# Sign Regulations in Glenwillow, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Glenwillow, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/glenwillow
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/glenwillow/latest/glenwillow_oh/0-0-0-33500)

## At a glance

Glenwillow, Ohio regulates 7 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Residential Districts zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 36 square feet, with a No closer than 5 feet to street right-of-way, and no closer than 25 feet to a side lot line setback (Sec. 1157.05(b)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Districts | 3 | 6 feet | 36 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential Districts | 3 | See Table 1157.06 | See Table 1157.06 | — |
| Village Center Business | 2 | 6 feet | 8 square feet | — |
| Limited Industrial District | 1 | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — |
| General Industrial District | 1 | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 4 feet | 32 square feet | — |

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

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unlighted Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | Minimum 20 feet from street pavement | — | Private property, minimum 20 feet from street pavement | — | 1157.05(a) |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 feet | 36 square feet | — | No closer than 5 feet to street right-of-way, and no closer than 25 feet to a side lot line | One per street entrance | Private property, no closer than 5 feet to street right-of-way, and no closer than 25 feet to a side lot line | — | 1157.05(b) |
| Unlighted Sign | 6 feet | 36 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1157.05(c) |

### Nonresidential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Building frontage facing a public street, primary parking area, or containing public entrances | — | 1157.06(a) |
| Freestanding Sign | See Table 1157.06 | See Table 1157.06 | — | See Table 1157.06 | One per property, additional signs for large lots or planned industrial parks | Landscaped setting, not on sidewalks, drives, or parking lots | — | 1157.06(b) |
| Projecting Sign | 14 feet | 8 square feet | — | — | One per building facade | Village Center Business District, as an alternate to a freestanding sign | — | 1157.06(c) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | No closer than 20 feet from street pavement or side lot line | — | Private property, no closer than 20 feet from street pavement or side lot line | — | 1157.08(b) |
| Temporary Banner | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One per building wall or separate structure | Nonresidential districts | — | 1157.08(c) |

## Prohibited signs in Glenwillow

- Abandoned signs, as defined in Section 1157.13.
- Animated, flashing, rotating signs and festoons as defined in Section 1157.13, inflatable signs, tethered balloons, banners, pennants, searchlights, streamers, exposed light bulbs, strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background and any clearly similar features, except those specifically exempt from regulation in Section 1157.10, temporary banners permitted in Section 1157.08, or electronic message centers as permitted in Section 1157.07.
- Signs placed on or painted on a motor vehicle or trailer parked with the primary purpose of providing signage not otherwise allowed by the Code.
- Signs containing any words or symbols that would cause confusion because of their resemblance to highway traffic control or direction signals.
- Merchandise, equipment, products, vehicles or other items which are not available for purchase, but are intended to attract attention, or for identification or advertising purposes.
- Signs located on trees, utility poles, public benches or any other form of public property or within any public right-of-way unless explicitly permitted by the regulations.
- Other signs or attention getting devices that raise concerns substantially similar to those listed above.

## Signs exempt from permit in Glenwillow

- Signs required by federal or state law or by the Village of Glenwillow.
- Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
- Religious and other holiday lights and decorations containing no commercial message, and displayed only during the appropriate time of the year.
- Flags of the United States, the state, foreign nations having diplomatic relations with the United States, and any other flag adopted or sanctioned by an elected legislative body of competent jurisdiction.
- Building markers.
- Signs that do not exceed two (2) square feet and that are not visible from a public or private street; however, these signs must comply with any building and construction provisions enacted by the Village of Glenwillow.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign shall be erected, established, painted, created, or maintained in Glenwillow without the issuance of a zoning certificate and payment of the required fee unless otherwise exempted in this Chapter.
- Signs in nonresidential districts shall be reviewed by the Architectural Review Board and the Planning Commission according to Chapter 1115.

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

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