrance Sign | — | 150 square feet (total for all signs at a single entrance) | — | — | Not more than two per entrance | Entrance to industrial park | — | Section 11.8 |

## Prohibited signs in Union Springs

- No sign shall be constructed, erected, modified, placed, maintained, or moved, except as authorized by this zoning ordinance.
- No sign shall be placed within a public right-of-way or within the sight triangle of a roadway intersection as determined by the Alabama Department of Transportation.
- The following signs are prohibited: any non-governmental sign which resembles a public safety warning or traffic sign.
- Signs with animated, blinking, chasing, flashing or moving effects except as used to display time, temperature and messages on an electronic message board. No signs shall contain flashing lights.
- Animated, rotating, or other moving or apparently moving signs.
- Signs must not be of such intensity or brilliance or glare or impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle or otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle.
- No sign shall be so illuminated that it interferes with the effectiveness of or obscures an official traffic sign, device or signal.
- No sign shall be allowed to stand with bent or broken sign facing, broken supports, loose appendages or struts.
- No sign or sign structure shall be allowed to have weeds, vines or other vegetation growing on it and obscuring it from the road or highway from which it is intended to be viewed.
- No illuminated sign shall be allowed to operate with partial illumination.

## Signs exempt from permit in Union Springs

- Commemorative tablets or signs, historical or memorial markers or monuments, erected by or with the permission of the Union Springs City Council or the Alabama Department of Transportation.
- Any official traffic control or other public sign.
- Lights and decorations with no commercial message temporarily displayed on traditionally adopted civic, patriotic or religious holidays.
- Signs carried by people.
- Signs located on the interior of buildings, courts, lobbies, stadiums or other structures which are not intended to be seen from the exterior of such structures.
- Signs not visible from a public or private street.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- On-premise signs are deemed compliant if they are specifically included as part of a sign plan approved as a condition of, or pursuant to, a special use permit.
- For Planned Building Groups, building mounted signage must be approved in the Conditional Use Permit process.

## Full detail

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