# Sign Regulations in Moreland Hills, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Moreland Hills, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/moreland-hills
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/morelandhills/latest/morelandhills_oh/0-0-0-22725)

## At a glance

Moreland Hills, Ohio regulates 6 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Retail Business District zoning district are capped at 5 feet tall and 60 square feet for two faces, 30 square feet for single face (Sec. 1183.07). Most commercial signs in Moreland Hills require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retail Business District | 4 | 5 feet | 60 square feet for two faces, 30 square feet for single face | — |
| Residential District | 1 | — | 48 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | 6 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Retail Business District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign | — | 60 square feet for two faces, 30 square feet for single face | — | — | — | On the same lot as the business or service | — | 1325.09, 1325.10, 1325.12, 1183.07, 1183.13, 1183.23 |
| Professional Name Plate | — | — | — | — | — | On the same lot as the professional service | — | 1325.09, 1183.07 |
| Real Estate and Development Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On the same lot on which the business is conducted or the lot to which attention is directed | — | 1325.09, 1183.07 |
| Freestanding Sign | 5 feet | 60 square feet for two faces, 30 square feet for single face | — | — | 1 per zoning lot | On the same lot as the business or service | — | 1183.07 |

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Permanent Sign | — | 48 square feet | — | 100 feet from the nearest residential dwelling | 1 per residential development | At the main entrance to the development, at least 100 feet from the nearest residential dwelling | — | 1183.09 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | — | Not obstructing ingress or egress, not in public right-of-way | — | 1325.13, 1183.11 |

## Prohibited signs in Moreland Hills

- Signs shall not project over or obstruct the required windows or doors of any building, or attach to or obstruct a fire escape.
- Signs shall not be erected so as to obstruct traffic sight lines or traffic control lights at street intersections, or traffic sight lines or signals at a railroad grade crossing.
- Signs visible from a street shall not contain an arrow or words such as 'stop', 'go', 'slow', and so forth, or otherwise resemble highway traffic or directional signals.
- Flashing, moving or intermittent illumination shall be prohibited except by conditional use permit.
- No sign shall be attached to a utility pole, tree, trash receptacle, bench or other structure not intended or approved as a sign support.

## Signs exempt from permit in Moreland Hills

- No sign permit or fees shall be required for temporary signs.
- A Zoning Certificate shall be required for all signs, except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector until application for the same shall have first been submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
- Application for a Zoning Certificate to erect, hang, place, paint, or alter a sign shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property upon which a sign is proposed and submitted on forms furnished by the Building Inspector.
- Each application shall be accompanied by drawings to scale, showing the design and layout proposed, including the total area of the sign, the size, character and color of letters, lines and symbols; the method of illumination, if any; the exact location of the sign in relation to all buildings on the lot; and details and specifications for construction, erection and attachment as may be required by the Building Code.

## Full detail

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