# Sign Regulations in New Carlisle, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** New Carlisle, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/new-carlisle
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newcarlisleoh/latest/newcarlisle_oh/0-0-0-5267)

## At a glance

New Carlisle, Ohio regulates 10 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Identification Signs in the Residential (R) Districts zoning district are capped at 5 feet if ground-mounted tall and 24 square feet for sites <1 acre; 32 square feet for sites ≥1 acre, with a 10 feet from public right-of-way; 25 feet from residentially zoned property setback (Sec. 1290.09(b)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential (R) Districts | 4 | 5 feet if ground-mounted | 30% of total sign area | — |
| Office-Apartment (OA) Districts | 2 | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — |
| General Business (GB) Districts | 2 | 15 feet | 100 square feet per street frontage | — |
| Central Business (CB) Districts | 2 | 14 feet above sidewalk | 24 square feet per face | — |
| Industrial (I-1) Districts | 2 | 15 feet | 100 square feet per street frontage | — |
| Agricultural (A) Districts | 2 | 4 feet | 100 square feet per street frontage | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | 18 inches letter height | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Residential (R) Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Changeable Copy Sign | — | 30% of total sign area | — | — | — | Ground-mounted identification signs for institutional and recreational conditional uses | — | 1290.09(a) |
| Identification Sign | 5 feet if ground-mounted | 24 square feet for sites <1 acre; 32 square feet for sites ≥1 acre | — | 10 feet from public right-of-way; 25 feet from residentially zoned property | 1 for sites <1 acre; 2 for sites ≥1 acre | Wall-mounted for sites <1 acre; Ground-mounted for sites ≥1 acre | — | 1290.09(b) |
| Political Sign | — | 8 square feet per face | — | — | — | Residentially zoned areas | — | 1290.09(d) |
| Temporary and Special Event Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Residentially zoned areas | — | 1290.09(e) |

### Office-Apartment (OA) Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Permanent Ground Sign | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — | 50 feet from adjacent Residential (R) District | 1 per parcel | Commercially developed parcel | — | 1290.10(a) |
| Permanent Wall Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per established business use | Front wall of structure | — | 1290.10(b) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning or Canopy Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Affixed to awning or canopy | — | 1290.15(a) |
| Changeable Copy Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per zoning lot | Ground signs in B, CB, I Districts, and conditional uses in A and R Districts | — | 1290.15(b) |
| Electronic Copy Sign | 18 inches letter height | — | — | — | — | Free-standing ground signs in B and I Districts | — | 1290.15(d) |
| Neon Sign | — | — | — | — | — | GB District | — | 1290.15(f) |
| Permanent Ground Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Parcels with street frontage ≥50 feet | — | 1290.15(g) |
| Permanent Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per building frontage | Building frontage | — | 1290.15(h) |

## Prohibited signs in New Carlisle

- Any sign located in any manner or place so as to constitute a hazard to traffic.
- Any moving sign or device to attract attention, all or any part of which moves or appears to move by any means, including fluttering, rotating or otherwise moving devices, or set in motion by movement of the atmosphere or changing light intensity.
- Any flashing sign or device displaying, flashing or intermittent lights or lights of changing degrees of intensity, except a sign indicating time or temperature, with changes alternating on not less than a five-second cycle.
- Any illuminated tubing or strings of lights outlining property lines or open sales area, rooflines, doors, windows, or wall edges of any building; whenever such lighting causes a glare upon adjacent properties.
- Any sign that obstructs or substantially interferes with any window, door, fire escape, stairway, ladder, or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress, or egress for any building.
- Roof signs.
- Bare bulb illuminations.
- Flame as a source of light.
- Any sign attached or otherwise applied to trees, utility poles, bus shelters, benches, trash receptacles, newspaper vending machines, or other unapproved supporting structure, or otherwise placed in the public right-of-way.
- Projecting signs (except in the CB District).
- Abandoned signs.
- Co-op signs.
- Any sign painted on or displayed on vehicles or trailers parked in public places and used primarily for the purpose of advertising.
- Any sign which is not permanently attached to a building or like structure, or which is not permanently mounted in the ground, which can be transported to other locations, and which indicates the name of a business or indicates the product, services or entertainment offered by a business or indicates the cost or price thereof.
- Any sign which is a copy or imitation of an official sign, or which purports to have official status.
- All temporary signs and banners, except as specifically permitted.
- A sign in dangerous or defective condition shall not be permitted on any premises.

## Signs exempt from permit in New Carlisle

- A sign advertising the sale, lease and/or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located.
- One on-premises sign advertising a garage sale, yard sale, auction, or similar sale.
- A sign denoting the name and/or address of the occupants of the premises.
- An identification sign, not exceeding 12 square feet, designating the name of a building, if the building name is different from that of any occupant of the building, and/or address.
- On-Site Directional Signs.
- Flags and insignia of any government.
- Integral decorative and/or architectural features of a structure, except letters, logos and/or moving lights.
- An identification sign at any entrance to a subdivision when approved as a part of the original development plan.
- Incidental Signs.
- One temporary window sign is allowed for each business in all districts.
- A commemorative plaque, historical sign, cornerstone, or similar sign.
- A sign clearly in the nature of a decoration (with no commercial message) normally associated with a local, national, or religious holiday.
- Signs located inside a structure, if not legible from the road.
- A sign expressing a non-libelous opinion, if the sign does not exceed six square feet.
- A sign which displays the identification of a building under construction, announcing the character of the building or its purpose.
- A political sign, including any issue to be voted upon by the electorate.
- The changeable copy portion of a sign not exceeding 30% of the sign area to which it is attached.
- Routine repair or maintenance of a sign, exclusive of structural change.
- Replacement of sign parts, damaged or destroyed by vandalism or acts of God, with identical parts.
- Any change in copy where the size of the copy and size of the sign are not changed.
- Any sign required to be erected by any governmental regulation.
- Any sign or banner erected by the City in conjunction with an event of community-wide interest.
- The repainting, preventative maintenance of signs, and a change in the message on a changeable copy sign.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Before any sign is erected, placed, reconstructed and/or moved, an application must be made to the Zoning Inspector. Every application for permit approval shall be accompanied by a plan drawn to scale.

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

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