# Sign Regulations in Barboursville, West Virginia

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Barboursville, West Virginia (WV)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/west-virginia/barboursville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-19

## At a glance

Barboursville, West Virginia regulates 1 sign type across 1 zoning district. Wall Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at Shall not extend beyond the height of the building (Improvement) on which displayed tall and 30 sq ft (maximum aggregate); 1 sq ft per 1 lineal foot of street frontage, with a No specific setback, but no obstruction of driver vision at intersections (Sec. 905.10) setback (Sec. 1917.02, 1917.03, 1917.04, 1917.05, 1917.06, 1917.07, 1917.08, 1917.09, 1917.10, 1917.11, 1917.12, 1917.13, 1917.14). Most commercial signs in Barboursville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | Shall not extend beyond the height of the building (Improvement) on which displayed | 30 sq ft (maximum aggregate); 1 sq ft per 1 lineal foot of street frontage | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Shall not extend beyond the height of the building (Improvement) on which displayed | 30 sq ft (maximum aggregate); 1 sq ft per 1 lineal foot of street frontage | — | No specific setback, but no obstruction of driver vision at intersections (Sec. 905.10) | One (1) per establishment | Flat and mounted to the wall of the establishment; cannot project more than 18 inches from the wall; must not extend above height of the building | — | 1917.02, 1917.03, 1917.04, 1917.05, 1917.06, 1917.07, 1917.08, 1917.09, 1917.10, 1917.11, 1917.12, 1917.13, 1917.14 |

## Prohibited signs in Barboursville

- No person shall erect, structurally alter or relocate any sign except in conformance with the ordinance and without first obtaining a Certificate of Compliance.
- It is unlawful to erect, structurally alter or relocate any sign or improvements supporting a sign on or off the premises without first obtaining a Certificate of Compliance.
- No portable or movable sign on the premises of an Adults Only Establishment.
- No sign advertising or promoting an Adults Only Establishment at an off-premises location.
- No flashing sign or animated sign which incorporates in any manner flashing or moving lights or other visible moving or revolving part, except for time, temperature or date sign.
- No commercial banner, pennant, flag, spinner or streamer.
- No sign that obstructs or impairs the vision of drivers, or obstructs or detracts from the visibility of, or resembles any traffic sign or traffic control device by reason of size, shape, location, color or illumination.
- No sign that makes use of words such as 'STOP,' 'LOOK,' 'Danger,' or similar words, phrases, symbols or characters that imply the need or requirement of stopping or the existence of danger.
- No sign that obstructs free ingress or egress from a door, window, fire escape, or other exit way.
- No sign determined by the Planning Officer or Planning Commission to contain prohibited subject matter related to anatomical areas or sexual activities as defined.
- No sign that no longer advertises a bona fide business, activity, campaign, service or product.
- No sign advertising or promoting a business that has been abandoned.
- No sign promoting an Adults Only Establishment shall contain lights or animated parts that incorporate in any manner flashing or moving lights or any other visible moving or revolving part, except time, temperature or date sign.
- No sign promoting an Adults Only Establishment shall project more than eighteen (18) inches from the wall.
- No more than one (1) sign advertising or promoting an Adults Only Establishment shall be erected or maintained on the premises.
- No signage, sign or device that obstructs vision may be located within a fifty-foot triangular space at any street intersection.
- No unauthorized traffic control device, traffic control signal, sign, signal, marking or device may be displayed upon or in view of any street or highway that imitates or resembles any official traffic control device, railroad sign or signal, or directs the movement of traffic or hides/interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic control device or railroad sign/signal.
- No traffic control device on a street or highway may bear any commercial advertising.

## Signs exempt from permit in Barboursville

- This does not prohibit the erection of signs on private property adjacent to a street or highway that give useful directional information and are of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
- Section on sign obstruction does not apply to alley intersections.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- An application for approval of a sign must be made on forms provided by the Planning Officer, including a scaled sketch or drawing, location, and content of the sign.
- The Planning Officer may require the location of a proposed sign to be based on a survey by a registered land surveyor or engineer, at applicant's expense.
- After construction/installation, the applicant must provide a certification letter to the Planning Officer confirming the sign was designed, fabricated, sized, constructed and installed as approved.
- A Certificate of Compliance is required from the Planning Officer before operation of the business with such signage.
- Approval or denial (with reasons) of a Certificate of Compliance is rendered only after inspection for conformity with the ordinance.

## Full detail

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