# Sign Regulations in Macedonia, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Macedonia, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/macedonia
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/macedonia/latest/macedonia_oh/0-0-0-40743)

## At a glance

Macedonia, Ohio regulates 13 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Subdivision/Project Identifications in the Institutional or Public Facilities zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 24 square feet, with a 5 feet from the right-of-way setback (Sec. 1179.07(g)-(k), Table B).

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Single Family (R-1, R-2) | 7 | 8 feet | 24 square feet | — |
| Multiple Family (R-2) | 7 | 8 feet | 24 square feet | — |
| Businesses (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4) | 9 | 4 feet | 12 square feet | — |
| Industry (L-I, G-I) | 9 | 4 feet | 12 square feet | — |
| Institutional or Public Facilities | 10 | 8 feet | 24 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 4 feet | 30% of the actual copy and graphic area | — |

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

### Businesses (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Plate/Number | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | Near the main entrance | — | Table A, 1179.03(f)(2)C. |
| Business Identification | — | — | — | — | One per building frontage | Building frontage | — | 1179.03(f)(2), 1179.13(i) |
| Development (Construction) | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table B |
| Instructional | No height limitations | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1179.05(a)(8), Table B |
| Required (Public Safety) | No height limitations | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1179.03(f)(2)D. |
| Directional | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table A, Table B |
| Real Estate - Sale, Rent or Development | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table B |
| Temporary - Festival/Promotion | 4 feet | 12 square feet | — | 5 feet from the right-of-way | — | — | — | 1179.09(b)(1) |

### Industry (L-I, G-I)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Plate/Number | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | Near the main entrance | — | Table A, 1179.03(f)(2)C. |
| Business Identification | — | — | — | — | One per building frontage | Building frontage | — | 1179.03(f)(2), 1179.13(i) |
| Development (Construction) | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table B |
| Instructional | No height limitations | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1179.05(a)(8), Table B |
| Required (Public Safety) | No height limitations | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1179.03(f)(2)D. |
| Directional | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table A, Table B |
| Real Estate - Sale, Rent or Development | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table B |
| Temporary - Festival/Promotion | 4 feet | 12 square feet | — | 5 feet from the right-of-way | — | — | — | 1179.09(b)(1) |

### Institutional or Public Facilities

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Plate/Number | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | Near the main entrance | — | Table A, 1179.03(f)(2)C. |
| Subdivision/Project Identification | 8 feet | 24 square feet | — | 5 feet from the right-of-way | Maximum of two signs if development contains two separate entrances | — | — | 1179.07(g)-(k), Table B |
| Business or Institutional Identification | — | — | — | — | One per building frontage | Building frontage | — | 1179.03(f)(2), 1179.13(i) |
| Development (Construction) | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table B |
| Instructional | No height limitations | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1179.05(a)(8), Table B |
| Directional | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table A, Table B |
| Real Estate - Sale, Rent or Development | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Table B |
| Temporary - Festival/Promotion | 4 feet | 12 square feet | — | 5 feet from the right-of-way | — | — | — | 1179.09(b)(1) |

## Prohibited signs in Macedonia

- Flashing, animated, or moving signs of any sort, revolving signs and dynamic display signs that include digital video displays.
- Dynamic displays (electronic messages and video display) in residentially zoned districts regardless if the subject site is commercially used.
- Gas or air-filled balloons, search lights, or streamers associated with advertising purposes.
- Pole signs, as defined in Chapter 1133 of the Planning and Zoning Code.
- Roof signs, as defined in Chapter 1133 of the Planning and Zoning Code.
- Off premises signs are prohibited in all zoning districts.
- Neon signs except as defined in Section 1179.13(l).
- Signs painted, attached, embossed or affixed to a permanent or retractable awning.
- Signs in right of way, with the exception of public signs and traffic control signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Macedonia

- Public Signs displaying a public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
- Building Marker.
- Flags of any nation; government or non-commercial organization.
- Any sign inside a building that is not attached to the window or door and is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot on which the sign is located.
- Any work of art that does not display a commercial message.
- Any religious symbol that does not display a commercial message.
- Any traffic control sign, such as 'STOP' or 'YIELD,' located on private property that meets applicable governmental standards pertaining to such signs and does not display a commercial message.
- Instructional signs provided such signs comply with specific conditions.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Provide review procedures which enable the City to comprehensively evaluate the appropriateness of the sign to the site, building and surroundings.
- The Planning Commission shall consider and establish the standards applicable for the changeable copy which may include determining the portion of the sign permitted for changeable copy, determining the suitable material and method for making changes and the manner for fastening the new copy, and establishing the color and design criteria.
- Both changeable copy signs and dynamic displays are subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission.
- For multi-tenant buildings in business or industrial districts, the Planning Commission may approve with the development plans for new buildings, or at the time a specific sign request is made for a tenant identification sign in an existing building, basic sign parameters as to the location, size and style of each tenant sign and authorize the Building Commissioner or his/her designated representative to specifically approve the subsequent individual tenant signs upon specific application when such proposed signs comply with the parameters established by the Commission.

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

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