# Sign Regulations in Weatherford, Oklahoma

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Weatherford, Oklahoma (OK)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/oklahoma/weatherford
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-27
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/36083435#36083435)

## At a glance

Weatherford, Oklahoma regulates 10 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Billboards in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 16 ft above ground tall and 500 sq ft, with a No closer than 6 ft to any building or lot line, 2 ft to another billboard. setback (Sec. §4-61, §4-62, §4-63, §4-64, §4-65, §4-66, §4-73, §4-71, §4-72, §4-69, §4-68, §4-67). Most commercial signs in Weatherford require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | 16 ft above ground | 500 sq ft | — |
| Residential districts | 2 | — | 12 sq ft per side | — |
| Commercially zoned districts | 4 | 16 ft above ground | 500 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Billboard | 16 ft above ground | 500 sq ft | — | No closer than 6 ft to any building or lot line, 2 ft to another billboard. | — | Not less than 3 ft above ground, and not less than 2 ft at closest point on sloped ground. No closer than 6 ft to any building or lot line, or 2 ft to another billboard. | — | §4-61, §4-62, §4-63, §4-64, §4-65, §4-66, §4-73, §4-71, §4-72, §4-69, §4-68, §4-67 |
| Signboard attached to permanent building (advertising business in building) | — | — | — | — | — | Attached to the surface of the permanent building; applies to signs giving publicity to business carried on in the building. | — | §4-67 |
| Sign (advertising for sale/lease of property) | — | 36 sq ft | — | — | — | On the property being sold or leased | — | §4-67 |
| Campaign Sign (public right-of-way) | — | 24 inches (largest dimension) | — | — | — | Public right-of-way | — | §15-67 |
| Campaign Sign (private property) | — | — | — | — | — | Private property | — | §15-67 |

### Residential districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sign for Home Occupations | — | — | — | — | — | Subject to Section 18-29 paragraph 3c (not provided in this ordinance). | — | §4-74 |
| Residential Sale Sign | — | 12 sq ft per side | — | — | 1 per residential sale | On premises of the residential sale, not more than 200 ft from sale area | — | §5-107 |

### Commercially zoned districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nonaccessory Sign (Commercial District Standard Spacing) | — | — | — | Minimum 500 ft separation from other nonaccessory signs (same direction, same side of street/highway). | — | — | — | §4-75(1) |
| Nonaccessory Sign (Divided/Limited Access Roadway, Four+ Lanes) | — | — | — | Minimum 800 ft separation from other nonaccessory signs (same direction, same side of roadway). | — | Displayed to be read from a divided, limited access roadway with 4 or more traffic lanes | — | §4-75(2) |
| Billboard | 16 ft above ground | 500 sq ft | — | No closer than 6 ft to any building or lot line, 2 ft to another billboard. | — | Not less than 3 ft above ground, and not less than 2 ft at closest point on sloped ground. No closer than 6 ft to any building or lot line, or 2 ft to another billboard. | — | §4-61 through §4-73 |
| Freestanding Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | §4-62(2) |

## Prohibited signs in Weatherford

- It is unlawful to construct or maintain or cause to be constructed or maintained any billboard without first securing a permit from the City Building Official and complying with the provisions of the ordinance.
- No billboard shall be erected in an unsafe manner or in any sense dangerous to life or property.
- Billboards shall not be used to display any obscene or immoral pictures or language.
- No billboard license shall be construed to permit billboards where otherwise prohibited by ordinance.
- No license shall authorize any billboard on private property without the consent of the owner.
- It is unlawful and an offense to throw at, mark out, or otherwise deface, impair, or damage any licensed billboard.
- It is an offense to put an unauthorized name or license number on a billboard.
- It is unlawful to construct or maintain any billboard that obstructs the free use of streets, alleys, or sidewalks.
- It is unlawful to construct or maintain any billboard that is dangerous to the public by falling or blowing down.
- No billboard may exceed 500 square feet in area.
- No billboard may obstruct the view of railroad or street crossings.
- No billboard may increase the danger of loss by fire or increase the rate for fire insurance.
- No billboard may be less than three feet above level ground (or two feet at the closest point if the ground slopes).
- No billboard may exceed 16 feet in height above the ground.
- No billboard may approach nearer than six feet to any building or lot sideline, or two feet to another billboard.
- No signs of any kind are allowed in residential districts except those specifically allowed for home occupations.
- It is unlawful to place, stick, tack, paste, post, paint, mark, write, or print any sign or advertisement upon public or private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge.
- It is unlawful for any person to display any sign, emblem, badge, flag, or device which in its common acceptance is insulting, profane, or abusive to the citizens and calculated to cause a breach of the peace or assault.
- No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any roadway an unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which imitates an official traffic control device or railroad signal, attempts to direct movement of traffic, projects flashing or revolving beams of light, or hides or interferes with an official device.
- No person shall place or maintain any traffic sign, signal, or device bearing any commercial advertising upon any highway.
- Every sign, signal, marking, or device placed in violation is declared a public nuisance and subject to removal by the city.

## Signs exempt from permit in Weatherford

- The ordinance does not apply to billboards or signboards attached to the surface of a permanent building and designed to give publicity to any business carried on in such building.
- The ordinance does not apply to billboards used to advertise the sale or lease of the property upon which they are erected when they do not exceed 36 square feet in area.
- This section (§ 22-44) does 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.
- Campaign signs no larger than 24 inches in largest dimension may be placed on public right-of-way.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Applications for sign permits must contain all applicable information required on the sign permit form and be accompanied by drawings of the proposed work, clearly indicating the size and material of the sign or billboard.
- A permit must be secured from the City Building Official prior to construction or maintenance of any billboard.
- No explicit mention of a master sign plan, sign plan requirement, or variance meeting is present in the ordinance text provided.

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