# Sign Regulations in Brockton, Massachusetts

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Brockton, Massachusetts (MA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/massachusetts/brockton
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/MA/Brockton/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=APXCZO_ARTXIVSICO)

## At a glance

Brockton, Massachusetts regulates 16 sign types across 9 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the C-8 Highway Commercial Zone zoning district are capped at 25 ft above grade tall and 70 sq ft per face, with a 10 ft minimum from lot line; 50 ft from residential setback (Sec. Sec. 27-32.95(5)c.).

## Sign rules by zoning district (9 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| C-6 Zone (Regional Shopping Center Overlay Zone) | 6 | 35 ft | 400 sq ft | — |
| C-7 Zone (sports and convention complex zone) | 1 | — | — | — |
| C-8 Highway Commercial Zone | 5 | No higher than 25 ft above grade or building cornice/parapet/roof line, whichever is lower | 70 sq ft per face | — |
| C-9 Resort Casino Overlay District | 5 | 85 ft | 900 sq ft per side | — |
| I-4 Salvage Yard Overlay District | 2 | 85 ft | 900 sq ft per side | — |

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## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 9 zones)

### C-6 Zone (Regional Shopping Center Overlay Zone)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 35 ft | 400 sq ft | — | — | 4 | On lot(s) occupied by the Regional Shopping Center or any other parcel(s) of land under same ownership or subject to easements for benefit of owner | — | Sec. 27-32.5(7)a. |
| Wall Sign (Main Use Identification: Retail, Theater, Food Court, Bank, etc.) | Not higher than the top of the parapet wall | 10% of wall area per wall | — | — | 2 times total number of exterior public entrances | Building wall | — | Sec. 27-32.5(7)b. |
| Wall Sign (Loading areas, parking sections, ATMs, service courts, employee entrances, similar areas) | 14 ft | 8 sq ft | — | — | No limit | Building wall | — | Sec. 27-32.5(7)c. |
| Freestanding Directional Sign | 12 ft | 25 sq ft | — | — | No limit | On or off site within 250 ft | — | Sec. 27-32.5(7)d. |
| Wall Sign (Movie Theater Marquee) | — | 400 sq ft | — | — | 2 | Movie theater exterior wall | — | Sec. 27-32.5(7)e. |
| Freestanding Sign (Movie Theater) | 35 ft above grade | 400 sq ft per side | — | — | 2 | On or off site within 250 ft | — | Sec. 27-32.5(7)e. |

### C-8 Highway Commercial Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Primary) | No higher than 25 ft above grade or building cornice/parapet/roof line, whichever is lower | Sign frontage × 3 ft | — | — | 1 | Front of building | — | Sec. 27-32.95(5)a. |
| Wall Sign (Secondary) | No higher than 25 ft above grade or building cornice/parapet/roof line, whichever is lower | 24 sq ft per sign; all secondary wall signs not to exceed 300 sq ft total | — | — | No limit | Front of building | — | Sec. 27-32.95(5)b. |
| Freestanding Sign | 25 ft above grade | 70 sq ft per face | — | 10 ft minimum from lot line; 50 ft from residential | 2 | At least 10 ft from any lot line, and at least 50 ft from a residential district | — | Sec. 27-32.95(5)c. |
| Canopy Sign (Gasoline Station use) | No higher than 25 ft above grade or top of canopy | 70 sq ft (per sign) | — | — | 2 (per canopy) | Attached to or mounted flush with face of station canopy | — | Sec. 27-32.95(5)d.i. |
| Freestanding Sign (Gasoline Station use) | 20 ft above grade | 35 sq ft per face (2 faces) | — | 10 ft minimum from lot line; 50 ft from residential | 1 | At least 10 ft from any lot line, and at least 50 ft from a residential district | — | Sec. 27-32.95(5)d.v. |

### C-9 Resort Casino Overlay District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding (Pylon) Sign | 85 ft | 900 sq ft per side | — | 10 ft from lot lines | 1 | Within 250 ft of Belmont St ROW | — | Sec. 27-32.100(7)h. |
| Wall Sign (Main Resort Casino; venues, programs, etc.) | If adjacent to sloped roof: peak of roof; if flat roof: less of 12 ft above parapet wall or 45 ft above grade | 15% of each wall | — | — | — | Wall of resort casino | — | Sec. 27-32.100(7)i. |
| Wall Sign (Loading areas, parking areas, ATMs, service courts, employee entrances, similar areas) | 14 ft | 10 sq ft | — | — | No limit | Wall of resort casino | — | Sec. 27-32.100(7)j. |
| Freestanding Identification (Monument) Sign | 20 ft | 350 sq ft per side | — | — | 3 | — | — | Sec. 27-32.100(7)k. |
| Freestanding Directional Sign | 12 ft | 120 sq ft per side | — | — | No limit | As needed throughout site | — | Sec. 27-32.100(7)l. |

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Signs for the Regional Shopping Center in the C-6 zone must comply with all the standards set forth in article XIV of the ordinance, except that section 27-67 shall not apply. Additional sign requirements are specified for the C-6 zone.
- Signs for a Resort Casino in the C-9 Resort Casino Overlay district are subject to the requirements set forth in Section 27-32.100(7) as well as Sections 27-63, 27-64, and 27-68 as those sections exist on the date of enactment of this Section 27-32.100.
- Signs erected and maintained in connection with a salvage yard in the I-4 Salvage Yard Overlay District are subject to Sections 27-63, Definitions, 27-64, Enforcement, and 27-68, Maintenance, as those sections exist on the date of enactment of this Section 27-35.1.

## Full detail

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