# Sign Regulations in Avon, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Avon, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/avon
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/avonoh/latest/avon_oh/0-0-0-38054)

## At a glance

Avon, Ohio regulates 22 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Residential Development Identification Sign - Freestandings in the Multi-Family Districts zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 32 sq ft, with a 10 feet from street right-of-way, 25 feet from side lot line setback (Sec. Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.06).

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Single-Family Districts | 9 | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — |
| Multi-Family Districts | 12 | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — |
| French Creek District | 13 | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — |
| Business & Office Districts (excluding FC) | 12 | 10 feet | 40 sq ft | — |
| Industrial Districts | 12 | 10 feet | 40 sq ft | — |
| Residential Districts | 5 | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | — | Not larger than necessary | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Multi-Family Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agricultural Sign | 6 feet | 24 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07 |
| Residential Development Identification Sign - Freestanding | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — | 10 feet from street right-of-way, 25 feet from side lot line | Two sign faces per entrance | Private property on corner lots or divided entranceway island | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.06 |
| Institution Identification Sign - Freestanding | 6 feet | 24 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07 |
| Directional Sign | 3 feet | 4 sq ft | — | 5 feet from public right-of-way | — | Within 5 feet of access drives | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.06 |
| Model Home Sign | 6 feet | 24 sq ft | — | 5 feet from right-of-way | — | Residential Districts | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.10 |
| Project Construction Sign - Single-Family Lot | 6 feet | 12 sq ft | — | 25 feet from street line | — | During construction or remodeling | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.10 |
| Project Construction Sign - All Other Lots | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — | 25 feet from street line | — | During construction or remodeling | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.10 |
| Temporary Window Sign | — | 4 sq ft | — | — | — | Window | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.10 |

### French Creek District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Development Identification Sign - Freestanding | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — | 10 feet from street right-of-way, 25 feet from side lot line | Two sign faces per entrance | Private property on corner lots or divided entranceway island | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.06, 1290.09 |
| Institution Identification Sign - Freestanding | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.09 |
| Business Identification Sign - Freestanding | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.09 |
| Business Identification Sign - Under-Canopy | — | 8 sq ft | — | — | — | Under canopy | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.09 |
| Directional Sign | 3 feet | 4 sq ft | — | 5 feet from public right-of-way | — | Within 5 feet of access drives | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.06, 1290.09 |
| Project Construction Sign - All Other Lots | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — | 25 feet from street line | — | During construction or remodeling | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.10, 1290.09 |
| Temporary Window Sign | — | 25% of window area | — | — | — | Window | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.10, 1290.09 |
| Other Temporary Sign | 6 feet | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.09 |

### Business & Office Districts (excluding FC)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Institution Identification Sign - Freestanding | 6 feet | 40 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07 |
| Business Identification Sign - Freestanding | 10 feet | 40 sq ft | — | — | One per project or development | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07 |
| Business Identification Sign - Common | 10 feet | 40 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.08 |
| Business Identification Sign - Under-Canopy | — | 8 sq ft | — | — | — | Under canopy | — | Schedule 1290.05 |
| Directional Sign | 3 feet | 4 sq ft | — | 5 feet from public right-of-way | — | Within 5 feet of access drives | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.06 |
| Project Construction Sign - All Other Lots | 6 feet | 32 sq ft | — | 25 feet from street line | — | During construction or remodeling | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07, 1290.10 |
| Temporary Window Sign | — | 25% of window area | — | — | — | Window | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.10 |
| Other Temporary Sign | 6 feet | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1290.05, 1290.07 |

## Prohibited signs in Avon

- Abandoned signs.
- Signs shall not be located on trees, utility poles, public benches or any other form of public property, or in the public right-of-way.
- Searchlights, flashers, animators, rotating or whirligig devices, blinking, racer type, moving or revolving signs and signs containing movements or contrivances of any kind, except for time and temperature units.
- Pennants, festoons, streamers, inflatable signs, tethered balloons, streamers, exposed light bulbs, bare strings of light bulbs and other similar signs and devices.
- Signs containing any words or symbols that would cause confusion because of their resemblance to highway traffic control or direction signals.
- Signs on temporarily placed vehicles or trailers for the primary purpose of displaying such sign.
- Merchandise, equipment, products, vehicles or other items not themselves for sale and placed for attention-getting, identification or advertising purposes.
- Roof signs.
- No person shall display upon any sign or other advertising structure any obscene, indecent or immoral matter.
- Off-site advertising signs, unless otherwise specifically permitted in this Planning and Zoning Code.

## Signs exempt from permit in Avon

- Any public regulations and information sign and any other notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or resolution.
- Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window or door, that is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the building in which such sign is located.
- Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
- Scoreboards for athletic fields.
- Religious and other holiday lights and decorations containing no commercial message when displayed during the appropriate time of the year.
- Flags of the United States, the state, foreign nations having diplomatic relations with the United States, and any other flag adopted or sanctioned by an elected legislative body of competent jurisdiction.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- For multi-tenant buildings and development projects with multiple buildings in Business, Office, and Industrial Districts, the Planning Commission may approve basic sign parameters that set forth the location, size and style of each tenant sign.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 7 zoning districts in Avon — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Avon+OH&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-avon

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