# Sign Regulations in St Charles Parish, Louisiana

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

- **Jurisdiction:** St Charles Parish, Louisiana (LA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/louisiana/st-charles-parish
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-27

## At a glance

St Charles Parish, Louisiana regulates 10 sign types across 4 zoning districts. General Advertising Signs in the CR-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, M-3 zoning district are capped at 30 feet tall and 300 square feet, with a Minimum of 20 feet from both the front and side property lines at intersections setback (Sec. Ord. No. 89-6-19, 6-19-89). Most commercial signs in St Charles Parish require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CR-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, M-3 | 2 | 30 feet | 300 square feet | — |
| W, H, O-L, R | 1 | 4 feet | — | — |
| MS, AV-1 | 1 | 30 feet | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 7 | — | 32 square feet | — |

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

### CR-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, M-3

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Advertising Sign | 30 feet | 300 square feet | — | Minimum of 20 feet from both the front and side property lines at intersections | No more than four signs in any one unit and not more than two signs side by side | No closer than 20 feet to the abutting road surface or 5 feet from all property lines | — | Ord. No. 89-6-19, 6-19-89 |
| Off-Premises Sign | 30 feet | 300 square feet | — | Minimum of 20 feet from both the front and side property lines at intersections | No more than four signs in any one unit and not more than two signs side by side | No closer than 20 feet to the abutting road surface or 5 feet from all property lines | — | Ord. No. 89-6-19, 6-19-89 |

### W, H, O-L, R

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-Premises Sign | 4 feet | — | — | Minimum of 20 feet from both the front and side property lines at intersections | One sign per site | One sign allowed for each site | — | Ord. No. 89-3-8, 3-6-89 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ord. No. 89-7-10, § II, 7-24-89 |
| Temporary Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Confined to the premises being advertised | — | Ord. No. 89-7-10, § II, 7-24-89 |
| Garage Sale Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Ord. No. 89-7-10, § II, 7-24-89 |
| Agricultural Product Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | — | — | On the site where the sign is to be displayed | — | Ord. No. 89-7-10, § II, 7-24-89 |
| Political Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Ord. No. 91-9-7, § I, 9-9-91 |
| Public Utility Sign | — | 12 inches by 12 inches | — | — | — | — | — | Ord. No. 89-7-10, § II, 7-24-89 |
| Special-Event Banner | — | — | — | — | — | On private property or in parish rights-of-way | — | Ord. No. 89-7-10, § II, 7-24-89 |

## Prohibited signs in St Charles Parish

- It shall be unlawful to place a sign upon any curbstone, lamppost, telephone pole, telegraph pole, electric light or power pole, hydrant, bridge, culvert, public drinking fountain, public trash container, courtesy bench, rest station building, tree, or in or upon any portion of any public sidewalk, street right-of-way or sign except as specifically permitted within this ordinance.
- Any sign which is found hazardous or dangerous to the public safety.
- Morally offensive signs deemed obscene or indecent.
- Any sign which projects over a public right-of-way unless specifically permitted within this ordinance.
- Signs which are illegal under federal or state laws or regulations.
- Signs attached to, suspended from or painted on any vehicle which is regularly parked on any street or private property to display, demonstrate, advertise or attract the attention of the public.
- No outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained within visual observation of the main traveled way of Interstate Highway 310, St. Charles Parish, between Interstate Highway 10 and the Mississippi River.
- It shall be unlawful to place any sign on the median of Ormond Boulevard and/or public servitudes adjacent to Ormond Boulevard from its intersection with LA 48 to its intersection with U.S. Highway 61.
- No general advertising sign shall be erected within visual observation of the main traveled way of US Highway 90, US Highway 61, LA Highway 18, LA Highway 3127, I-310, LA Highway 631 (Old Spanish Trail), LA Highway 628, I-10, LA Highway 626 (St. Rose Avenue), LA Highway 48, and LA Highway 50.

## Signs exempt from permit in St Charles Parish

- Wall signs.
- Signs advertising the sale, lease, rental, construction or improvement of land or premises, not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area, except in all residential districts where the area of the sign shall not be more than twelve (12) square feet.
- Garage sale signs announcing a garage or yard sale, to be displayed only for a seventy-two-hour period prior to and during the hours when the sale is in progress.
- Signs which advertise the sale of agricultural products which are grown or raised on the site where the sign is to be displayed.
- Subdivision markers which identify a subdivision.
- Political signs advertising political candidates and/or issues.
- The standard signs of public utility companies or an energy-producing company, each of which is limited in size to twelve (12) inches by twelve (12) inches.
- Special-event banners or signs permitted on private property or in parish rights-of-way to advertise an event of a nonprofit organization.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Every application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by a plan or plans drawn to scale and shall include the dimensions of the sign, the dimensions of the sign's supporting members, the proposed location of the sign in relation to the face of the building, and the proposed location of the sign in relationship to the boundaries of the site upon which it is to be situated.

## 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 St Charles Parish — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=St+Charles+Parish+LA&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-st-charles-parish

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