# Sign Regulations in Brook Park, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Brook Park, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/brook-park
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/brookpark/latest/brookpark_oh/0-0-0-32478)

## At a glance

Brook Park, Ohio regulates 18 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Real Estate Signs in the U-1 District, U-2 District zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall and 6 square feet, with a Not less than twenty feet from any building line setback (Sec. 1123.08(a)(3)). Most commercial signs in Brook Park require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| U-1 District, U-2 District | 4 | 6 feet | 40 square feet | — |
| U-3 District, U-3A District, U-3B District | 4 | 8 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| U-4 District, U-5 District | 3 | — | 40 square feet | — |
| U-6 District | 3 | 4 feet | 20 square feet | — |
| U-7 District | 4 | 3.5 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | 60 square feet | — |

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

### U-1 District, U-2 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 1 square foot | — | Not less than ten feet from any lot line | One per dwelling or lot | On any building or lot, not less than ten feet from any lot line | — | 1123.08(a)(1) |
| Real Estate Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | Not less than twenty feet from any building line | One per dwelling or lot | Not less than twenty feet from any building line | — | 1123.08(a)(3) |
| Subdivision Development Sign | — | 40 square feet | — | Not less than twenty-five feet from a front property line | One per subdivision or development area | Not less than twenty-five feet from a front property line | — | 1123.08(a)(4) |
| Bulletin Board or Announcement Sign | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — | Not less than twenty-five feet from any residential district boundary or front lot line | One per institution | On premises of public, charitable, or religious institution | — | 1123.08(a)(5) |

### U-3 District, U-3A District, U-3B District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | Set back from the end of the building and party wall lines for at least three feet | One per establishment | On the surface of the building wall | — | 1123.11(a) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 30 square feet per face | — | Not less than five feet from a side lot line or party wall line | One per establishment | Attached to the building wall | — | 1123.11(b) |
| Free-Standing Sign | 8 feet | 50 square feet per face | — | Not less than twenty-five feet from any residential district line | One per establishment | Within yards, not less than five feet from another business lot | — | 1123.11(c) |
| Canopy Sign | — | 30 square feet if on fascia, 6 square feet if on soffit | — | — | One per establishment | Attached to the soffit or fascia of a canopy or roof over a walkway | — | 1123.11(d) |

### U-7 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Primary Sign - Business Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | One per frontage | Installed as wall, canopy, window or ground signs | — | 1123.26(a)(1) |
| Secondary Sign - Window Sign | — | 40 square feet | — | — | One per window | On the window glass | — | 1123.26(a)(2) |
| Auxiliary Entry Sign | — | 2 feet in height | — | — | One per entrance | Installed as a wall sign | — | 1123.26(a)(3) |
| Parking Control Sign | 3.5 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | One per entry or exit drive | Installed as a free-standing sign | — | 1123.26(a)(4) |

## Prohibited signs in Brook Park

- Any sign not specifically permitted shall be prohibited.
- The posting of signs on any poles located within the City is hereby prohibited.
- No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway 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.
- No person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit, upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.

## Signs exempt from permit in Brook Park

- The display of official public notices and the flag, emblem or insignia of an official governmental body shall not be governed by the provisions of this chapter.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any group of stores having a generally common frontage or frontage on a common area and the total area of signs permitted under this chapter is in excess of 400 square feet, may apply to the Planning Commission for permission to erect signs having a total area of all sides exceeding 400 square feet.
- Plans are submitted covering at least seventy-five percent of the sign area thus permitted.
- A variance from the strict application of the provisions of this chapter may be granted by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals.

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

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