# Sign Regulations in New Roads, Louisiana

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

- **Jurisdiction:** New Roads, Louisiana (LA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/louisiana/new-roads
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-27
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/LA/New_Roads/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=CO_APXBLAUSRE_ARTVIIINNF_CH1NNFUSLOSTSI)

## At a glance

New Roads, Louisiana regulates 9 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Off-Premises Signs in the Commercial business districts (C-1, C-2) zoning district are capped at 45 feet tall and 300 square feet, with a At least 20 feet from public right-of-way setback (Sec. Sec. 22-106(a)). Most commercial signs in New Roads require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential zones (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-7, R-8) | 6 | 5 feet | 10 square feet | — |
| Restricted business districts (B-1, B-2) | 7 | 15 feet | 10 square feet | — |
| Commercial business districts (C-1, C-2) | 3 | 45 feet | 300 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | 20 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Residential zones (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-7, R-8)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home Occupation Sign | 5 feet | 2 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(a) |
| Public Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Traffic, safety and informational purposes | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(b) |
| Subdivision Identification Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(c) |
| Commercial Establishment Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(d) |
| Temporary Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | On the property affected | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(e) |
| Bulletin Board Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(f) |

### Restricted business districts (B-1, B-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home Occupation Sign | 5 feet | 2 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(a) |
| Public Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Traffic, safety and informational purposes | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(b) |
| Subdivision Identification Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(c) |
| Commercial Establishment Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(d) |
| Temporary Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | On the property affected | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(e) |
| Bulletin Board Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 22-105(a)(1)(f) |
| Freestanding Sign | 15 feet | — | — | — | One per commercial building (per street frontage) | One per commercial building (per street frontage) | — | Sec. 22-105(b)(1)(g) |

### Commercial business districts (C-1, C-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 10 feet | 72 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage | — | Sec. 22-105(e)(3) |
| Building Sign | Building surface height | 50 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | On building surface | — | Sec. 1.2.C.4.b |
| Off-Premises Sign | 45 feet | 300 square feet | — | At least 20 feet from public right-of-way | No two signs within 500 feet | — | — | Sec. 22-106(a) |

## Prohibited signs in New Roads

- No person shall intentionally and without authority destroy, deface or remove posted signs.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to nail, tack or otherwise affix signs or advertisements on any of the trees located on the public rights-of-way or other public places within the corporate limits of the city.
- Signs which by reason of their size, location, movement, content, coloring, or manner of illumination, may be confused with traffic control signs or signals, or the light of an emergency or road equipment vehicle, or which hide from view any traffic or street sign, signal or device.
- Signs employing confusing motion; which employ motion in such a manner as to obstruct or interfere with a driver's view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic, or a traffic signal, device or sign.
- Signs with flashing, blinking, or traveling lights, regardless of wattage, which are located within 20 feet from the edge of the street pavement.
- Signs which bear the words 'Stop,' 'Go Slow,' 'Caution,' 'Danger,' or similar words which may be confused with traffic signs.
- Signs which contain certain words, statements, or pictures which would be considered obscene, indecent, or immoral by local community standards.
- Any signs or supports, other than those signs and supports required by governmental authority, or for which special permission has been obtained from the city, which are located on or across public right-of-way.
- Signs which are considered unsafe or abandoned.
- Balloons and gas filled objects which are of an unusual nature or size.
- All off-premises signs, except those equally permitted by the city prior to the date of this subsection.
- Billboards and off-premises signs not meeting the requirements of section 22-106.
- Signs which do not comply with the sign restrictions applicable to the zoning district in which such signs are located.
- Signs not meeting the city's building or electrical codes.
- Any mobile signs or temporarily allowed portable sign located within ten feet of public right-of-way or within ten feet of the edge of the street pavement.
- Snipe signs.
- Portable, skid-mounted and trailer signs, except those allowed as temporary signs.
- Rooftop signs which are directly above or on top of the roof or parapet of a building.
- Signs over any utility easement.
- Pole or freestanding signs that exceed the number allowed by this article.
- Search lights.

## Signs exempt from permit in New Roads

- Official notices authorized by a court, public body or public safety official.
- Directional, warning or information signs authorized by federal, state or municipal governments.
- Memorial plaques, building identification signs and building cornerstones when cut or carved into a masonry surface or when made of noncombustible material and made an integral part of the building or structure.
- The flag of a government building or noncommercial institution, such as a school.
- Flags of any governmental entity that are set back from the right-of-way at least twenty feet.
- Religious symbols and seasonal decorations within the appropriate public holiday season.
- Works of fine art displayed in conjunction with a commercial enterprise where the commercial enterprise does not receive direct commercial gain.
- Street address signs and combination nameplate and street address signs that contain no advertising copy and which do not exceed six square feet.
- Indoor signs.
- Political campaign signs that are on privately owned property and are within size limitations allowed in that district.
- Menu boards for drive thru establishments.
- Non-illuminated home occupation signs not exceeding two square feet in area.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Neighborhood business centers, shopping centers and commercial, industrial or office structures which have single or multiple ownership or tenants shall coordinate their signage.
- Public agencies, including the City of New Roads, will also coordinate public signs of like purpose and location onto one sign.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 4 zoning districts in New Roads — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=New+Roads+LA&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-new-roads

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