# Sign Regulations in Mounds, Oklahoma

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Mounds, Oklahoma (OK)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/oklahoma/mounds
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/OK/Mounds/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH28OF_ARTIIIOFAGPUPE_DIV1GE_S28-58INSILILA)

## At a glance

Mounds, Oklahoma regulates 14 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Bulletin Board Signs in the Agriculture District (AG) zoning district are capped at 15 ft tall and 12 sq ft (Sec. Sec. 44-52(b)(1)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture District (AG) | 3 | 15 ft | 80 sq ft | — |
| Residential Single-Family Low-Density District (RS-1), Residential Single-Family High-Density District (RS-2), Residential Single-Family/Mobile Home High-Density District (RS-3) | 4 | 15 ft | 400 sq ft | — |
| Residential Mobile Home Park District (RMH) | 1 | 15 ft | 32 sq ft | — |
| Commercial General District (CG), Commercial High-Density District (CH) | 4 | — | 2 sq ft per foot of building wall length | — |
| Industrial Light District (IL), Industrial Moderate District (IM), Industrial HeavyDistrict (IH) | 2 | 30 ft (ground sign) | 0.5 sq ft per foot of street frontage (aggregate) | — |
| Planned Unit Development (PUD) | 3 | 25 ft, unless behind setback, then 40 ft | 16 sq ft | — |

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## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Agriculture District (AG)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board Sign | 15 ft | 12 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage for educational, religious, institutional, or similar use | — | Sec. 44-52(b)(1) |
| Identification Sign | 15 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage for permitted nonresidential use | — | Sec. 44-52(b)(2) |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 ft | 80 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage of the premises | — | Sec. 44-52(b)(3) |

### Residential Single-Family Low-Density District (RS-1), Residential Single-Family High-Density District (RS-2), Residential Single-Family/Mobile Home High-Density District (RS-3)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board Sign | 15 ft | 12 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage for educational, religious, institutional, or similar use | — | Sec. 44-84(b)(4)a |
| Identification Sign | 15 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | One per perimeter street frontage | One per perimeter street frontage of a multifamily development, mobile home park, single-family subdivision or permitted nonresidential use | — | Sec. 44-84(b)(4)b |
| Construction Sign (Temporary) | 15 ft | 400 sq ft | — | — | One per perimeter street frontage | One per perimeter street frontage of development | — | Sec. 44-84(b)(4)c |
| Real Estate Sign (Temporary) | 6 ft | 4 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage of lot; only during sale, rental or lease period | — | Sec. 44-84(b)(4)d |

### Commercial General District (CG), Commercial High-Density District (CH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Signs (Use Unit 21) - Wall or Canopy Sign | — | 2 sq ft per foot of building wall length | — | — | — | On building wall or canopy to which affixed | — | Sec. 44-120(b)(3) |
| Business Signs (Use Unit 21) - Ground Sign (One Sign) | — | 1 sq ft per foot of arterial street frontage | — | — | One | Lot with one or more business establishments | — | Sec. 44-176(b)(2)b2(i) |
| Business Signs (Use Unit 21) - Ground Sign (Multiple Signs) | — | 0.5 sq ft per foot of arterial street frontage | — | — | Multiple | Lots with more than one ground sign | — | Sec. 44-176(b)(2)b2(ii) |
| Business Signs (Use Unit 21) - Ground Sign (Commercial Complex) | — | 1 sq ft per 4 ft of arterial street frontage | — | — | One per arterial street frontage | One ground sign per arterial street frontage | — | Sec. 44-176(b)(2)b3 |

## Prohibited signs in Mounds

- No outdoor advertising signs shall be permitted in planned unit developments.
- No roof, projecting, flashing (except time and temperature signs), animated or revolving signs are permitted in planned unit developments.
- No ground sign shall be located within 150 feet of any residential area, either within or abutting a planned unit development, unless separated by an arterial street.
- Any ground sign shall maintain a minimum separation of 100 feet from any other ground sign in a planned unit development.
- Nameplates must be attached flat against a building wall and shall not be animated, flashing, or have other than indirect illumination in planned unit developments.
- Window signs are not permitted for accessory commercial establishments in planned unit developments.
- Business signs for scientific research facilities and institutions in industrial districts shall not be located within 50 feet of an R district if visible from such district.

## Signs exempt from permit in Mounds

- The following are not included in the computation of display surface area in planned unit developments: nameplates attached to the face of the wall and not exceeding two square feet in surface area; temporary real estate and construction signs; signs which are not visible from a public street; signs painted on glass surfaces of windows or doors pertaining to the business conducted therein; tablets built into walls for inscriptions, memorials, or similar purposes; signs of a warning, directive, or instructional nature erected by a public utility, franchised transportation company or governmental agency; legal notices and street numbers; election campaign signs if erected not more than 45 days prior to an election and removed within seven days following an election; signs located within a building; signs not exceeding three square feet of display surface area of a warning, directive, or instructional nature including entrance, exit and restroom signs; signs attached as labels of a commodity offered for sale.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Site plan review and approval is required for all approved mobile home park developments and multifamily complexes over eight units, including the proposed location, height, and size of any ground sign (Sec. 44-86(a)(8)).
- Site plan review and approval is required for all commercial developments; no building permit shall be issued nor use commenced except in accordance with an approved site plan which includes proposed location, height, and size of any ground signs (Sec. 44-124(a),(e)(8)).
- Site plan review and approval is required for all industrial developments; no building permit shall be issued nor use commenced except in accordance with an approved site plan; see also Sec. 44-124(b) and (c) (Sec. 44-152).
- A planned unit development requires an outline development plan to be submitted to the planning commission, which must include a site plan with proposed location, height, and size of any ground sign (Sec. 44-180(b)).
- A planned unit development subdivision plat must include such covenants as will reasonably ensure the continued compliance with the approved outline development plan. The planning commission may require covenants which provide for detailed site plan review and approval of individual lots by said commission prior to the issuance of any building permits within the PUD (Sec. 44-180(e)(3)).

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

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