# Sign Regulations in Beavercreek, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Beavercreek, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/beavercreek
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/beavercreek/latest/beavercreek_oh/0-0-0-4581)

## At a glance

Beavercreek, Ohio regulates 18 sign types across 11 zoning districts. Temporary Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 5 feet tall and 16 square feet per sign face, with a Minimum 15 feet from edge of roadway pavement setback (Sec. § 158.148(M)). Most commercial signs in Beavercreek require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (11 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 9 | 5 feet | 24 inches in height | — |
| B Districts | 2 | — | 24 inches in height | — |
| Agricultural Districts | 2 | — | 24 inches in height | — |
| Residential Districts | 2 | — | 24 inches in height | — |
| A-1 Districts | 3 | 5 feet | 30 square feet per sign face | — |
| R Districts | 3 | 5 feet | 60 square feet | — |
| RO-1 Districts | 3 | 8 feet from the base of the main entrance door sill | 30 square feet | — |
| B-1 and B-2 Districts | 8 | 6 feet | 25 square feet per sign face | — |
| B-3 and B-4 Districts | 8 | 6 feet | 32 square feet per sign face | — |
| O-1, RP-1 and ORP-1 Districts | 5 | 6 feet | 25 square feet per sign face | — |
| I-1 and I-2 Districts | 4 | 6 feet | 50 square feet per sign face | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 11 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Automatic Teller Machine Sign | — | 20 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to a principal structure or enclosed within an independent free standing structure | — | § 158.148(A) |
| Changeable Copy Sign | — | 24 inches in height | — | — | — | Ground signs in 'B' Districts and permitted conditional uses in agricultural and residential districts | — | § 158.148(C) |
| Electronic Copy Sign | — | 24 inches in height | — | — | — | Ground signs in 'B' Districts and permitted conditional uses in agricultural and residential districts | — | § 158.148(E) |
| Ground Sign | — | — | — | Minimum 15 feet from edge of roadway pavement | — | Front yard | — | § 158.148(F) |
| Marquee Sign | Not less than nine feet from the sidewalk | — | — | — | — | Places of public entertainment | — | § 158.148(G) |
| Neon Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Business districts | — | § 158.148(H) |
| Temporary Sign | 5 feet | 16 square feet per sign face | — | Minimum 15 feet from edge of roadway pavement | One ground or window sign per street frontage | Properties for sale, rent, or lease | — | § 158.148(M) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Front wall of the building | — | § 158.148(O) |

### B-1 and B-2 Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Permanent Ground Sign | 5 feet | 25 square feet per sign face | — | — | One ground sign per developed parcel | Front yard | — | § 158.152(B) |
| Permanent Awning Sign | — | — | — | — | One awning sign per building frontage | Building frontage | — | § 158.152(C) |
| Permanent Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | One wall sign per building frontage | Building frontage | — | § 158.152(D) |
| Permanent Under Marquee Sign | Minimum clearance of nine feet from the bottom of the sign to the sidewalk | 4 square feet per sign face | — | — | One under marquee sign per individual establishment | Attached to the underside of a marquee | — | § 158.152(E) |
| Temporary Ground Sign | 5 feet | 20 square feet per sign face | — | — | One temporary portable ground sign per calendar year | Front yard | — | § 158.152(F) |
| Permanent Canopy Sign | — | — | — | — | One canopy sign per canopy frontage | Attached to a canopy structure | — | § 158.152(G) |
| Drive-Thru Restaurant Sign | 6 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One additional ground sign per drive-thru restaurant | Drive-thru lane | — | § 158.152(H) |
| Blade Sign | 3 feet from the building | 4 square feet per sign face | — | — | — | Building | — | § 158.152(I) |

### B-3 and B-4 Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Permanent Ground Sign | 4 feet | 32 square feet per sign face | — | — | One ground sign per developed parcel | Front yard | — | § 158.153(B) |
| Permanent Awning Sign | — | — | — | — | One awning sign per building frontage | Building frontage | — | § 158.153(C) |
| Permanent Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | One wall sign per building frontage | Building frontage | — | § 158.153(D) |
| Permanent Canopy Sign | — | — | — | — | One canopy sign per canopy frontage | Attached to a canopy structure | — | § 158.153(E) |
| Permanent Marquee Sign | Not less than nine feet from the sidewalk | — | — | — | — | Places of public entertainment | — | § 158.153(F) |
| Permanent Under Marquee Sign | Minimum clearance of nine feet from the bottom of the sign to the sidewalk | 6 square feet per sign face | — | — | One under marquee sign per individual establishment | Attached to the underside of a marquee | — | § 158.153(G) |
| Temporary Ground Sign | 5 feet | 20 square feet per sign face | — | — | One temporary portable ground sign per calendar year | Front yard | — | § 158.153(H) |
| Drive-Thru Restaurant Sign | 6 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One additional ground sign per drive-thru restaurant | Drive-thru lane | — | § 158.153(I) |

## Prohibited signs in Beavercreek

- All signs not expressly permitted under this section or exempt from regulation under the previous section are prohibited in the city.
- Abandoned signs.
- Beacons and searchlights except for emergency, health or safety purposes.
- Blinking, flashing or intermittent lighting, except those permitted under electronic copy signs in 'B' districts.
- Moving, animated or rotating signs.
- Pennants, streamers, banners, windfeathers, flags not exempt under § 158.146, and similar devices.
- All helium, gas and air balloons located on or anchored to structures, vehicles, the ground, or to anything connected to or on the ground, including skytubes, skydancers, and similar devices.
- Portable signs except as authorized under temporary signs.
- Projecting roof signs.
- Signs attached to any tree, utility pole, bench, trash receptacle and/or enclosure on public property, city property, and/or in a utility easement.
- Signs for which a permit is required and has not been issued by the city or which are not exempt under § 158.146.
- Commercial signs attached to or painted on the face of accessory buildings except those attached to automatic teller machines or similar structures.
- Any sign which, by reason of its size, shape, location, content, coloring or manner of illumination constitutes a traffic hazard or a detriment to traffic safety by obstructing the vision of drivers or by obstructing or detracting from the visibility of any traffic sign or control device on public streets and roads.
- Signs which obstruct free ingress and egress from a required door, window, fire escape, or other required exit way.
- Signs or parts thereof which are erected within or above a public right-of-way or on public property.
- Obscene signs.
- Spinning devices or strings of spinning devices.
- Window signs in any district which covers more than 50% of total window area.
- Any sign that is attached, painted or placed onto or inside a parked vehicle which is used primarily for commercial advertising is prohibited unless such advertising pertains to the business for which the vehicle is actively and normally used (e.g. delivery or service van/truck) or for the sale or rental of the vehicle itself.
- Billboards and electronic variable message signs or digital billboards.
- Off-premise signs.
- Dangerous and/or defective signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Beavercreek

- Temporary or permanent signs erected and maintained by the city, County, State or Federal government for traffic direction or for direction to or identification of a governmental facility or community event as declared by the City Manager.
- Temporary and yard signs, as defined in § 158.03.
- Identification signs mounted to the front wall of a building or to a lamp post in the front yard not to exceed two square feet in sign area.
- Single faced signs, located within the confines of a parking space not to exceed four square feet.
- Barber poles, not larger than six inches in diameter, and three feet in height.
- Unshielded luminous tube (neon and/or LED) lighting, of small diameter (½ inch) which acts as an architectural detail on the exterior of any commercial structure; limited to rooflines, and cannot be located on the side of the building facing any residential structure or district.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Planned Unit Development sign programs. Signs which have been approved as part of a Planned Unit Development sign program may vary from the requirements stated within this section.
- A larger number or size of ground signs may be permitted through the PUD or conditional use process.

## 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 11 zoning districts in Beavercreek — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Beavercreek+OH&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-beavercreek

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