# Sign Regulations in Sharonville, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Sharonville, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/sharonville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sharonville/latest/sharonville_oh/0-0-0-49821)

## At a glance

Sharonville, Ohio regulates 4 sign types across 17 zoning districts. Freestanding Monument Signs in the PUD District zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 30 square feet, with a 10 feet from rights-of-way, 20 feet from lot lines setback (Sec. 1123.06(a)(1)). Most commercial signs in Sharonville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (17 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PUD District | 2 | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — |
| Residential Districts | 2 | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — |
| Non-Residential Districts | 2 | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| R-1A District | 2 | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — |
| RM-D District | 2 | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — |
| GB District | 2 | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| GI District | 2 | 15 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| PF | 2 | 15 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| LB | 2 | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| OB | 2 | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| CBD | 2 | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| SM-D | 2 | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| CS | 2 | 15 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| GI | 2 | 15 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| ITC | 2 | 15 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| NLO District | 2 | 10 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 17 zones)

### PUD District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two wall signs per entrance | Entry fences or walls at entrances to subdivisions or developments | — | 1123.06(a)(1) |
| Freestanding Monument Sign | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — | 10 feet from rights-of-way, 20 feet from lot lines | Maximum of one monument sign per entrance | Entrances to subdivisions or developments on public collector or arterial streets | — | 1123.06(a)(1) |

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two wall signs per entrance | Entry fences or walls at entrances to subdivisions or developments | — | 1123.07(c) |
| Freestanding Monument Sign | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — | 10 feet from rights-of-way, 20 feet from lot lines | Maximum of one monument sign per entrance | Entrances to subdivisions or developments on public collector or arterial streets | — | 1123.07(b) |

### Non-Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | Minimum of 3 feet from the end of the building or party wall | No maximum number of permitted building signs | Primary and secondary facades | — | 1123.08(a)(3)E |
| Freestanding Sign | 15 feet | 50 square feet | — | 15 feet from street R-O-W and adjacent lots in nonresidential zoning districts | One per street frontage, up to two if street frontage is longer than 150 feet | Street frontage | — | 1123.08(a)(4) |

## Prohibited signs in Sharonville

- Signs that are applied to trees, utility poles, benches, trash receptacles, fences or walls, newspaper vending machines or boxes, or any other unapproved supporting structure, or that are otherwise placed in the public right-of-way.
- Any sign or sign structure which is structurally unsafe, or constitutes a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, or abandonment.
- No sign shall be installed, erected, or attached in any shape, manner, or form to block any fire escape or any door or window that is required ingress and egress for fire safety.
- Pennants, streamers and other similar type devices.
- Signs that employ any parts or elements which revolve, rotate, whirl, spin or otherwise make use of motion to attract attention, except for electronic message centers permitted in accordance with this chapter.
- Balloon signs and air-activated graphics.
- Laser lights, beacons and searchlights, except for emergency purposes.
- Motor vehicles, tractor trailers, or similar vehicles with signs painted on, attached to, supported by, or otherwise affixed to the vehicle shall not be parked or stored for a time period exceed forty-eight (48) hours.
- Any signs that utilize illumination by means of bare bulbs, flames, or both.
- Any signs which imitate or resemble official traffic or governmental signs that are designed or used in a manner as to interfere with, mislead, or confuse drivers along streets.
- Any sign that violates the intersection visibility requirements of Section 1113.02.
- Any sign located in a public right-of-way, except as specifically provided for in the chapter.
- Blade or feather signs.
- Roof signs.
- Any other sign type that is not specifically allowed by this chapter.

## Signs exempt from permit in Sharonville

- Signs and/or notices issued by any court, officer or other person in performance of a public duty.
- Signs that are an integral part of the original construction of vending or similar machines, fuel pumps, automated teller machines, or similar devices that are not of a size or design as to be visible from a street or by any person other than those using the machine or device.
- Any sign that is located completely inside a building and that is not visible from the exterior.
- Signs that are located within a stadium, open-air theater, park, arena or other outdoor use that are not intended to be visible from a public right-of-way or adjacent property, and can be viewed only by persons within such stadium, open-air theater, park, arena or other outdoor use.
- Certain temporary signs as established in Section 1123.09.
- No more than four flags located on flagpoles or on wall-mounted posts provided that the maximum height of flag poles shall not exceed the maximum building height for structures in the subject zoning district, and a maximum sign area of area of forty (40) square feet for any individual flag attached to the pole.
- A single wall sign, mounted flush on the facade of an individual dwelling unit, that is not illuminated and does not exceed two (2) square feet in area.
- Signs that are an integral part of the historic character of a structure that has been designated an official landmark or historic structure by any agency or body of the governments of the United States, State of Ohio, Butler or Hamilton Counties, or the City of Sharonville.
- Any signs located on umbrellas, seating or similar patio furniture provided they are located outside of the right-of-way and comply with any other applicable standards of this chapter.
- Any sign on a truck, bus or other vehicle that is used in the normal course of a business (e.g., deliveries or fleet vehicles for contractors), for transportation, or signage required by the State or Federal government.
- Signs installed or required by a governmental agency including the City of Sharonville, Butler or Hamilton Counties, the State of Ohio, and the United States, including local and regional transit agencies.
- Any warning signs or traffic safety signs required by public utility providers.
- Hand-held signs not set on or affixed to the ground.
- Any address numbers required by the City of Sharonville or the U.S. Post Office.
- Changes of copy on signs with changeable copy.
- Any signs, including illuminated signs, or related decorations erected in observance of religious, national or state holidays which are not intended to be permanent in nature and which contain no advertising material.
- General maintenance, painting, repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance and repair of a sign or any sign structure unless a structural change is made.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Unless otherwise specifically stated, a certificate of zoning approval shall be required for all permanent signs.
- A certificate of zoning approval is required for sign face changes including where the sign structure is designed with interchangeable panels and one of the panels is replaced even if such sign panel change does not alter the total sign structure.
- All signs shall require the issuance of a certificate of zoning approval, as established in Section 1129.12, unless otherwise noted below or as specifically stated in other sections of this chapter.

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

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