# Sign Regulations in Bellville, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Bellville, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/bellville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/bellville/latest/bellville_oh/0-0-0-67223)

## At a glance

Bellville, Ohio regulates 12 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Off-Premises Activities Signs in the Business and Industrial Districts zoning district are capped at 600 sq. ft., with a Not within 250 ft of any street right-of-way intersection setback (Sec. § 155.350(B)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | — | 40 sq. ft. | — |
| Residential District (R-1, R-2) | 3 | — | 10 sq. ft. | — |
| Business and Industrial Districts | 2 | — | 600 sq. ft. | — |
| B-1, B-2, Industrial District | 1 | 30 ft | 150 sq. ft. per side | — |
| B-3 | 1 | 100 ft | 150 sq. ft. per side | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Traffic Control or Regulatory Signs | — | N/A | — | — | N/A | Erected by governmental authorities | — | § 155.346(A) |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 4 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per parcel | On premises that are the subject of the sale, rental, or lease | — | § 155.346(B) |
| Political Sign | — | — | — | — | — | All districts | — | § 155.346(C) |
| Public Convenience Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Showing location of telephones, bus stops, etc. | — | § 155.346(E) |
| Construction Project Identification Sign | — | 40 sq. ft. | — | — | — | On premises where construction is taking place | — | § 155.346(G) |
| Temporary Banner or Sign | — | 20 sq. ft. | — | — | — | On premises where the event is to occur | — | § 155.346(H) |

### Residential District (R-1, R-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Resident Identification Sign | — | 2 sq. ft. | — | — | — | R-1 District | — | § 155.349(A) |
| Group Home or Apartment Building Sign | — | 8 sq. ft. | — | — | — | R-2 District | — | § 155.349(B) |
| Complex or Subdivision Sign | — | 10 sq. ft. | — | — | — | R-2 District | — | § 155.349(C) |

### Business and Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-Premises Activities Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Business and Industrial Districts | — | § 155.350(A) |
| Off-Premises Activities Sign | — | 600 sq. ft. | — | Not within 250 ft of any street right-of-way intersection | 1 per lot | Business and Industrial Districts | — | § 155.350(B) |

## Prohibited signs in Bellville

- No signs except those erected by a governmental agency shall be permitted upon the public right-of-way and any sign so located shall be deemed a public nuisance subject to immediate removal.
- No sign shall be allowed to overhang a public street nor be located within six feet horizontally or 12 feet vertically of any electrical lines or appurtenances.
- All signs that are lighted shall have the lighting arranged in such a manner as to minimize its effects upon neighboring properties or adjacent streets, and shall not be designed or located to cause confusion with traffic control lights.
- All lighting shall be of constant intensity and no flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving lights shall be allowed.
- No person, partnership or corporation shall erect, enlarge or structurally alter any sign within this village which contains any electric connection, which, when completed, is 12 or more feet off the ground, or which is larger than eight square feet unless the person, partnership or corporation is the holder of a current sign erector's license issued under this chapter.

## Signs exempt from permit in Bellville

- Traffic control or other regulatory or identification signs erected by the federal, state, county, township or village governmental authorities.
- One sign per parcel advertising the sale, rental or lease of real estate provided the signs are located on the premises that are the subject of the sale, rental or lease, unlighted and no larger than four square feet.
- Political signs provided they are removed no later than ten days after the election at which the candidate or issue appears on the ballot.
- In residential districts, garage, basement, porch or other casual sale signs provided no more than two such sales are held per 12-month period and the signs are present for no more than three days each time.
- Signs erected for the convenience of the public showing the location of telephones, bus stops and other public conveniences.
- Real estate open house or directional signs provided they are displayed for no more than three days a week for any property.
- Construction project identification signs denoting the owner or developer, the architect, engineer or contractor and information concerning the project located on the premises where the construction is taking place and no larger than 40 square feet.
- Temporary banners or signs announcing educational, religious or public events no larger than 20 square feet and located on the premises where the event is to occur.
- Signs advocating political, religious or philosophical points of view which are located on private property.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Whenever the Zoning Inspector is unable to issue a sign permit because the proposed sign does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall advise the applicant of his or her right to appeal to Planning Commission for a variance.
- Plans submitted for off-premise advertising signs shall show the location of the proposed sign on the lot with the required sign setbacks for the property line and ultimate right-of-way, the location and species of existing trees, the distance to the nearest existing off-premise advertising sign, the distance to the nearest right-of-way, property line, building, structure, on-premises sign, off-premises sign, intersection, interchange, safety rest area, bridge, residential district, or institutional use, sewer right-of-way, and water, electric, or petroleum pipelines, site plans containing all of the applicable requirements set forth in the Bellville zoning code, as amended, and certification under the seal by a licensed engineer that the off-premise sign, as proposed, is designed in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, codes, and professional standards.

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

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