# Sign Regulations in Bratenahl, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Bratenahl, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/bratenahl
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/bratenahl/latest/bratenahl_oh/0-0-0-63806)

## At a glance

Bratenahl, Ohio regulates 6 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Off-Premise Signs in the O District zoning district are capped at 30 feet tall and 240 square feet per sign face, with a No portion closer than 15 feet to a public right-of-way. setback (Sec. 1159.04(c)). Most commercial signs in Bratenahl require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| O District | 2 | 30 feet | 240 square feet per sign face | — |
| NC District | 2 | 14 feet | 75 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 8 feet | 30 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### O District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | Not more than two accessory signs. | Located below the level of the roof. | — | 1159.04(a) |
| Off-Premise Sign | 30 feet | 240 square feet per sign face | — | No portion closer than 15 feet to a public right-of-way. | Only one off-premise sign with a maximum of two sign faces. | Not attached to or located on a building or other structure not intended or utilized for the sole purpose of supporting said signs. | — | 1159.04(c) |

### NC District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Wall Sign | — | 75 square feet | — | — | One building sign facing each adjacent right-of-way for corner lots. | Attached to the building, either against the wall or under a marquee or structural canopy. | — | 1161.06(a) |
| Projecting Sign | 14 feet | 12 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to the building, projecting from the wall. | — | 1161.06(c) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Real Estate Ground Sign | 4 feet | 7 square feet | — | Not less than 15 feet from any side lot line or 10 feet from any street right-of-way line. | One temporary real estate ground sign per dwelling or lot. | Located not less than 15 feet from any side lot line or 10 feet from any street right-of-way line. | — | 1135.07(a) |
| Temporary Project Ground Sign | 8 feet | 30 square feet | — | Not less than 15 feet from the nearest street right-of-way or lot line and 100 feet from the nearest occupied residence. | One temporary project ground sign per development area. | Located on the parcel being developed. | — | 1135.07(b) |

## Prohibited signs in Bratenahl

- Motion of any kind, such as but not limited to animated, flashing, rotating, revolving, whirling signs and festoons, electronic message signs, inflatable signs, tethered balloons, pennants, streamers, searchlights, exposed light bulbs, strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background and any clearly similar features, shall be prohibited in the NC District.
- No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any street any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be, is an imitation of or resembles a traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit upon any street any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.

## Signs exempt from permit in Bratenahl

- The owner of any sign which is otherwise permitted by this Code may substitute a non-commercial message in lieu of any other commercial or noncommercial message. This substitution of message may be made without any additional approval or permit.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Each sign shall be designed as an integral part of the design of the building and located below the level of the roof. The design shall be submitted with the plans of the building and approved by the Planning Commission.
- The Planning Commission shall have the authority to review a request by an applicant for an off-premise sign pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 1153 Procedures for Development Plan Review for Standard Districts.
- Each sign shall be designed as an integral part of the design of the building, and the sign design plan shall be submitted with the plans of the building and approved by the Planning Commission.

## Full detail

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