# Sign Regulations in Cambria, Wisconsin

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Cambria, Wisconsin (WI)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/wisconsin/cambria
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/10823680#10823680)

## At a glance

Cambria, Wisconsin regulates 14 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Ground Signs in the Business District, Industrial District zoning district are capped at 30 feet tall and 200 square feet, with a Must observe all applicable building setback lines setback (Sec. § 485-71C). Most commercial signs in Cambria require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District, Conservancy District, Agricultural District | 7 | 2 feet | 16 square feet | — |
| Business District, Industrial District | 6 | 30 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 30 feet | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential District, Conservancy District, Agricultural District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign | 2 feet | — | 10 feet | — | — | Over show windows or doors of a nonconforming business establishment | — | § 485-70A |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises being advertised | — | § 485-70B |
| Name, Occupation, and Warning Sign | — | 3 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | § 485-70C |
| Bulletin Board | — | 16 square feet | — | 15 feet from the nearest sidewalk or street | — | On the premises of public, charitable, or religious institutions | — | § 485-70D |
| Memorial Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Affixed flat against a structure | — | § 485-70E |
| Official Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Various locations as needed | — | § 485-70F |
| Temporary Sign or Banner | — | — | — | — | — | Various locations as authorized | — | § 485-70G |

### Business District, Industrial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign | 30 feet | 200 square feet | — | Must observe all applicable building setback lines | — | In lieu of signs mounted on building facades | — | § 485-71C |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | — | 100 square feet on one face, 200 square feet on all faces | — | 20 feet from the right-of-way line of the street | One per shopping center or industrial park | Shopping centers or industrial parks | — | § 485-71F |
| Wall Sign | 20 feet | 200 square feet | — | — | One per facade | Against the exterior walls of a building | — | § 485-71G |
| Projected Sign | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — | Not less than 10 feet from all side lot lines | — | Fastened to, suspended from, or supported by structures | — | § 485-71H |
| Window Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Inside commercial buildings | — | § 485-71I |
| Directional Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | — | Ground | — | § 485-71M |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Sign Regulations | 30 feet | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 485-71B, § 485-71Q |

## Prohibited signs in Cambria

- No sign shall be illuminated by intermittent, rotating or flashing lights in any district.
- Signs shall not resemble, imitate or approximate the shape, size, form or color of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices.
- Signs shall not obstruct or interfere with the effectiveness of railroad or traffic signs, signals or devices.
- No sign shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window or fire escape.
- No sign shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
- No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility.
- No sign shall be erected above the roofline of a building or more than 30 feet from the ground.
- Any sign so erected, constructed or maintained as to obstruct or be attached to any fire escape, window, door or opening used as means of ingress or egress or for fire-fighting purposes or placed so as to interfere with any opening required for legal ventilation is prohibited.
- No sign or advertising device shall be erected or maintained at the intersection of streets in such a manner as to obstruct clear vision of the intersection.

## Signs exempt from permit in Cambria

- Official signs, such as traffic control, parking restrictions, information and notices.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a zoning permit, except those signs excepted in § 485-70, and without being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

## Full detail

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