# Sign Regulations in Village of Four Seasons, Missouri

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Village of Four Seasons, Missouri (MO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/missouri/village-of-four-seasons
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-09

## At a glance

Village of Four Seasons, Missouri regulates 7 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Directional Signs in the General commercial zoning district (C) zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall and 3 square feet, with a At least three feet from the right-of-way setback (Sec. Sec. 32-82(n)(1)). Most commercial signs in Village of Four Seasons require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R-1, R-2 | 2 | — | 35 square feet | — |
| PUD | 1 | — | — | — |
| General commercial zoning district (C) | 3 | 8 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 9 feet | 12 square feet | — |

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

### R-1, R-2

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | 2 | Principal entrance to a residential development | — | Sec. 32-82(m)(1) |
| Freestanding Monument Sign | — | 35 square feet | — | — | 3 | Areas of public recreation, such as public parks | — | Sec. 32-82(m)(2) |

### General commercial zoning district (C)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Directional Sign | 4 feet | 3 square feet | — | At least three feet from the right-of-way | 4 | Adjacent to curb cuts | — | Sec. 32-82(n)(1) |
| Freestanding Monument Sign | 8 feet | 35 square feet | — | Minimum distance of ten feet from the edge of any public right-of-way if the right-of-way is 50 feet or more in width | 1 | Per lot or multi-establishment building with minimum 75 feet frontage | — | Sec. 32-82(n)(2) |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | 8 feet | 50 square feet | — | — | 1 | Shopping center developments | — | Sec. 32-82(n)(3) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Historic Site Sign | 9 feet | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 | Registered with the National Historic Register | — | Sec. 32-82(l)(1) |
| Historic District Sign | 9 feet | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 | Historic district | — | Sec. 32-82(l)(2) |
| Location Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 | Public right-of-way | — | Sec. 32-82(l)(3) |

## Prohibited signs in Village of Four Seasons

- A sign which imitates or approximates an official highway sign or carries the word 'STOP' or 'DANGER'.
- Flashing or revolving lights placed within an establishment so as to be visible from a public right-of-way.
- Any sign, which is nailed, tacked, posted, or in any other manner attached to any utility pole or structure supporting wire, cable, or pipe; or to public property.
- Signs advertising activities or products that are illegal under federal, state, village, or county law.
- Any electrical sign that does not display the UL, ETL, CSA, or ULC label.
- Any sign that obstructs the vision of motorists or pedestrians at an intersection, or similarly obstructs the vision of motorists entering a public right-of-way from private property.
- A sign which obstructs any window or door opening used as a means of egress, or interferes with an opening required for ventilation.
- A sign in a public right-of-way, any sign existing or having been allowed in a public right-of-way may be ordered removed by the Board of Trustees upon 30 days' notice if the use of that right-of-way is changed to require the sign's removal or if the public right-of-way is to be used for any public purposes.
- A sign or illumination that causes any glare into or upon a building or land other than the building and land to which the sign is accessory.
- A sign that violates any provision of any federal or state law.
- Pennants and streamers.
- Floating or stationary balloons.
- Signs attached, painted, or mounted to unlicensed and inoperative or generally stationary vehicles.
- A-frames and portable roadside signs.
- Strip lights or strip lighting.
- Neon signs except of a size no greater than six square feet.

## Signs exempt from permit in Village of Four Seasons

- Signs on the inside of store windows.
- Signs of a duly constituted governmental body, such as, but not limited to, traffic, warning, directional, street and regulatory signs.
- Signs displayed for the direction or convenience of the public, provided such signs do not exceed a total surface area of three square feet per sign on any lot or parcel.
- Signs not exceeding 32 square feet in area, relating to active construction projects.
- Yard sale signs, provided that such signs shall not be attached in any way to utility poles, meter posts, or trees within any public street right-of-way. No person shall put up any notice upon any building, wall, fence, or other property of another person without having first obtained the consent of the owner. The maximum time limit for display of such signs is two consecutive days.
- Public service price signs, provided the total area of all such signs is 12 square feet or less.
- Signs displayed during the month of December for the purpose of selling Christmas trees and other holiday vegetation and accessory items.
- Flags of the State, and any other flag of a state or nation flown for noncommercial purposes; or flags displaying purely ornamental and noncommercial information.
- Real estate signs, if on-premises, erected or displayed on the property so advertised and removed within 14 days from the sale or lease of the subject property. An excluded real estate sign shall not exceed six square feet in area or three feet in height. Larger real estate signs shall be treated as temporary signs.
- Street address signs, not exceeding ten square feet in size.
- Signs displayed on a truck, bus, or another vehicle while in use in the normal conduct of business. This section shall not be interpreted to permit the parking, for display purposes, of a vehicle to which a sign is attached or the use of such a vehicle as a portable sign.
- Public service sign, if no more than 20 square feet in size, and if displayed no more than 30 days per calendar year. A public service sign greater than 20 square feet in size shall be considered a temporary sign.
- Menu/daily special signs, not exceeding four square feet in size.
- Street graphics.
- Signs that are not legible from a public right-of-way or from the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All applications for a sign permit in the 'R-1,' 'R-2,' PUD, and 'C' districts must be in accordance with the sign plan approved for that district.
- A signage plan shall be submitted as part of any proposal for a planned residential development (PRD).
- Prior to the issuance of a sign permit for any sign in an existing planned zoning district, a signage plan, approved by the action of the Village Trustees, meeting the requirements of this article shall be in place.
- A signage plan shall be submitted as part of any application for a special use permit as authorized elsewhere in this article.

## Full detail

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