# Sign Regulations in Oxford, Mississippi

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Oxford, Mississippi (MS)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/mississippi/oxford
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/MS/Oxford/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_APXALADECO_ART7.0SIRE)

## At a glance

Oxford, Mississippi regulates 6 sign types across 1 zoning district. Monument Sign (Multi-Family Residential Complex)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 8 ft tall and 24 sq ft (Sec. Sec. 3.5.5.5.c, Article 3.0. Uses and Use Conditions, Oxford Code.). Most commercial signs in Oxford require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | 8 ft | 24 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Multi-Family Residential Complex) | — | 20 sq ft | — | — | 1 per complex | On building wall | — | Sec. 3.5.5.5.c, Article 3.0. Uses and Use Conditions, Oxford Code. |
| Monument Sign (Multi-Family Residential Complex) | 8 ft | 24 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage with entry drive | At each entry drive for each street frontage | — | Sec. 3.5.5.5.c, Article 3.0. Uses and Use Conditions, Oxford Code. |
| Wall Sign (Professional Office in RCN, TNB, SMF) | 2.5 ft | 8 sq ft | — | — | 1 per office | On office building | — | Sec. 3.8.6.5, Article 3.0. Uses and Use Conditions, Oxford Code. |
| Wall Sign (Home Occupation) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | 1 per home occupation | Window or on the building | — | Sec. 3.11.5.5.d.vi, Article 3.0. Uses and Use Conditions, Oxford Code. |
| Wall Sign (Bed and Breakfast) | — | 4 sq ft | — | — | 1 per bed and breakfast | Mounted on wall of home | — | Sec. 3.8.2.5.f, Article 3.0. Uses and Use Conditions, Oxford Code. |
| Wall Sign (Shopping Center Entrance Sign) | — | 10 sq ft per business (component) or 100 sq ft total if no other signs | — | — | 1 per center entrance | At shopping center entrance | — | Sec. 3.11.6.5.c, Article 3.0. Uses and Use Conditions, Oxford Code. |

## Prohibited signs in Oxford

- No person may engage in any activity that causes an increase in the extent of nonconformity of a nonconforming sign. No nonconforming sign may be enlarged, reduced or altered in such a manner as to increase the nonconformity, nor may illumination be added to any nonconforming sign.
- A nonconforming sign may not be moved or replaced except to bring the sign into complete conformity with this section.
- If a nonconforming sign structure is destroyed by natural causes, it may not after that be repaired, reconstructed, or replaced except in conformity with all the provisions of this section, and the remnants of the former sign structure shall be cleared from the land.
- No activity shall increase the nonconformity of any nonconforming sign.
- Nonconforming signs, if present anywhere on the site, shall be removed before issuance of a change of use permit, certificate of zoning compliance, issuance of a grading permit, or commencement of new construction on the site.
- The following types of nonconforming signs or signs that are nonconforming in any of the following ways shall be altered to comply with the provisions of this section or removed within 90 calendar days after the effective date of this Code: a) Signs advertising an enterprise or activity that is no longer operating or being offered or conducted; b) Portable signs and temporary signs; c) Signs that are in violation of article 7.
- If a nonconforming sign or sign frame remains blank for a continuous period of 180 calendar days, that sign shall be deemed abandoned and shall, within 90 calendar days after such abandonment, be altered to comply with this section or be removed by the sign owner, owner of the property where the sign is located, or other person having control over such sign.
- A sign erected or created after the passage of this Code which does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated shall be considered an illegal nonconforming sign and is a violation of this Code.

## Signs exempt from permit in Oxford

- The message of a nonconforming sign may be changed for the occupant, tenant or other site occupying entity as of the adoption date of this Code so long as this does not create any new nonconformities.
- Subject to other provisions, nonconforming signs may be repaired and renovated so long as the cost of such work does not exceed 50 percent of the value (tax value if listed for tax purposes) of such sign as calculated within any 365 calendar day period.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A master sign plan option is available as referenced in Section 7.1 and may be used as an alternative for multi-family residential complexes (see 3.5.5.5.c).
- A master sign plan option in Article 7 may be used for common interest developments such as shopping complexes (see 3.11.6.5.d).
- A change of occupant, tenant or other site occupying entity requesting sign alterations shall comply with the provisions of this ordinance (see 3.1.6.1).

## Full detail

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