# Sign Regulations in Perkins, Oklahoma

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

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

## At a glance

Perkins, Oklahoma regulates 13 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Bulletin Board (Educational/Religious/Institutional Use)s in the B district zoning district are capped at 15 ft. tall and 12 sq. ft. (Sec. 10-7B-5(B)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | — | — | — |
| A district | 3 | — | — | — |
| B district | 4 | 15 ft. | 12 sq. ft. | — |
| C Commercial District | 5 | 35 ft. | 200 sq. ft. | — |
| I district | 3 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### A district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board (Educational/Religious/Institutional Use) | — | — | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage of educational, religious, institutional or similar use. | — | 10-7A-4(A) |
| Identification Sign (Subdivision/Permitted Nonresidential Use) | — | — | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage of a single-family subdivision or permitted nonresidential use. | — | 10-7A-4(B) |
| Real Estate Sign | — | — | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage of the parcel being advertised. | — | 10-7A-4(C) |

### B district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Bulletin Board or Temporary Real Estate Sign | — | 12 sq. ft. | — | — | — | — | — | 10-7B-5(A) |
| Bulletin Board (Educational/Religious/Institutional Use) | 15 ft. | 12 sq. ft. | — | — | One per street frontage | One per street frontage of educational, religious, institutional or similar use. | — | 10-7B-5(B) |
| Official Public Notice | — | — | — | — | — | On affected property. | — | 10-7B-5(C) |
| Nameplate | — | 2 sq. ft. | — | — | — | — | — | 10-7B-5(D) |

### C Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign - Freestanding | 35 ft. | 200 sq. ft. | — | — | — | On premises of the business or activity. | — | 10-7C-6(B)(1) |
| Business Sign - Ground Sign | 8 ft. | — | — | — | — | On premises of the business or activity. | — | 10-7C-6(B)(1) |
| Business Sign - Building Attached (on lots without both setbacks) | — | 32 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 per street frontage (additional for buildings with 50'+ frontage as described) | Attached to building on each street frontage. | — | 10-7C-6(B)(2) |
| Sign with Flashing Lights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10-7C-6(B)(3) |
| Real Estate Sign | 8 ft. | 32 sq. ft. | — | — | One per street frontage | On each street frontage, on private property, not in public right-of-way. | — | 10-7C-6(B)(4) |

## Prohibited signs in Perkins

- 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, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or 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, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic control device, or any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.
- It is unlawful and an offense for any person, firm or corporation to display any sign, emblem, badge, flag or device that 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 for any person 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 building, fence, sidewalk, bridge, viaduct, post, automobile, other vehicle, billboard, or other property of another, without the consent of the owner or person in charge thereof.
- It is unlawful for any person to place, stick, tack, paste or post any sign, poster, advertisement, bill or placard so that said material interferes with the line of sight of any vehicle proceeding upon any public street, alley or thoroughfare.
- Signs with flashing lights are not permitted.
- Mobile signs shall not be permitted in any location that will obstruct the vision of motorists.
- All signs shall be erected on private property and shall not encroach upon any public street or walk.
- No sign shall overhang at a height of less than ten feet (10').
- No business sign shall have a maximum projection greater than six feet (6').

## Signs exempt from permit in Perkins

- This section shall not be construed to 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.
- Handicapped parking signs may use the blue and white international symbol of access, accompanied by appropriate language, in lieu of sign R7-8 if the sign was erected prior to January 1, 2010.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The size, location, design and nature of signs, if any, and the intensity and direction of area or floodlighting, shall be detailed in the application.

## Full detail

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