# Sign Regulations in Barton Town, Wisconsin

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Barton Town, Wisconsin (WI)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/wisconsin/barton-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/26789047#26789047)

## At a glance

Barton Town, Wisconsin regulates 4 sign types across 12 zoning districts. Home Occupation Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 5 ft tall and 4 sq ft, with a 10 feet off the road right-of-way setback (Sec. § 428-3E).

## Sign rules by zoning district (12 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R-10 | 1 | 8 ft | 75 sq ft | — |
| NHB | 2 | 15 ft | 125 sq ft | — |
| CB | 2 | 20 ft | 150 sq ft | — |
| FB | 2 | 30 ft | 150 sq ft | — |
| LM | 2 | 15 ft | 125 sq ft | — |
| BP | 2 | 15 ft | 150 sq ft | — |
| QE | 2 | 15 ft | 100 sq ft | — |
| I | 2 | 15 ft | 100 sq ft | — |
| PR | 1 | 15 ft | 75 sq ft | — |
| PUD (residential) | 1 | 10 ft | 60 sq ft | — |
| PUD (non-residential) | 2 | 15 ft | 150 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 5 ft | 32 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 12 zones)

### NHB

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 15 ft | 125 sq ft | — | — | 1 per zoning lot | 1 per zoning lot | — | § 428-10, § 428-11A(2) |
| Wall Sign | 15 ft | 125 sq ft | — | — | — | Permitted | — | § 428-10, § 428-11B(2) |

### CB

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 ft | 150 sq ft | — | — | 1 per entrance | 1 per entrance | — | § 428-10, § 428-11A(2) |
| Wall Sign | 20 ft | 150 sq ft | — | — | — | Permitted | — | § 428-10, § 428-11B(2) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home Occupation Sign | 5 ft | 4 sq ft | — | 10 feet off the road right-of-way | — | Mounted against the building or freestanding | — | § 428-3E |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 32 sq ft | — | 10 feet from property line if on vacant property; 5 feet if on improved property | 1 per street frontage | Within the property to which the signs apply | — | § 428-12B(2) |

## Prohibited signs in Barton Town

- Any permanent sign which, or any part of which, is in motion by any means, including fluttering or rotating, or other signs set in motion by movement of the atmosphere.
- Any sign displaying flashing or intermittent lights or lights of changing degrees of intensity, except a sign indicating time or temperature, with changes alternating on not less than a five-second cycle.
- Any sign that obscures or interferes with a sign displayed by public authority for the purpose of giving traffic instructions or direction or other public information.
- Any sign that obstructs a clear view to and from traffic along any public street right-of-way, entrance, or exit.
- Any sign that uses the word 'stop' or 'danger' or otherwise presents or implies the need or requirement of stopping or caution of the existence of danger or which is a copy or imitation of or which, for any reason, is likely to be confused with any sign displayed by public authority.
- Any sign that obstructs any window, door, fire escape, stairway, ladder, or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building, as required by law.
- Any sign or illumination that causes any direct glare into or upon any building, other than the building to which the sign may be related.
- Off-site and off-premises signs which advertise businesses, establishments, activities, goods, products, facilities, or services or other message not made, produced, sold, or present on the premises or site where the sign is installed and maintained.
- Any permanent inflatable advertising devices or signs.
- Any permanent changeable copy and portable trailer signs, either fixed or moveable.
- Any permanent banners which are signs or devices of paper, fabric, plastic, or other flexible materials and are suspended by wires or poles to advertise a special event.
- Any permanent off-premises directional signs.
- Any sign that violates any provision of any law of the State of Wisconsin relative to outdoor advertising.
- Snipe signs which do not identify a public utility such as a public telephone or which do not identify a recognized and/or real danger to public safety.
- Any permanent sandwich signs.
- Any sign located within a public right-of-way except as provided by this chapter.
- It shall be unlawful to erect a billboard sign in any area of the Town.
- Wall signs which are painted directly upon walls.
- Signs as a principal use in any zoning district, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
- The posting of any signs on any permanent or temporary structure or building, pole, or tree located in any public street right-of-way, public park, or other public way or place within the Town of Barton without the approval of the Plan Commission.
- Vehicles or other property with 'For Sale' signs, when located within any public right-of-way.
- Signs mounted to fences shall not exceed a total cumulative sign area for all such signs of three square feet.
- Statues.
- Signs painted or mounted on rocks or other natural features or affixed to trees.
- A sign on a motor vehicle or trailer parked on public or private property so as to be seen from the public right-of-way for more than three consecutive hours, which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign for the purpose of advertising a product or directing people to a business activity.
- A sign of any character, including any sign advertising the exact nature and kind of business conducted on the premises, for the exhibition, by posting, painting or in any other manner displaying of any statement, word, character, or illustration of any obscene, indecent, or immoral nature.

## Signs exempt from permit in Barton Town

- Memorial signs and tablets displayed on public property or in cemeteries.
- Address numerals and signs not exceeding two square feet in area and bearing the names of occupants of the premises.
- Legal notices.
- On-site traffic directional signs, traffic control signs, and parking signs which bear no advertising and do not exceed three square feet in area.
- Home occupation signs mounted against the building and not exceeding four square feet in area.
- Governmental signs and governmental entity flags which are the official flags of the United States, State of Wisconsin, Washington County, or the Town of Barton and which are properly displayed.
- Gasoline price signs as required by law and not larger than 10 square feet in surface area.
- 'No Trespassing' and 'No Dumping' signs, provided that no such sign shall exceed two square feet in surface area.
- No more than one 'Open/Closed' and one 'Vacancy/No Vacancy' sign, not exceeding two square feet in area each, displayed for each business.
- Window signs not exceeding 50% of the glass area of the glass pane upon which the sign is displayed.
- Repainting, changing of parts, and preventive maintenance of signs located on the site.
- Government-related and quasi-government-related off-premises directional signs to give sufficient public notice of the location of governmental facilities, hospitals, colleges, schools, and unincorporated areas. The maximum size of each sign shall be four square feet.
- Real estate signs, election campaign signs, development signs, and construction signs, as regulated by § 428-12 and Wisconsin Statutes (Chs. 84 and 86) and the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any sign not expressly permitted by these regulations shall be prohibited.
- Upon application to the Plan Commission, the Plan Commission may, in its judgment, waive or vary the provisions of this chapter or determinations pertaining to this chapter made by the Zoning Administrator where it would further the public interest.

## 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 12 zoning districts in Barton Town — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Barton+Town+WI&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-barton-town

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