# Sign Regulations in Hicksville, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Hicksville, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/hicksville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hicksville/latest/hicksvi_oh/0-0-0-21708)

## At a glance

Hicksville, Ohio regulates 11 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Off-Premises Signs in the Commercial and Manufacturing Districts zoning district are capped at 20 feet above the level of the roadway for elevated highways tall and 1,200 square feet, with a 20 feet from the right-of-way line if no setback line is established. setback (Sec. 1173.07(b)). Most commercial signs in Hicksville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | — | 50 square feet | — |
| Residential District | 4 | — | 12 square feet | — |
| Commercial and Manufacturing Districts | 2 | 20 feet above the level of the roadway for elevated highways | 1,200 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Illuminated Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1173.03(a) |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Front or face of a building | — | 1173.03(d) |
| Roof Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Roof of a building | — | 1173.03(e) |
| Window Sign | — | 20% of the window surface | — | — | — | Window of a building | — | 1173.03(h) |
| Temporary Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | Must conform to setback requirements in Sections 1173.12 to 1173.15. | — | — | — | 1173.08 |

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises being advertised | — | 1173.05(a) |
| Professional Nameplate | — | 4 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | 1173.05(b) |
| Occupant Name and Address Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | 1173.05(c) |
| Commercial Enterprise Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | 1173.06(b) |

### Commercial and Manufacturing Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | One per business | On-premises | — | 1173.07(a) |
| Off-Premises Sign | 20 feet above the level of the roadway for elevated highways | 1,200 square feet | — | 20 feet from the right-of-way line if no setback line is established. | Two per location | Conform to yard and height regulations for the district | — | 1173.07(b) |

## Prohibited signs in Hicksville

- No sign shall be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving light or lights.
- No sign shall employ any parts or elements which revolve, rotate, whirl, spin or otherwise make use of motion to attract attention.
- No projecting sign shall be erected or maintained from the front or face of a building a distance of more than two feet.
- No sign shall be placed on the roof of any building, except those signs whose supporting structure is screened so the sign appears to be a continuation of the face of the building.
- No portable or temporary sign shall be placed on the front or face of a building or on any premises, except as provided in Section 1173.08.
- No sign or part thereof shall contain or consist of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or other similar moving devices.
- No sign erected or maintained in the window of a building, visible from any public or private street or highway, shall occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the window surface.
- No sign of any classification shall be installed, erected or attached in any form, shape or manner to a fire escape or any door or window giving access to any fire escape.
- No sign shall be placed in any public right of way except publicly owned signs, such as traffic control signs and directional signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Hicksville

- Signs erected and maintained pursuant to and in discharge of any governmental function, or required by any law, ordinance or governmental regulation.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any owner of real property utilizing grant funds who applies for a building, sign or demolition permit related to exterior construction or improvement in the Downtown Improvement District shall obtain a certificate of appropriateness or a conditional certificate from the Rehabilitation Board of Review as a condition precedent to receipt of the building, sign or demolition permit.

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