# Sign Regulations in Edon, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Edon, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/edon
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/edon/latest/edon_oh/0-0-0-21142)

## At a glance

Edon, Ohio regulates 12 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the C-2 General Commercial District zoning district are capped at 15 feet or maximum height of building tall and 150 square feet, with a 10 feet from road right-of-way setback (Sec. 1187.08 C-2 General Commercial District Signs (a)(1)). Most commercial signs in Edon require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-1 Agricultural District | 1 | 4 feet | 20 square feet | — |
| Residential District (R) | 2 | — | 8 square feet | — |
| C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District | 4 | 15 feet | 15 square feet | — |
| C-D Core-Commercial District | 3 | — | 20 square feet | — |
| C-2 General Commercial District | 3 | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| M-1 Light Industrial District, M-2 Heavy Industrial District | 2 | 15 feet or maximum height of building | 100 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | 5 feet | 30 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | Maximum of 2 signs per business | Mounted on building wall | — | 1187.06 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District Signs (a)(1) |
| Freestanding Sign | 15 feet | 15 square feet | — | — | Maximum of 2 signs per business | One per building | — | 1187.06 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District Signs (a)(2) |
| Secondary Sign | — | 10 square feet | — | — | Maximum of 2 signs per business | Attached to a freestanding sign | — | 1187.06 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District Signs (a)(3) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 15 square feet | — | — | Maximum of 2 signs per business | — | — | 1187.06 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District Signs (a)(4) |

### C-2 General Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 15 feet or maximum height of building | 150 square feet | — | 10 feet from road right-of-way | 1 per use | Not closer to road right-of-way than 10 feet | — | 1187.08 C-2 General Commercial District Signs (a)(1) |
| Highway Sign | 40 feet | 80 square feet | — | 10 feet from road right-of-way | 1 per property | Within 500 feet of limited access highway | — | 1187.08 C-2 General Commercial District Signs (a)(2) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | 3 per building | Attached to or painted on wall surface | — | 1187.08 C-2 General Commercial District Signs (a)(3) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board | — | 30 square feet | — | — | — | Churches, schools, community, or other public, semi-public, or non-profit institutions | — | 1187.03 General Provisions (a) |
| Subdivision Sign | 5 feet | — | — | — | — | Entrance to housing development | — | 1187.03 General Provisions (e) |
| Rear Wall Directional Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | — | Rear of commercial or industrial building | — | 1187.03 General Provisions (f) |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Attached to building | — | 1187.03 General Provisions (g) |
| Privately Owned Safety, Traffic Control or Directional Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1187.03 General Provisions (h) |

## Prohibited signs in Edon

- No building wall shall be used to display advertising, except that pertaining to the use carried on within such building.
- No signs are permitted on the rear of a commercial or industrial building, unless the sign is intended to direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic in the parking area while on the same premises.
- No sign shall be permitted to encroach on public right-of-way with the exception of projecting signs or wall signs which project from the wall more than six (6) inches and are attached to a building.
- No illumination involving movement or causing the illusion of movement by reason of the lighting arrangement or other services shall be permitted which may cause confusion or hazard to traffic or conflict with traffic control signs or lights.

## Signs exempt from permit in Edon

- Bulletin boards for churches, schools, community, or other public, semi-public, or non-profit institution shall be permitted without a sign permit provided they do not exceed thirty (30) square feet of announcement area.
- Permanent subdivision signs built at the entrance to a housing development constructed of brick, stone, or other durable material and not causing any obstruction of driver vision at an intersection shall be permitted, without permit, provided that the sign is no taller than five feet.
- Privately owned safety, traffic control or directional signs shall not require a permit unless any of the following conditions exist: Sign is illuminated, Sign exceeds four (4) square feet of area, Sign contains any advertising words, symbols, etc., Sign is free-standing.
- Official governmental signs and notices are exempt from provisions of this Ordinance.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any sign covered by this Ordinance that would exceed these restrictions or any additional sign requested above the number permitted shall require approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
- When a structure contains more than one business establishment, or when the owners of two (2) or more contiguous lots voluntarily agree to develop common signage, a common signage plan may be submitted and approved.

## Full detail

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