# Sign Regulations in Peninsula, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Peninsula, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/peninsula
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/peninsula/latest/peninsula_oh/0-0-0-26371)

## At a glance

Peninsula, Ohio regulates 9 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Ground Sign for Use/Developments in the Residential District zoning district are capped at 5 feet tall and 32 square feet, with a 25 feet setback (Sec. 1133.05 SIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.). Most commercial signs in Peninsula require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | 50 square feet | — |
| Residential District | 5 | 30 x 48 inches | 1,440 square inches | — |
| C District, MU District, PI District, CR District | 4 | 14 feet | 32 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1151.06 SIGN REGULATIONS FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES. |

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sign Plate - Wall, Window or Ground | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 1 per dwelling unit | — | — | 1133.05 SIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. |
| Ground Sign for Use/Development | 5 feet | 32 square feet | — | 25 feet | 1 per entrance | — | — | 1133.05 SIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. |
| Wall Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | 1 per development | — | — | 1133.05 SIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. |
| Temporary Sign - Window or Ground | 5 feet | 12 square feet per dwelling unit | — | 0 feet | — | — | — | 1133.05 SIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. |
| Sandwich Board Sign | 30 x 48 inches | 1,440 square inches | — | 8 feet from the outside edge of the roadway | 1 per business | Minimum 8 feet from the outside edge of the roadway | — | 1133.05 SIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. |

### C District, MU District, PI District, CR District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Signplate | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 1 per address | — | — | 1133.06 SIGNS IN THE C, MU, PI, AND CR DISTRICTS. |
| Building Sign | — | 24 square feet | — | — | 1 per occupant | — | — | 1133.06 SIGNS IN THE C, MU, PI, AND CR DISTRICTS. |
| Projecting Sign | 14 feet | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per building | Not permitted to extend into the street right-of-way | — | 1133.06 SIGNS IN THE C, MU, PI, AND CR DISTRICTS. |
| Ground Sign | 6 feet (C), 8 feet (MU, PI) | 32 square feet | — | 25 feet | 1 per building | — | — | 1133.06 SIGNS IN THE C, MU, PI, AND CR DISTRICTS. |

## Prohibited signs in Peninsula

- Roof signs.
- Billboards.
- Flags intended for advertising or commercial purposes, except 'open' flags.
- Marquee signs.
- Electronic reader boards.
- No mobile signs shall be erected, constructed, displayed or maintained except those on licensed commercial delivery and service vehicles.
- Temporary directional signs.
- Flashing, moving, inflatable, blinker, racer type, intermittent, rotating, moving or revolving signs, whirligig devices, inflatable signs and tethered balloons, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, feathered flag banners, exposed light bulbs and strings of lights not permanently mounted on a rigid background, and other types of attention-getting devices.
- The interior illumination of signs, except as expressly permitted in Section 1133.08(a) and signs with characters, letters, figures, designs or outlines by electric lights or luminous tubes as part of the sign.
- Merchandise, equipment, products, vehicles or other items not themselves for sale and placed for attention getting, identification or advertising purposes.
- Permanent signs erected or attached to accessory structures.
- Outline lighting on the building or roof line.
- Internal illumination of all or part of the roof.
- It shall be unlawful to attach any sign, advertisement, or notice to any tree in any street, right of way, parkway or other public place.
- No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any street any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be, is an imitation of or resembles a traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- In the event that a property owner, business owner, or event organizer, wishes to display more than one Sandwich Board sign(s) for the purpose of advertising a 'special event' or for directing traffic to a specific location, the event organizer must apply for a Sandwich Board sign permit.

## Full detail

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