# Sign Regulations in Village, Oklahoma

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Village, Oklahoma (OK)
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- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-20

## At a glance

Village, Oklahoma regulates 10 sign types across 8 zoning districts. Yard Signs in the Institutional zoning district are capped at 2 ft. (<5 ft setback); 4 ft. (>5 ft setback) tall and Up to 6 sq. ft. (<5 ft setback or in right-of-way); up to 9 sq. ft. (>5 ft setback); max height 2 ft (<5 ft setback), 4 ft (>5 ft setback), with a 4 ft from edge of street for right-of-way placement; otherwise as per Sec. 20-21(e) setback (Sec. Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(e); Sec. 20-27). Most commercial signs in Village require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (8 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Institutional | 3 | 10–20 ft. (depends on adjacent street speed: 30 mph = 10 ft., 35 mph = 15 ft., 40/45 mph = 20 ft.) | Freestanding: 32 sq. ft.; Attached: 20% of building façade | — |
| Single-Family Residential | 2 | 10–20 ft. (depends on street speed) | 30–65 sq. ft. (depends on adjacent street speed, see Sec. 20-21(a)) | — |
| Multi-Family Residential | 3 | 10–20 ft. (depends on street speed) | Freestanding: 32 sq. ft.; Attached: 20% of building façade | — |
| Single-Tenant Commercial | 4 | 10–20 ft. (depends on street speed) | Freestanding: 32 sq. ft.; Attached: 20% of building elevation façade | — |
| Multi-Tenant Commercial | 4 | 10–20 ft. (depends on street speed; 15 ft for 8 tenants on 40 mph street) | Freestanding: 32 sq. ft.; Attached: 20% of building elevation façade | — |
| C-2 Commercial District | 1 | No higher than 6 ft above highest point of roof of the building or structure where located | 50% of allowed sign area for the use (see corresponding allowed sign limits based on sign type and street speed); must be counted within overall limit | — |
| A-1 Single Family Zoning District | 1 | No higher than 6 ft above highest point of roof of the building or structure | 50% of allowed sign area for the use (see corresponding allowed sign limits) | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | Below roofline. See also placement restrictions (Sec. 20-22(d)). | Up to 100% of window area | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 8 zones)

### Institutional

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 10–20 ft. (depends on adjacent street speed: 30 mph = 10 ft., 35 mph = 15 ft., 40/45 mph = 20 ft.) | 30–65 sq. ft. (depends on adjacent street speed: 30 mph = 30 sq. ft., 35 mph = 40 sq. ft., 40 mph = 50 sq. ft., 45 mph = 65 sq. ft.) | — | — | No more than one (1) per street frontage | No more than one (1) per street frontage, must be located in a landscaped area at least double the sign area, and at least 150 ft from other freestanding signs. | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(a); Sec. 20-22(e), Sec. 20-23, Sec. 20-53 |
| Banner | 10 ft. for freestanding; attached must be below roofline | Freestanding: 32 sq. ft.; Attached: 20% of building façade | — | — | No more than two (2) per institutional user | No more than two (2) per institutional user | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(f); Sec. 20-27 |
| Yard Sign | 2 ft. (<5 ft setback); 4 ft. (>5 ft setback) | Up to 6 sq. ft. (<5 ft setback or in right-of-way); up to 9 sq. ft. (>5 ft setback); max height 2 ft (<5 ft setback), 4 ft (>5 ft setback) | — | 4 ft from edge of street for right-of-way placement; otherwise as per Sec. 20-21(e) | No more than four (4) per institutional user | No more than four (4) per institutional user; see setback requirements | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(e); Sec. 20-27 |

### Single-Tenant Commercial

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 10–20 ft. (depends on street speed) | 30–65 sq. ft. (depends on adjacent street speed, see Sec. 20-21(a)) | — | — | No more than one (1) per street frontage | No more than one (1) per street frontage; in landscaped area at least double the sign area | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(a); Sec. 20-23, Sec. 20-25 |
| Banner | 10 ft. (freestanding); attached below roofline | Freestanding: 32 sq. ft.; Attached: 20% of building elevation façade | — | — | No more than two (2) per tenant | No more than two (2) per tenant | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(f); Sec. 20-27 |
| Yard Sign | 2 ft. (<5 ft setback); 4 ft. (>5 ft setback) | Up to 6 sq. ft. (<5 ft setback or in right-of-way); up to 9 sq. ft. (>5 ft setback); max height 2 ft (<5 ft setback), 4 ft (>5 ft setback) | — | Per Sec. 20-21(e) and 20-22(f); 4 ft setback for right-of-way | No more than two (2) per tenant | No more than two (2) per tenant; may be placed in accordance with setback | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(e); Sec. 20-27 |
| Rigid Yard Sign | 4 ft. | 9 sq. ft. | — | Per Sec. 20-21(e) | No more than two (2) on a commercial lot | No more than two (2) on a commercial lot | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(e); Sec. 20-25; Sec. 20-27 |

### Multi-Tenant Commercial

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 10–20 ft. (depends on street speed; 15 ft for 8 tenants on 40 mph street) | 30–65 sq. ft. (see Sec. 20-21(a)); plus 2 sq. ft. per tenant (see example in Sec. 20-22(e)); maximum 66 sq. ft. for 8 tenants on 40 mph street. | — | — | No more than two (2) per street frontage | No more than two (2) per street frontage; each must be 150 ft from other freestanding signs; each in landscaped area at least double sign area | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(a); Sec. 20-22(e), Sec. 20-23, Sec. 20-25 |
| Banner | 10 ft. (freestanding); attached below roofline | Freestanding: 32 sq. ft.; Attached: 20% of building elevation façade | — | — | No more than two (2) per tenant | No more than two (2) per tenant | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(f); Sec. 20-27 |
| Yard Sign | 2 ft. (<5 ft setback); 4 ft. (>5 ft setback) | Up to 6 sq. ft. (<5 ft setback or in right-of-way); up to 9 sq. ft. (>5 ft setback); max height 2 ft (<5 ft setback), 4 ft (>5 ft setback) | — | Per Sec. 20-21(e), 4 ft for right-of-way | No more than two (2) per tenant | No more than two (2) per tenant; may be placed as per setback reqs. | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(e); Sec. 20-27 |
| Rigid Yard Sign | 4 ft. | 9 sq. ft. | — | Per Sec. 20-21(e) | No more than two (2) on a commercial lot | No more than two (2) on a commercial lot | — | Sec. 20-10 table; Sec. 20-21(e); Sec. 20-25; Sec. 20-27 |

## Prohibited signs in Village

- Off premise signs, including billboards, except for directional kiosk signs erected by the City.
- Signs placed in or over the public right-of-way or public property.
- Signs placed on vehicles and trailers that are parked and not being used or in the ordinary course of business.
- Signs and posters placed on trees, fences, streetlight poles and utility poles.
- Banners, pennants, balloons, streamers, and other temporary signs, except on a temporary basis as permitted in the code.
- Attached signs placed on a roof or above a parapet wall of a building.
- Prefabricated, rigid awning signs.
- Freestanding signs placed where they might obscure a clear view of traffic on intersecting streets or traffic warning and control signals and signs on adjacent streets.
- Signs that closely resemble or imitate official signs and traffic control devices.
- Signs blocking doors, windows, vents, stairs, and ramps.
- Signs built and displayed without a sign permit if a sign permit is required.
- Signs built from materials usually used for and designs typically used in temporary signs (thin cloth, thin plastic, corrugated plastic, etc., not designed as or attached to a permanent fixture or frame to a building) displayed as permanent signs, except for no more than 30 days or less in place of a damaged, removed, or permitted but unbuilt sign.
- Portable signs, including signs originally built as portable signs permanently mounted on a building or the ground, except for yard signs and rigid yard signs.
- Snipe signs.
- Large objects such as motor vehicles, boats, aircraft, engine blocks, home appliances, heavy equipment, industrial machinery, and similar objects used as or included in signs.
- Signs not expressly permitted in this Chapter or elsewhere in this code.
- 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 place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign, signal or device bearing thereon any commercial advertising.

## Signs exempt from permit in Village

- Signs that are not visible beyond the boundaries of the lot or parcel upon which they are located and/or from any public thoroughfare or right-of-way, provided that such signs shall be subject to the safety regulations of the building and electrical codes.
- Nonilluminated signs not exceeding two (2) square feet in area that identify the address of a dwelling unit or nonresidential establishment.
- Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings and works of art, provided such features or works do not contain letters, trademarks, moving parts, or lights.
- Nonilluminated signs constructed of metal or masonry materials that are permanently affixed to buildings or structures for purpose of identifying the name of a building, date or erection, or other historic information.
- Bulletin boards not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in gross surface area that is accessory to the primary use of a building.
- Temporary construction signs at active construction sites.
- Nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated signs that identify items such as credit cards accepted, redemption stamps offered, menus, hours of operation, or prices, provided that only one such sign is allowed per use and that the area of such signs do not exceed eight (8) square feet in total area.
- Temporary decorations or displays incidental to and/or customarily associated with any national, state, local, or religious holiday or celebration; provided, that such decorations shall be displayed for not more than sixty (60) days in anyone (1) year.
- On premise, directional and instructional signs not exceeding six (6) square feet in area.
- Flags, crests, or banners flown under generally accepted flag protocol on a flagpole or building-mounted staff no taller than the maximum permitted building height in the appropriate underlying zoning district.
- Signs for residential garage or estate sales subject to the restrictions in Article XII of Chapter 11 of The Village City Code.
- Temporary or permanent signs erected by the City, public utility companies, oil and gas companies, or construction companies to warn of dangers of hazardous conditions, including presence of underground cables, gas lines, or similar devices.
- Scoreboards at athletic fields.
- Signs for the control of traffic or other regulatory purposes.
- Signs displayed on trucks, buses, trailers, or other vehicles that are being operated or stored in the normal course of a business.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign permit shall be required in order to erect, move, alter, reconstruct, or repair any permanent or temporary sign, except signs that are exempt from permits in compliance with Section 20-5.
- A separate permit shall be required for each business entity's sign(s) in multiple-tenant buildings.
- Sign permit applications must include legible site plans (minimum scale of 1" = 50') that include the specific location of the sign and setbacks to adjacent property lines, buildings, and other signs.
- A detailed drawing indicating the dimensions, materials, colors, and attachment methods of the proposed sign structure must be submitted with a permit application.
- A certification by a structural engineer as to structural qualities is required for proposed signs having facia that exceeds sixteen (16) square feet.
- Proof of public liability insurance is required for proposed freestanding and wall signs.
- A permit fee is required in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.
- All creative signs (Article IV) require a Sign Permit application which is subject to approval by the City Council after a recommendation from the Planning Commission.
- Level 1 and Level 2 Electronic Message Displays in the A-1 Single Family District require approval of the City Council.

## Full detail

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