# Sign Regulations in Groveland Township, Michigan

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Groveland Township, Michigan (MI)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/michigan/groveland-township
- **Data last verified:** 2026-01-21
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://grovelandmi.gov/wp-content/uploads/Groveland-Township-Zoning-Ordinance-ADOPTED_2024-07.pdf#page=78)

## At a glance

Groveland Township, Michigan regulates 30 sign types across 10 zoning districts. Non-accessory Freestanding Signs in the B-1, B-2 and B-3 zoning district are capped at 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) tall and 672 square feet facing in the same direction, with a Minimum 15 feet from all property lines setback (Sec. Sec. 54-1045(b)-(h)). Most commercial signs in Groveland Township require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (10 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 4 feet (freestanding) | 20 square feet per side | — |
| RE/F | 5 | 6 feet | 32 square feet per side | — |
| R-1 and R-2 | 3 | 6 feet | 32 square feet per side | — |
| RM and RMH | 3 | 6 feet | 32 square feet per side | — |
| RC | 2 | 6 feet | 32 square feet per side | — |
| OS-1 | 3 | 6 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| B-1, B-2 and B-3 | 9 | 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) | 672 square feet facing in the same direction | — |
| TR | 6 | 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) | 672 square feet facing in the same direction | — |
| I-1 and I-2 | 6 | 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) | 672 square feet facing in the same direction | — |
| E-1 | 5 | 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) | 672 square feet facing in the same direction | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 10 zones)

### B-1, B-2 and B-3

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign - Customer Entry | — | 100 square feet or 10% of wall area including openings, whichever lesser | — | — | One per wall containing a customer entry | Attached directly to building wall with customer entry | — | Sec. 54-1081(1)a |
| Wall Sign - Service Bay | — | 9 square feet | — | — | One per service bay entrance | Directly above entrance to service bay | — | Sec. 54-1081(1)a |
| Wall Sign - Center Identification | — | 100 square feet | — | — | One | Attached directly to building wall | — | Sec. 54-1081(1)b |
| Wall Sign - Individual Use in Center | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One per wall with door for customer entry, per use | Attached directly to building wall with customer entry door | — | Sec. 54-1081(1)b |
| Freestanding Sign - Single Use | 20 feet | 100 square feet per side | — | — | One | Any yard, including front yard; not in vision triangle; corner properties may be in exterior side yard if setback equals front | — | Sec. 54-1081(2)a |
| Freestanding Sign - Multi Use Center | 20 feet | 100 square feet per side | — | — | One | Any yard, including front yard; not in vision triangle; corner properties may be in exterior side yard if setback equals front | — | Sec. 54-1081(2)b |
| Changeable Copy Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Part of freestanding sign; property frontage along I-75, Dixie, M-15 or Grange Hall Road west of Dixie | — | Sec. 54-1081(2)c; Sec. 54-1053 |
| Non-accessory Freestanding Sign | 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) | 672 square feet facing in the same direction | — | Minimum 15 feet from all property lines | — | Property frontage along I-75; within 100 feet of I-75 right-of-way | — | Sec. 54-1045(b)-(h) |

### TR

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign - Single Use | — | 100 square feet | — | — | One | Attached directly to building wall with principal entrance | — | Sec. 54-1082(1) |
| Wall Sign - Individual Use | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One per individual use | Attached directly to building wall with principal entrance to individual use | — | Sec. 54-1082(1) |
| Freestanding Sign | 5 feet | 32 square feet per side | — | — | One | Any yard, including front yard; not in vision triangle; corner properties may be in exterior side yard if setback equals front | — | Sec. 54-1082(2) |
| Changeable Copy Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Part of freestanding sign; property frontage along I-75, Dixie, M-15 or Grange Hall Road west of Dixie | — | Sec. 54-1053 |
| Non-accessory Freestanding Sign | 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) | 672 square feet facing in the same direction | — | Minimum 15 feet from all property lines | — | Property frontage along I-75; within 100 feet of I-75 right-of-way | — | Sec. 54-1045(b)-(h) |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Private property | — | Sec. 54-1048(1)-(7) |

### I-1 and I-2

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign - Principal Entryway | — | 100 square feet | — | — | One per wall with principal entryway | Attached directly to building wall with principal entryway | — | Sec. 54-1083(1) |
| Freestanding Sign - Standard | 20 feet | 100 square feet per side | — | — | One | Any yard, including front yard; not in vision triangle; corner properties may be in exterior side yard if setback equals front | — | Sec. 54-1083(2)a |
| Non-accessory Freestanding Sign | 25 feet | 300 square feet per side | — | — | — | Any yard, including front yard; not in vision triangle | — | Sec. 54-1083(2)b |
| Changeable Copy Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Part of freestanding sign; property frontage along I-75, Dixie, M-15 or Grange Hall Road west of Dixie | — | Sec. 54-1053 |
| Non-accessory Freestanding Sign - I-75 | 40 feet (up to 60 feet if view obstructed by grades, buildings, bridges, etc.) | 672 square feet facing in the same direction | — | Minimum 15 feet from all property lines | — | Property frontage along I-75; within 100 feet of I-75 right-of-way | — | Sec. 54-1045(b)-(h) |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Private property | — | Sec. 54-1048(1)-(7) |

## Prohibited signs in Groveland Township

- All signs shall conform to all ordinances of the township and, where required, shall be approved by the building inspector and a permit shall be issued.
- No sign, except those established and maintained by the township, county, state or federal governments, shall be located in, project into, or overhang a public right-of-way, dedicated public easement, or deed strip.
- All wall signs shall be attached directly to a building wall and shall not extend above the height of the wall, nor beyond the width of the wall, to which it is attached. Furthermore, the exposed face of a wall sign shall be on a plane parallel to the building wall to which it is attached and shall not project out more than 18 inches beyond the vertical surface of the wall to which it is attached. A wall sign may include a sign mounted flat against the building fascia and which does not project beyond the fascia.
- Except as otherwise permitted in this division, all freestanding signs shall be permanent signs affixed securely to a structure affixed securely to the ground, there being no sign or signs of a movable or portable nature permitted.
- Except as otherwise permitted in subsection (2) of this section, no freestanding sign shall extend into or be otherwise located in the restricted clear corner vision triangle, as set forth in section 54-715.
- Except as otherwise permitted in this division, no sign shall contain brightly flashing, scintillating, or turning features, fixtures, or movements of any kind, including pennants, streamers, banners, flags, and electronically controlled change of word or message signs; except, electronic time and temperature signs may be permitted so long as time and temperature are the only messages displayed. Signs with manually changeable letters shall also be permitted.

## Signs exempt from permit in Groveland Township

- All street signs, all traffic control devices and all other public signs deemed necessary by the local, county, state or federal government shall be exempt from the standards of this division.
- A flag of the local unit of government or of the county, or of the state or other states, or of the nation or other nations, or of a single use occupying a single building on a single parcel of land, or a single grouping of any or all of the above-mentioned flags shall be exempt from the standards of this division.

## Full detail

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