# Sign Regulations in Randolph, Nebraska

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Randolph, Nebraska (NE)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/nebraska/randolph
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-20

## At a glance

Randolph, Nebraska regulates 8 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Projection or Pole Signs in the C-1, C-2 zoning district are capped at 50 ft from grade (max) tall and 100 sq ft per sign face, with a No closer to front/side line than half of the required building setback distance; lowest part of pole mounted at least 8 ft above grade setback (Sec. § 153.087(B)(7), (C)). Most commercial signs in Randolph require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AG | 5 | — | 700 sq ft | — |
| R-1, R-2, R-3 | 4 | — | 6 sq ft (standard); 18 sq ft if set back at least 20 feet from any highway, street, road, or roadway easement | — |
| C-1, C-2 | 7 | 50 ft from grade (max) | 700 sq ft | — |
| I-1 | 7 | 50 ft from grade (max) | 700 sq ft | — |
| FF, FW | 5 | — | 50 sq ft aggregate | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 10 ft | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### AG

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Announcement Sign | — | 6 sq ft (standard); 18 sq ft if set back at least 20 feet from any highway, street, road, or roadway easement | — | 20 ft if > 6 sq ft; otherwise unspecified | — | If over 6 sq ft, must be set back at least 20 feet from any highway, street, road, or roadway easement | — | § 153.087(B)(2), (C) |
| Billboard | — | 700 sq ft | — | Not within 100 ft of any lot in a residential district | — | Subject to same height and location as other structures; not at intersections, not within 100 ft of a residential lot | — | § 153.087(B)(5), (C) |
| Elevated Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 153.087(C) |
| Name Plate | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 per dwelling | — | — | § 153.087(B)(4), (C) |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 6 sq ft each (standard, max two signs); 12 sq ft (one sign) if set back at least 20 feet from road right-of-way or road easement boundary | — | 20 ft from ROW if > 6 sq ft | Not more than two per lot | If over 6 sq ft, must be set back at least 20 feet from right-of-way | — | § 153.087(B)(1), (C) |

### C-1, C-2

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Announcement Sign | — | 6 sq ft (standard); 18 sq ft if set back at least 20 feet from any highway, street, road, or roadway easement | — | 20 ft if > 6 sq ft; otherwise unspecified | — | If over 6 sq ft, must be set back at least 20 feet from any highway, street, road, or roadway easement | — | § 153.087(B)(2), (C) |
| Billboard | — | 700 sq ft | — | Not within 100 ft of any lot in a residential district | — | Subject to same height and location as other structures; not at intersections, not within 100 ft of a residential lot | — | § 153.087(B)(5), (C) |
| Elevated Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 153.087(C) |
| Name Plate | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 per dwelling | — | — | § 153.087(B)(4), (C) |
| Projection or Pole Sign | 50 ft from grade (max) | 100 sq ft per sign face | — | No closer to front/side line than half of the required building setback distance; lowest part of pole mounted at least 8 ft above grade | 1 per enterprise | At no point closer to front/side line than half required building setback distance; on premises per enterprise | — | § 153.087(B)(7), (C) |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 6 sq ft each (standard, max two signs); 12 sq ft (one sign) if set back at least 20 feet from road right-of-way or road easement boundary | — | 20 ft from ROW if > 6 sq ft | Not more than two per lot | If over 6 sq ft, must be set back at least 20 feet from right-of-way | — | § 153.087(B)(1), (C) |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 sq ft aggregate | — | — | — | Flat against a building | — | § 153.087(B)(3), (C) |

### I-1

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Announcement Sign | — | 6 sq ft (standard); 18 sq ft if set back at least 20 feet from any highway, street, road, or roadway easement | — | 20 ft if > 6 sq ft; otherwise unspecified | — | If over 6 sq ft, must be set back at least 20 feet from any highway, street, road, or roadway easement | — | § 153.087(B)(2), (C) |
| Billboard | — | 700 sq ft | — | Not within 100 ft of any lot in a residential district | — | Subject to same height and location as other structures; not at intersections, not within 100 ft of a residential lot | — | § 153.087(B)(5), (C) |
| Elevated Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 153.087(C) |
| Name Plate | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 per dwelling | — | — | § 153.087(B)(4), (C) |
| Projection or Pole Sign | 50 ft from grade (max) | 100 sq ft per sign face | — | No closer to front/side line than half of the required building setback distance; lowest part of pole mounted at least 8 ft above grade | 1 per enterprise | At no point closer to front/side line than half required building setback distance; on premises per enterprise | — | § 153.087(B)(7), (C) |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 6 sq ft each (standard, max two signs); 12 sq ft (one sign) if set back at least 20 feet from road right-of-way or road easement boundary | — | 20 ft from ROW if > 6 sq ft | Not more than two per lot | If over 6 sq ft, must be set back at least 20 feet from right-of-way | — | § 153.087(B)(1), (C) |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 sq ft aggregate | — | — | — | Flat against a building | — | § 153.087(B)(3), (C) |

## Prohibited signs in Randolph

- It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully deface, injure, remove, obstruct, or interfere with any official traffic sign or signal.
- Any person who willfully or maliciously shoots upon the public highway and injures, defaces, damages, or destroys any signs, monuments, road markers, traffic-control devices, traffic surveillance devices, or other public notices lawfully placed upon such highways shall be guilty of an offense.
- No person shall willfully or maliciously injure, deface, alter, or knock down any sign, traffic-control device, or traffic surveillance device.
- It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized representative of the Department of Transportation, the county, or the city, to remove any sign, traffic-control device, or traffic surveillance device placed along a highway for traffic-control, warning, or informational purposes by official action of the department, county, or city.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a sign or device which has been removed in violation of this ordinance.

## Signs exempt from permit in Randolph

- Removal of signs, traffic-control devices, or surveillance devices by duly authorized representatives of the Department of Transportation, the county, or the city is exempt from prohibition.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- There is no explicit mention of a master sign plan, sign plan, or required variance meeting in the provided text.

## Full detail

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