# Sign Regulations in Middleport, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Middleport, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/middleport
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/middleport/latest/middleport_oh/0-0-0-1440)

## At a glance

Middleport, Ohio regulates 16 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Industrial District (M) zoning district are capped at 15 feet tall and 100 square feet, with a Not closer than 10 feet to any street right-of-way line and not closer than 100 feet to any adjoining lot line setback (Sec. 1137.07(c)). Most commercial signs in Middleport require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District (R) | 5 | — | 15 square feet | — |
| Industrial District (M) | 5 | 15 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| Preservation District | 1 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | — | Greater than 100 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Residential District (R)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | Within 10 feet of the established right-of-way line | — | On the premises being sold, rented, or leased | — | 1133.08(a) |
| Announcement Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | 1133.08(b) |
| Bulletin Board or Institutional Sign | — | 15 square feet | — | Within 10 feet of the established right-of-way line | — | On the premises of a church, school, community, or other public or semipublic institutional building | — | 1133.08(c) |
| Wall Sign (Nonconforming Use) | — | 12 square feet | — | — | — | On the same premises of such use | — | 1133.08(d) |
| Political Advertising Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | — | — | In any R district | — | 1133.08(g) |

### Industrial District (M)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | 1137.07(a) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On the building | — | 1137.07(b) |
| Freestanding Sign | 15 feet | 100 square feet | — | Not closer than 10 feet to any street right-of-way line and not closer than 100 feet to any adjoining lot line | One per building | Not closer than 10 feet to any street right-of-way line and not closer than 100 feet to any adjoining lot line | — | 1137.07(c) |
| Pole Sign | — | 25 square feet | — | Pole support not less than 50 feet from any lot in an R district | — | Not projecting into the right of way of any street or highway | — | 1137.07(d) |
| Permanent Advertising Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | 1137.07(e) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On premises | — | 1113.60 |
| Billboard Sign | — | Greater than 100 square feet | — | Setback increased by 0.5 feet for every square foot over 80 square feet | — | On private premises | — | 1113.61 |
| Business Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On premises | — | 1113.62 |
| Subdivision Sign | — | 40 square feet | — | — | Not more than one per road frontage, maximum two per development | On property for sale or being developed | — | 1133.09 |
| Railroad Sign or Signal | — | — | — | — | — | Erected by authority of public body or railroad | — | 301.29 |

## Prohibited signs in Middleport

- No illumination involving movement or causing the illusion of movement by reason of the lighting arrangement or other devices shall be permitted.
- No sign shall be permitted in any R district except as herein provided.
- 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 permitted in any M district except as provided in this section.
- No such sign or advertising structure shall be permitted which faces the front or side lot line of any lot in any R district within 100 feet of such lot line, or which faces any public parkway, public square or entrances to any public park, public or parochial school, library, church or similar institution, within 300 feet thereof.

## Signs exempt from permit in Middleport

- Public notices, traffic control signs and other official signs and notices are exempt from the provisions of Sections 1137.07 through 1137.10.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A permit may be issued as a special exception to the terms of this Zoning Ordinance allowing a land-sales sign.
- A separate permit shall be required for the erection of signs regulated in this Zoning Ordinance, except that no permit shall be required for temporary real estate signs with an area of twelve square feet for the sale or lease of property and for small announcement signs with an area of less than two square feet.
- No sign permit shall be issued by the Building-Zoning Inspector or through otherwise established procedures for any sign to be erected or placed within a Preservation District unless a certificate of appropriateness has been issued for that sign in the manner prescribed herein.

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

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