# Sign Regulations in Walton Hills, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Walton Hills, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/walton-hills
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/waltonhills/latest/waltonhills_oh/0-0-0-48869)

## At a glance

Walton Hills, Ohio regulates 13 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Freestanding Sign - Primarys in the Non-residential Districts (B-1, B-2, O, I-1, I-2) zoning district are capped at 12 ft. (B-1); 14 ft. (B-2, O, I-1, I-2) tall and 40 sq. ft. (B-1); 50 sq. ft. (B-2, O, I-1, I-2), with a 5 ft. from ROW line; 25 ft. from side lot line setback (Sec. Schedule 1296.05(b)). Most commercial signs in Walton Hills require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Non-residential Districts (B-1, B-2, O, I-1, I-2) | 7 | 14 ft. | 40 sq. ft. (B-1); 50 sq. ft. (B-2, O, I-1, I-2) | — |
| Country Home District | 4 | 6 ft. | 24 sq. ft. | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | 32 sq. ft. | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Non-residential Districts (B-1, B-2, O, I-1, I-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Plate Sign | — | 2 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per address | 1 per address | — | Schedule 1296.05(a) |
| Building Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Schedule 1296.05(a) |
| Projecting Sign | 14 ft. | 12 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per ground floor occupant frontage | 1 per ground floor occupant frontage (B-1 only) | — | Schedule 1296.05(a) |
| Window Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1296.05(b)(1) |
| Freestanding Sign - Primary | 12 ft. (B-1); 14 ft. (B-2, O, I-1, I-2) | 40 sq. ft. (B-1); 50 sq. ft. (B-2, O, I-1, I-2) | — | 5 ft. from ROW line; 25 ft. from side lot line | 1 per lot | 1 per lot | — | Schedule 1296.05(b) |
| Directional Sign | 4 ft. | 4 sq. ft. | — | 0 ft. from ROW line; 0 ft. from side lot line | 2 per driveway | 2 per driveway (1 in, 1 out) | — | Schedule 1296.05(b) |
| Sandwich Board Sign | 3 ft. | 6 sq. ft. | 2 ft. | — | — | Touch the face of the building and/or tenant store | — | 1296.05(d)(3) |

### Country Home District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Plate or Window Sign | — | 3 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per dwelling unit | 1 per dwelling unit | — | Schedule 1296.06(a) |
| Development Identification Sign | 6 ft. | 24 sq. ft. | — | — | 2 per subdivision entrance | 2 per subdivision entrance | — | Schedule 1296.06(a) |
| Wall Sign | — | 24 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per building | 1 per building | — | Schedule 1296.06(a) |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 ft. | 24 sq. ft. | — | 15 ft. from ROW | 1 per 500 feet of parcel frontage | 1 per 500 feet of parcel frontage | — | Schedule 1296.06(a) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 32 sq. ft. | — | 5 ft. from street right-of-way line; 10 ft. from side lot line | — | — | — | 1296.05(d)(9) |
| Instructional Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1296.03(d)(10) |

## Prohibited signs in Walton Hills

- Private signs located in the public right-of-way, except as otherwise permitted in this Code
- Roof signs
- Billboards/off-premise signs
- Flags intended for advertising or commercial purposes
- Flashing, moving, blinker, racer type, intermittent, rotating, moving, animated, or revolving signs, whirligig devices, inflatable signs and tethered balloons, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, exposed light bulbs, and strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background, and other similar types of attention-getting devices
- Permanent signs erected or attached to accessory structures, including outdoor furniture, benches, tables, chairs
- Portable signs

## Signs exempt from permit in Walton Hills

- Public regulation and information signs
- Building marker
- Flags of any nation or government
- Any sign inside a building that is not attached to the window or door and is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot on which the sign is located
- Any work of art that does not display a commercial message
- Any religious symbol that does not display a commercial message
- Any traffic-control sign, such as 'STOP' or 'YIELD', located on private property that meets applicable governmental standards pertaining to such signs and does not display a commercial message
- Signs integral to and not extending beyond the structural edges of a vending machine, fuel pump, etc.
- Holiday decorations displayed for reasonable and customary durations of time
- Instructional signs provided such signs comply with specific criteria

## Sign plan & submission notes

- An overall sign plan may be submitted by a property owner for consideration of a unique or creative sign proposal that deviates from the objective requirements of this chapter for a building or group of buildings.
- For multi-tenant buildings and development projects with multiple buildings, the Planning Commission may approve basic sign parameters that set forth the location, size, color, and style of each tenant sign.

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