# Sign Regulations in Woodmere, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Woodmere, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/woodmere
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/woodmere/latest/woodmere_oh/0-0-0-18956)

## At a glance

Woodmere, Ohio regulates 5 sign types across 2 zoning districts. Ground Signs in the Business Districts zoning district are capped at 3 feet 6 inches above grade tall, 12 square feet per side, 24 square feet total, and 4 feet wide, with a Minimum of twenty-two feet from the curb line setback (Sec. 1321.03(r)). Most commercial signs in Woodmere require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Districts | 3 | 3 feet 6 inches above grade | 75 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | 50 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Business Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 75 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to building walls | — | 1321.03(m) |
| Ground Sign | 3 feet 6 inches above grade | 12 square feet per side, 24 square feet total | 4 feet | Minimum of twenty-two feet from the curb line | — | Set back a minimum of twenty-two feet from the curb line and at least one foot behind the right-of-way line. | — | 1321.03(r) |
| Awning Sign | — | — | — | No awning or canopy shall be permitted to extend beyond a point twenty-two feet inside the curb line. | — | Attached to awnings or canopies | — | 1321.03(s) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign - Commercial | — | 25% of the total windowpane area or 6 square feet, whichever is greater | — | — | — | Indoors or out-of-doors | — | 1321.03(v)(1) |
| Temporary Sign - Community Event | — | 50 square feet | — | — | — | Local to the community of Woodmere | — | 1321.03(v)(2) |

## Prohibited signs in Woodmere

- No flashing signs shall be erected, constructed or maintained in the Municipality.
- No roof signs shall be erected, constructed or maintained in the Municipality.
- No billboards shall be erected, constructed or maintained in the Municipality.
- Flags intended for advertising or commercial purposes are prohibited.
- No marquee signs shall be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.
- No real estate signs announcing that the premises have been sold, rented or leased shall be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.
- No pole signs shall be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.
- No projecting signs shall be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.
- No neon signs shall be permitted within the Municipality.
- No mobile sign on wheels, runners, casters, parked trailers, parked vehicles or other mobile devices shall be permitted within the Municipality.
- No temporary directional signs, other than Municipal or emergency signs or those temporary signs as may be approved by Council, shall be permitted.
- Animated, blinker, racer-type, moving or revolving signs, pennants, inflatable signs and tethered balloons, streamers, exposed light bulbs, strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background shall not be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.
- Signs on temporarily placed vehicles shall not be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.
- Signs containing any words or symbols that would cause confusion because of their resemblance to highway traffic control or directional signals shall not be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.
- Merchandise, equipment, products, vehicles, or other items not themselves for sale and placed for attention getting, identification, or advertising purposes shall not be erected, constructed or maintained within the Municipality.

## Signs exempt from permit in Woodmere

- Signs located in any residential district of the Village.
- Any sign advocating action or non-action on a public issue or idea, promoting the advocacy of any candidate, or expressing or commenting upon any political, sociological, philosophical, religious or other issue.
- Non-illuminated real estate signs not exceeding four square feet in area and not more than one per lot which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the business premises upon which such signs are located.
- Directory signs not exceeding two square feet in area, containing only the name of the occupant or tenant, the title of the person practicing a profession, the name of the building or property, the name of the agent and the hours and days of operation.
- Bulletin boards not exceeding fifteen square feet in area erected upon the premises of a public institution for the purpose of displaying the name of the institution and its activities or services.
- "Open" and/or "Closed" and "Hours of Business" non-illuminated signs not exceeding one square foot in area.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and dates of erection, provided that such signs do not exceed two square feet in area.
- Traffic or other Municipal signs, directional signs, handicapped access and parking signs, railroad crossing signs, danger signs and such temporary emergency signs as may be approved by Council.
- Temporary signs, except as provided in Section 1321.03(r)(1)B. and C. and (2).
- Security signs, provided that such signs shall not exceed one square foot in area. Such signs shall be mounted not more than three feet above the ground nor more than five feet from the foundation wall or from plantings of a height equal to or greater than the installed sign.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- For projects where new signage for three or more parties is proposed or anticipated, a Master Signage Plan shall be submitted showing the information described in (b)(3) above for all proposed or anticipated signage on the property.
- For properties where three or more tenants display commercial signage, demonstration that the sign conforms to an approved 'Master Signage Plan'.

## Full detail

Complete sign requirements for Woodmere, including every field PermitPal tracks for each sign type, are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Woodmere+OH&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-woodmere

---

PermitPal — AI sign code research. Full HTML page: https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/woodmere