# Sign Regulations in Woodsfield, Ohio

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Woodsfield, Ohio (OH)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/ohio/woodsfield
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-11
- **Source:** [amlegal municipal code](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/woodsfield/latest/woodsfield_oh/0-0-0-43740)

## At a glance

Woodsfield, Ohio regulates 6 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Business and Industrial Districts zoning district are capped at See Table 1139.05 tall and See Table 1139.05, with a See Table 1139.05 setback (Sec. 1139.05(b)(1)-(6)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Districts | 2 | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — |
| Business and Industrial Districts | 3 | See Table 1139.05 | See Table 1139.05 | — |
| Downtown Business District (DB), General Business District (GB), Limited Industrial District (LI) | 1 | 16 feet (DB), 25 feet (GB, LI) | 24 square feet (DB), 32 square feet (GB, LI) | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 4 feet | 50% of total sign area permitted on site | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | — | Maximum of two signs per property | Private property | — | 1139.04(a)(1)-(6) |
| Freestanding Sign (Nonresidential Use) | 6 feet | 30 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 1139.04(b)(1)-(5) |

### Business and Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Sign | — | Minimum of 40 square feet | — | — | — | Parallel to building wall or other surfaces | — | 1139.05(a)(1)-(5) |
| Freestanding Sign | See Table 1139.05 | See Table 1139.05 | — | See Table 1139.05 | Limited to one per property unless otherwise permitted | Landscaped area | — | 1139.05(b)(1)-(6) |
| Projecting Sign | 14 feet | 12 square feet | — | — | One per building facade per street frontage | Building facade | — | 1139.05(c)(1)-(3) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Changeable Copy Sign | — | 50% of total sign area permitted on site | — | Minimum distance of 100 feet from residential district boundary | — | — | — | 1139.06(b)(1)-(6) |
| Temporary Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet (Residential), 8 square feet (Nonresidential) | — | — | One additional sign for properties for sale or lease | — | — | 1139.07(b)-(c) |

## Prohibited signs in Woodsfield

- No sign shall be erected, attached or otherwise placed on any Village-Owned Structure.
- No sign shall be permitted within a public right-of-way unless specifically stated otherwise.
- No sign shall be erected, established, painted, created, or maintained in Woodsfield without the issuance of a zoning permit and payment of the required fee unless otherwise exempted.
- Signs containing any words, symbols, or illumination that would cause confusion because of their resemblance to highway traffic control or direction signals are prohibited.
- Signs located on trees, utility poles, public benches or any other form of public property or within any public right-of-way unless explicitly permitted by the regulations are prohibited.
- Signs located on private property without the written consent of the owner or agent thereof are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Woodsfield

- Signs installed or required by the Village of Woodsfield, Monroe County, or by federal or state law.
- Flags of any nation; government or non-commercial organization and that do not include a commercial message.
- Any warning signs or traffic safety signs required by public utility providers.
- Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
- Any lighting, signs, or related decorations containing no commercial message, and displayed on a temporary, seasonal basis in observance of religious, national, or state holidays.
- Signs that do not exceed two (2) square feet and that are not legible from a public or private street.
- Any outdoor sign that is not in any way visible from any adjacent public right-of-way or from any adjacent property.
- Any sign located inside a building that is not visible from outside of the building.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- To provide review procedures that enable the Village to adequately evaluate proposed signs and their relationship to the site, building, and surroundings.
- All structural changes to a sign or supporting structure shall require a zoning permit.

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

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