# Sign Regulations in Moraine, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Moraine, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/moraine
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/moraine/latest/moraine_oh/0-0-0-11005)

## At a glance

Moraine, Ohio regulates 13 sign types across 16 zoning districts. Free Standing Signs in the M2 District zoning district are capped at 18 feet or height of building, whichever is less tall and 100 square feet, with a 20 feet from any side lot line setback (Sec. 1189.09). Most commercial signs in Moraine require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (16 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 7 | 6 feet | 64 square feet per face | — |
| M2 District | 4 | 18 feet or height of building, whichever is less | 100 square feet | — |
| M1 District | 4 | 18 feet or height of building, whichever is less | 100 square feet | — |
| Business Districts (B1, B2) | 4 | 18 feet or height of building, whichever is less | 100 square feet | — |
| Office District | 1 | — | — | — |
| Agricultural District | 1 | — | — | — |
| R Districts | 1 | — | 2 square feet | — |
| Residential Districts | 1 | — | 10 square feet per face | — |
| Manufacturing Districts | 1 | — | Computed as for commercial advertising signs | — |
| A-1 District | 1 | 60 feet | 600 square feet for roadways with 5 lanes or more | — |
| R-2 District | 1 | 60 feet | 600 square feet for roadways with 5 lanes or more | — |
| R-2A District | 1 | 60 feet | 600 square feet for roadways with 5 lanes or more | — |
| R-3 District | 1 | 60 feet | 600 square feet for roadways with 5 lanes or more | — |
| R-4 District | 1 | 60 feet | 600 square feet for roadways with 5 lanes or more | — |
| C District | 1 | 60 feet | 600 square feet for roadways with 5 lanes or more | — |
| M-PUD District | 1 | 60 feet | 600 square feet for roadways with 5 lanes or more | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 16 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Political Advertising Signs | 6 feet | 16 square feet per face | — | — | — | Not on street right of way or public lands | — | 1189.14 |
| Real Estate Signs | — | 10 square feet per face | — | — | — | Not within the right of way of any public street or on public lands | — | 1189.12 |
| Construction Signs | — | 64 square feet per face | — | Meet setback requirements of the district | One per access | At each permanent public access to a residential subdivision or commercial or industrial building | — | 1189.13 |
| Temporary Signs | — | 32 square feet per face | — | — | — | Subject to approval of Building and Zoning Administrator | — | 1189.15 |
| Identification Signs | — | 32 square feet per face | — | — | — | Various locations including cemeteries, places of worship, public parks, etc. | — | 1189.16 |
| Directional Signs | 3 feet | 2 square feet per face | — | — | — | Free standing, not attached to governmental signs or utility poles | — | 1189.17 |
| Warning Signs | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1189.18 |

### M2 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Limited to wall height | — | — | — | One per wall | On walls facing thoroughfares | — | 1189.08 |
| Free Standing Sign | 18 feet or height of building, whichever is less | 100 square feet | — | 20 feet from any side lot line | One per business | No closer than 5 feet to thoroughfare plan right-of-way | — | 1189.09 |
| Protruding Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | One per business | — | — | 1189.10 |
| Roof Sign | — | — | — | — | One per business | Not extending beyond or overhanging exterior walls | — | 1189.11 |

### M1 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Limited to wall height | — | — | — | One per wall | On walls facing thoroughfares | — | 1189.08 |
| Free Standing Sign | 18 feet or height of building, whichever is less | 100 square feet | — | 20 feet from any side lot line | One per business | No closer than 5 feet to thoroughfare plan right-of-way | — | 1189.09 |
| Protruding Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | One per business | — | — | 1189.10 |
| Roof Sign | — | — | — | — | One per business | Not extending beyond or overhanging exterior walls | — | 1189.11 |

## Prohibited signs in Moraine

- No person shall paint, print, paste, stencil or otherwise mark, place upon or affix to a vehicle, building, fence, wall or tree, without the consent of the owner thereof.
- No person shall tack, paste or in any other manner place or affix any sign or signboard on any telephone, telegraph or electric light pole, tree or public building or any other public property, except with permission of the City Manager.
- No sign shall be erected at or near any intersection of any streets, or any railway and any street, in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision.
- Light sources for illuminated signs shall not be of such brightness as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- No rotation beam, beacon or flashing illumination resembling an emergency light shall be used in connection with any sign display.
- Illumination for signs shall be directed or shaded downward so as to not interfere with the vision of persons on the adjacent highways or adjacent property.
- No person shall park any vehicle or trailer on a public right of way or public property or on private property so as to be visible from a public right of way, which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of providing advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property or any other premises.

## Signs exempt from permit in Moraine

- This section does not apply to the posting of a handbill or notice required by law to be posted.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No permit shall be issued for any free standing sign on a lot with multiple business uses unless a sign plan is submitted to the Building and Zoning Administrator.
- No roof sign shall be permitted unless approved by variance with the approval of a registered architect.
- Variances to this chapter shall be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals on variance requests based only on hardship.

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

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