# Sign Regulations in East Liverpool, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** East Liverpool, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/east-liverpool
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/eastliverpool/latest/eastliverpool_oh/0-0-0-11383)

## At a glance

East Liverpool, Ohio regulates 12 sign types across 2 zoning districts. Ground Signs in the Business or Industrial District zoning district are capped at 50 feet tall and 150 square feet, with a 10 feet from street right-of-way, 50 feet from adjoining lot line setback (Sec. 1131.05(c)(3)). Most commercial signs in East Liverpool require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 9 | 4 feet | 80 square feet | — |
| Business or Industrial District | 4 | 50 feet | 160 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | — | — | On property being sold or leased | — | 1131.05(b)(1) |
| Announcement Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | R District | — | 1131.05(b)(2) |
| Bulletin Board | — | 15 square feet | — | — | — | Church, school, community or other public or semipublic institutional building | — | 1131.05(b)(3) |
| Wall Sign | — | 20 square feet | — | — | — | On premises of nonconforming use | — | 1131.05(b)(4) |
| Marquee Sign | 4 feet | — | — | — | — | Attached to the soffit or fascia of a marquee, roof over a walk or permanent awning | — | 1131.05(b)(8) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 80 square feet | 18 inches | — | 1 | Attached to the wall, projecting at an angle of not less than 90 degrees over a public way | — | 1131.05(b)(9) |
| Subdivision Sign | — | 40 square feet | — | — | 1 | On property for sale or being developed | — | 1131.05(g) |
| Political Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | — | R Districts | — | 1131.05(h) |

### Business or Industrial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 160 square feet | — | — | 1 | On the building or part of the building occupied by the business | — | 1131.05(c)(1) |
| Ground Sign | 50 feet | 150 square feet | — | 10 feet from street right-of-way, 50 feet from adjoining lot line | 1 | Serving a group of business establishments | — | 1131.05(c)(3) |
| Pole Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | 50 feet from any lot in an 'R' District | — | Business establishments | — | 1131.05(c)(4) |
| Portable Sign | — | 8 square feet | — | 5 feet from public right of way where no sidewalks exist | — | On applicant's side of sidewalk or set back at least 5 feet from public right of way where no sidewalks exist | — | 1131.05(c)(6) |

## Prohibited signs in East Liverpool

- No person shall erect, construct or maintain temporary advertising signs on any street or sidewalk, or on buildings, poles and other structures in such manner that they project over any sidewalk, street or other public place in the City.
- No building wall shall be used for display of advertising except that pertaining to the use carried on within such building.
- No sign shall be placed in any public right of way except publicly-owned signs, such as traffic control signs and directional signs.
- No sign shall be so placed as to obstruct or interfere with any exit way or so as to prevent free passage from one part of any roof to any other part thereof, or so as to interfere with light and ventilation, or to obstruct or be attached to any fire escape.
- No sign shall be supported from the sidewalk, street or alley.
- 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.

## Signs exempt from permit in East Liverpool

- Public notices, traffic control signs and other official signs and notices are exempt from the provisions of this section.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign permit shall be issued for any sign to be erected or placed within a preservation district or for any sign to be attached to or erected upon any landmark unless a certificate of appropriateness has been issued for that sign in the manner prescribed herein.

## Full detail

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