# Sign Regulations in New Cordell, Oklahoma

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

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

## At a glance

New Cordell, Oklahoma regulates 15 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Bulletin Boards in the A-G district zoning district are capped at 15 ft tall and 12 sq ft (Sec. 11-6-4 A).

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-G district | 3 | 15 ft | 80 sq ft | — |
| C-C district | 4 | Shall not exceed the height of the building in which the principal use is located or 20 ft, whichever is lower. | 50 sq ft | — |
| C-A/R district, C-G district, I-L district, I-H district | 3 | 30 ft (for ground signs and billboards) | 50 sq ft | — |
| R-S District | 4 | 15 ft | 12 sq ft | — |
| R-G district | 4 | 15 ft | 24 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### A-G district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board | 15 ft | 12 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On each street frontage of an educational, religious, institutional, or similar use | — | 11-6-4 A |
| Identification Sign | 15 ft | 12 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On each street frontage of a single-family subdivision or permitted nonresidential use | — | 11-6-4 B |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 ft | 80 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On each street frontage of the parcel | — | 11-6-4 C |

### C-C district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On each street frontage of the parcel | — | 11-8A-4 A |
| Accessory Building Sign (Shopping Center) | — | 50 sq ft | — | — | 1 per lot | On lot identifying the shopping center | — | 11-8A-4 A |
| Ground Sign | Shall not exceed the height of the building in which the principal use is located or 20 ft, whichever is lower. | — | — | — | — | On private property | — | 11-8A-4 A |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 ft | 16 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On each street frontage of the development | — | 11-8A-4 B |

### R-S District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Bulletin Board or Sign | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | — | On property for lease, hire, or sale | — | 11-7A-5 A |
| Bulletin Board | 15 ft | 12 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On each street frontage of educational, religious, institutional, or similar use | — | 11-7A-5 B |
| Official Public Notice | — | — | — | — | — | On affected property | — | 11-7A-5 C |
| Nameplate | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11-7A-5 D |

## Prohibited signs in New Cordell

- No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway an unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, which projects any flashing or revolving beams of light, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.
- No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign, signal or device bearing thereon any commercial or other advertising.
- No sign or advertising shall be placed in a street right of way except official signs or devices placed by authority of this code or state law.
- It is unlawful for any person to tamper with any signs, signal equipment or other device placed, operated and maintained by the city in connection with the administration of its code provisions, ordinances, regulations, services, functions or performance of duties thereto.
- It is unlawful for any person, except by proper authority, to remove any barricade or obstruction placed by authority of the city to keep traffic off any pavement, street, curb, sidewalk or other area.
- Any person who removes, destroys, disturbs, or in any manner injures any grade stake, stone or other mark or monument set by or under authority of the city to designate or mark grades, lines, corners or benchmarks on any public work in the city prior to the completion and acceptance of the contract for which such stakes or monuments are set, without lawful authority, is guilty of an offense.
- Any contractor or other person constructing any public work in the city shall protect such work by barriers or obstructions. It is unlawful for any person to cross the barriers or to remove them until the work has been completed and opened by authority of the city.
- Every such prohibited sign, signal, marking or device is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance. The city is empowered to remove the same without notice.

## Signs exempt from permit in New Cordell

- This section (7-2-5) shall not prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No mention was found in the provided ordinance text regarding a requirement for a master sign plan, sign plan, or a variance/meeting for general sign approval. Sign regulations in the text are provided by zone and sign type but do not specify a general or citywide sign plan requirement.

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

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