# Sign Regulations in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Cedar Grove, Wisconsin (WI)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/wisconsin/cedar-grove
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/34948935#34948935)

## At a glance

Cedar Grove, Wisconsin regulates 14 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Wall Signs in the Commercial District, Industrial District zoning district are capped at 20 feet tall and 500 square feet (Sec. § 250-6A). Most commercial signs in Cedar Grove require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 7 | 2 feet | 8 square feet | — |
| Commercial District, Industrial District | 5 | 20 feet | 500 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign - Nonconforming Business | 2 feet | — | 10 feet | — | — | Over show windows or doors | — | § 250-5A |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 8 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | § 250-5B |
| Name, Occupation and Warning Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | § 250-5C |
| Bulletin Board | — | 8 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | § 250-5D |
| Memorial Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Affixed flat against a structure | — | § 250-5E |
| Official Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 250-5F |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 250-5G |

### Commercial District, Industrial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 20 feet | 500 square feet | — | — | — | Against the exterior walls of building | — | § 250-6A |
| Projected Sign | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | — | Fastened to, suspended from or supported by structures | — | § 250-6B |
| Ground Sign | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | — | On the premises | — | § 250-6C |
| Roof Sign | 10 feet above the roof | 300 square feet | — | — | — | On the roof | — | § 250-6D |
| Combination Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 250-6F |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Promotional Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 97-5 |
| Street Sign | — | — | — | — | — | At the intersection of all proposed streets | — | § 192-31 |

## Prohibited signs in Cedar Grove

- No sign shall 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.

## Signs exempt from permit in Cedar Grove

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

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign shall be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a building permit except those signs excepted in § 250-5.

## Full detail

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