# Sign Regulations in McLoud, Oklahoma

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

- **Jurisdiction:** McLoud, Oklahoma (OK)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/oklahoma/mcloud
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-20

## At a glance

McLoud, Oklahoma regulates 12 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Bulletin Boards in the A-1 District, A-2 District zoning district are capped at 15 feet tall and 12 square feet (Sec. 11-4A-4, 11-4B-5). Most commercial signs in McLoud require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-1 District, A-2 District | 3 | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| C-1 District, C-2 District, C-3 District | 3 | Twenty feet (20'), or the height of the building whichever is lower | 150 square feet | — |
| I District | 4 | 30 feet (for ground signs and billboards) | 150 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | 3 inches "WARNING" text, 3/4 inch for remainder | 36 square feet | — |

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

### A-1 District, A-2 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage, for educational, religious, institutional, or similar use | — | 11-4A-4, 11-4B-5 |
| Identification Sign | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage for single-family subdivision or permitted nonresidential use | — | 11-4A-4, 11-4B-5 |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | On each street frontage of the parcel, development, or other agricultural, commercial or industrial zoned tract with the same ownership as being advertised | — | 11-4A-4, 11-4B-5 |

### I District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign | 30 feet (for ground signs and billboards) | — | — | — | — | May be erected on each street frontage of the parcel | — | 11-7-8 |
| Ground Sign and Billboard | 30 feet | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11-7-8 |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 feet | 150 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | On each street frontage of the parcel, development, or other agricultural, commercial or industrial zoned tract with same ownership as being advertised | — | 11-7-8 |
| All Sign Types - Placement Requirements | — | — | — | — | — | All signs must be on private property, not encroach on any public street or walk except as provided by City code; maximum projection of 72 inches | — | 11-7-8 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Billboard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9-9-1, 9-9-3 |
| Billboard - On Building or For Sale/Lease | — | 36 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to building, or on property being advertised for sale or lease | — | 9-9-4 |
| Sign over Sidewalk/Street | — | — | — | — | — | Over, across, or upon any sidewalk or street in the city | — | 9-9-2 |
| Sign on Walk or Against Wall | — | — | — | — | — | Walks and walls | — | 9-9-2 |
| Residential Sale Sign | — | — | — | — | 2 per sale | Not in public easements | — | 3-4-7 |
| Alcoholic Beverage Notice Sign | 3 inches "WARNING" text, 3/4 inch for remainder | — | — | — | — | At place of business and at place of display and at place of sale | — | 3-2-16 |

## Prohibited signs in McLoud

- It is unlawful to erect or maintain any sign or other structure for advertising purposes over, across or upon any sidewalk or street unless the sign is placed at least seven feet (7') above the sidewalk.
- No sign shall extend beyond the curb line of the property, nor over, on or across any part of any street or alley, except that portion which is used for sidewalks.
- No person shall place or stand any sign for advertising purposes on any walk or against any wall, except as provided in Section 9-9-2.
- No billboard shall be erected in an unsafe manner or in any sense dangerous to life or property.
- No billboard shall be used to display any obscene or immoral pictures or language.
- It is unlawful to display any sign, emblem, badge, flag or device which, in its common acceptance, is insulting, profane, or abusive to the citizens of the City, and which is calculated, or of which the natural consequence is, to cause a breach of the peace or an assault.
- It is unlawful to place, stick, tack, paste, post, paint, mark, write or print any sign, poster, picture, announcement, advertisement, bill, placard, device or inscription upon any public or private property of another, without the consent of the owner or person in charge thereof.
- No person shall erect or maintain any billboard or poster board for advertising purposes without first obtaining a license from the city clerk.

## Signs exempt from permit in McLoud

- Billboards or sign boards attached to the surface of a permanent building and designed to give publicity to any business carried on in such building, are exempt.
- Billboards used to advertise the sale or lease of the property upon which they are erected, and not exceeding thirty six (36) square feet in area, are exempt.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Unless specifically modified by the development plan, the sign regulations contained within the zoning regulations shall apply. Modifications to the sign regulations shall be approved only if the general intent of the sign regulations regarding size, location, illumination, structural integrity and relation to surrounding uses is satisfied.

## 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 McLoud — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=McLoud+OK&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-mcloud

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