# Sign Regulations in Waverly, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Waverly, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/waverly
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/waverly/latest/waverly_oh/0-0-0-20458)

## At a glance

Waverly, Ohio regulates 9 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Sale and Rent Signs in the R-1 District, R-2 District, R-3 District, R-4 District, R-5 District, RCD-1 District, RCD-2 District zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall and 6 square feet (Sec. 1125.07(b)). Most commercial signs in Waverly require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R-1 District, R-2 District, R-3 District, R-4 District, R-5 District, RCD-1 District, RCD-2 District | 5 | 15 feet or one story | 16 square feet | — |
| B-1 District, B-2 District | 3 | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| M-1 District, M-2 District, M-3 District | 2 | 45 feet | 275 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### R-1 District, R-2 District, R-3 District, R-4 District, R-5 District, RCD-1 District, RCD-2 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 1 square foot | — | — | 1 per dwelling unit; 2 on corner lots | — | — | 1125.07(a)(1) |
| Identification Sign (Nonresidential) | — | 9 square feet | — | — | 1 per building; 2 on corner lots | — | — | 1125.07(a)(2) |
| Sale and Rent Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | 1 per lot; 2 on corner lots | Confined to lawn | — | 1125.07(b) |
| Parking Area Sign | 7 feet | 2 square feet (entrance/exit), 9 square feet (conditions/identity) | — | — | 1 per entrance/exit; 1 per parking area | — | — | 1125.07(c) |
| Church Bulletin Board | 15 feet or one story | 16 square feet | — | — | 1 per lot; 2 on corner lots | — | — | 1125.07(d)(1) |

### B-1 District, B-2 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Sign | 4 feet above parapet or roof line | — | — | — | — | Attached to parapet walls or main structure walls | — | 1139.05(b),(c),(h) |
| Shopping Center Sign | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | 1 additional sign | Within property lines | — | 1139.05(d) |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | — | On standards or separate supports | — | 1139.05(g) |

### M-1 District, M-2 District, M-3 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Sign | 45 feet | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1143.05(c),(d) |
| Billboard | — | 275 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1143.05(b),(e),(f) |

## Prohibited signs in Waverly

- No sign shall project beyond the property line into the public way.
- No sign shall project higher than one story or fifteen feet above curb level, whichever is lower.
- No illuminated sign shall be of the flashing or intermittent type.
- Signs which may be in conflict with public traffic signals shall not be permitted.
- No sign may be painted, pasted or similarly posted directly on the surface of any wall.
- Pennants, flags and other advertising devices shall not be permitted.
- No advertising sign shall be located within 500 feet of any public park of more than five acres in area, or any freeways, expressways and toll roads.
- No advertising sign shall be located within seventy-five feet of any property located in a residential district.

## Signs exempt from permit in Waverly

- A sign shall not include any display of official court or public office notices.
- A sign shall not include the flag, emblem, or insignia of a nation, school or religious group.
- A sign shall not include a sign located completely within an enclosed building unless the context is exposed to view from a street.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign permit shall be issued by the Building-Zoning Inspector or through otherwise established procedures for any sign to be attached to or erected upon any listed property unless a Certificate of Appropriateness has been issued for that sign.

## Full detail

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