# Sign Regulations in Rothschild, Wisconsin

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Rothschild, Wisconsin (WI)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/wisconsin/rothschild
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/15466260#15466260)

## At a glance

Rothschild, Wisconsin regulates 6 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Ground Signs in the Commercial District zoning district are capped at 30 feet tall and 100 square feet, with a Minimum 5 feet from right-of-way setback (Sec. § 590-179B(2)). Most commercial signs in Rothschild require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-R) | 3 | — | 40 square feet | — |
| Commercial District | 3 | 30 feet | 500 square feet | — |
| Business District | 3 | 30 feet | 500 square feet | — |
| Office District | 3 | 30 feet | 500 square feet | — |
| Industrial District | 3 | 30 feet | 500 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | 32 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building/Wall Sign | 20 feet | 500 square feet | — | — | One sign per tenant | Exterior walls of buildings | — | § 590-179B(1) |
| Ground Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from right-of-way | One per frontage road | — | — | § 590-179B(2) |
| Pole Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet | — | Up to and parallel with right-of-way line | One per lot of record | — | — | § 590-179B(3) |

### Business District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building/Wall Sign | 20 feet | 500 square feet | — | — | One sign per tenant | Exterior walls of buildings | — | § 590-179B(1) |
| Ground Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from right-of-way | One per frontage road | — | — | § 590-179B(2) |
| Pole Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet | — | Up to and parallel with right-of-way line | One per lot of record | — | — | § 590-179B(3) |

### Office District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building/Wall Sign | 20 feet | 500 square feet | — | — | One sign per tenant | Exterior walls of buildings | — | § 590-179B(1) |
| Ground Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from right-of-way | One per frontage road | — | — | § 590-179B(2) |
| Pole Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet | — | Up to and parallel with right-of-way line | One per lot of record | — | — | § 590-179B(3) |

## Prohibited signs in Rothschild

- Abandoned signs.
- Flashing or moving signs. No sign shall be permitted which is animated by means of flashing, blinking, or travelling lights. Signs with physically moving components visible from the public right-of-way are not permitted.
- Swinging signs.
- Unscreened floodlighted signs. Reflection-illuminated signs whose light source is positioned so that its light intensity is directly visible from a public right-of-way or whose light source is visible from residential property are prohibited.
- Mobile and portable signs.
- Vehicular signs; parking of advertising vehicles. No person shall park any vehicle or trailer on a public right-of-way or public property or on private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of providing advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity located on the same or other premises.
- Official traffic look-alike. No sign shall use any word, phrase, symbol, shape, form, or character in such manner and location as to interfere with moving traffic, including signs that incorporate typical street-type and/or traffic-control-type signage designs and colors.
- Unclassified signs. Those which bear or contain statements or pictures of obscene, pornographic, lewd or profane subjects.
- Roof signs.
- Sandwich signs.
- No sign shall be placed within the limits of any street or highway except such as are necessary for the guidance or warning of traffic.

## Signs exempt from permit in Rothschild

- Permits shall not be required for the repainting or other type of resurfacing, cleaning, and other normal maintenance and repair of the sign and sign structure.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- An application for a permit shall be filed with the Village Clerk upon forms provided by the Village and shall contain information such as scale drawings, site plans, and other details.
- If the sign permit is denied, an appeal may be filed with the Village of Rothschild Board of Appeals. An application for variance must be made within 30 days after notice that the sign involved does not conform to this article.

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

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