# Sign Regulations in Grandview, Missouri

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Grandview, Missouri (MO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/missouri/grandview
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/MO/Grandview/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTIIOFDEGE_S2-41AUDEFIOFSICEDOCHABCO)

## At a glance

Grandview, Missouri regulates 9 sign types across 2 zoning districts.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| M-150 Corridor Overlay, I-49 Corridor Overlay | 7 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### M-150 Corridor Overlay, I-49 Corridor Overlay

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | No more than one wall sign per building. | Located within any sign areas clearly designed for signs on existing or proposed building facades. Not above the ground floor except for painted, face-lit wall signs, internally lit channel letters/logos, unlit murals or building names on facade by design. | — | D5.s1-D5.s9, D2.s1-D2.s3 |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | Maximum combination of three sign types per frontage. One projecting sign per use. | Not above the ground floor except extension of ground floor projecting sign; one per use if not visually conflicting. | — | D2.s1, D1.g2 |
| Window Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Located on ground floor; only one unlit window sign per business above ground floor allowed by discretion. | — | D2.s1, D1.g2 |
| Monument Sign (Ground Sign) | — | — | — | — | One per building frontage | At building frontage. | — | D1.g2, D2.s3 |
| Awning Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On traditional form awning that complements window/bay; straight, steeply sloped preferred. | — | D1.g2, D9.s11 |
| Marquee Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | D2.s3 |
| Arcade Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | D2.s3 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Sign Types | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | D2.s1-D2.s3 |
| Wall Sign (Prohibitions) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | D5.s2, D5.s8, D5.s9 |

## Prohibited signs in Grandview

- Wall, window, awning, and projecting signs shall not be allowed above the ground floor with exceptions only at the discretion of the design review committee; internally lighted, cabinet type wall signs shall not be allowed above the ground floor.
- Signs shall not be located within the residential portion of the facade of any mixed use building.
- A maximum combination of three sign types (wall, projecting, ground, window, awning, marquee, arcade) shall be used for any building frontage.
- Lighted wall signs shall not be located at the top of a building's facade if the facade is higher than two stories and shall not directly face a residential neighborhood.
- Maximum wall sign size shall not be increased by an increase in sign height.
- No more than one wall sign shall be allowed per building.
- Wall signs shall not overlap, or generally conflict with important architectural features such as windows, cornices, belt courses, or other details.
- Wall signs located on the side wall of a building that faces a side property line, alley, or parking area (including a side property line along a street), shall not be lighted above the ground floor.
- Phone/Fax numbers on all signs, with the exception of window signs, shall not be allowed.
- Neon signs, except those located in a window, shall not be allowed.

## Signs exempt from permit in Grandview

- If standards cannot be achieved due to outstanding conditions, city staff may evaluate specific proposed treatments against the stated Guidelines. If city staff approves the proposed treatments, no further review is required.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Buildings shall provide a sign plan showing locations, sizes, heights, and probable design and illumination of all sign types to be used on the building or its site.

## Full detail

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