# Sign Regulations in West Bend Town, Wisconsin

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

- **Jurisdiction:** West Bend Town, Wisconsin (WI)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/wisconsin/west-bend-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/39689994#39689994)

## At a glance

West Bend Town, Wisconsin regulates 20 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Ground Signs in the All Business and Manufacturing Districts zoning district are capped at 20 feet tall and 100 square feet, with a 10 feet side yard setback (Sec. § 325-66A).

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 3 | — | 144 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential Districts | 2 | — | 32 square feet | — |
| All Business and Manufacturing Districts | 6 | 20 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| C-1, C-2, and P-1 Districts | 1 | 8 feet | 64 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 12 | — | 8 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | — | 1 | Not in public right-of-way | — | § 325-63A(1) |
| Wall Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 1 | — | — | § 325-63A(2) |
| Ground Sign | — | 144 square feet | — | — | 1 | Entrance to a residential subdivision or similar development | — | § 325-65 |

### All Business and Manufacturing Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning/Canopy Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | — | 1 | 1 per street facing, first floor window | — | § 325-66A |
| Ground Sign | 20 feet | 100 square feet | — | 10 feet side yard | 1 | Outside of right-of-way | — | § 325-66A |
| Ingress/Egress Sign | 5 feet | 8 square feet | — | 0 feet street yard, 3 feet side yard | 2 | Associated with, and located no farther than 10 feet from, an access to a road, street, or highway | — | § 325-66A |
| Portable Sign | 4 feet | 24 square feet | — | — | 1 | In street yard only | — | § 325-66A |
| Projecting Sign | 20 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | 1 | — | — | § 325-66A |
| Wall Sign - Nonresidential | — | 200 square feet | — | — | 1 | — | — | § 325-66A |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integral Sign | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | § 325-63C(1) |
| Official and Governmental Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 325-63C(2) |
| Public Safety Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 325-63C(3) |
| Directional and Instructional Sign | — | 8 square feet | — | — | 2 | Entirely on a property to which they pertain | — | § 325-63C(4) |
| Private Property Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 325-63C(5) |
| Official Notice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 325-63C(6) |
| Public Purpose Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 325-63C(7) |
| House Number and Nameplate | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 325-63C(10) |

## Prohibited signs in West Bend Town

- 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.
- Signs shall not 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.
- Signs shall not be placed so as to obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility, or be lighted in such a way as to cause glare or impair driver visibility upon public ways.
- Signs may be illuminated but nonflashing.
- Signs that resemble, imitate, or approximate the shape, size, form, or color of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices are prohibited.
- Signs that prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape are prohibited.
- Animated signs are prohibited.
- Flashing signs, including signs with scintillating, blinking, or traveling lights of more than 15 watts per lamp, are prohibited.
- Off-premises signs are prohibited.
- Signs which are painted on, or attached or affixed to, rocks, trees or other living vegetation are prohibited.
- Signs with any light flashing more than 10 times per minute are prohibited.
- Roof signs are prohibited.
- Swinging signs are prohibited.
- Any other signs not specifically permitted by this chapter are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in West Bend Town

- Signs erected, maintained, or otherwise posted, owned, leased by, on behalf of, or as specifically directed or ordered by, federal, state, local governments and government agencies, in the furtherance of authorized government operations or activities within the public right-of-way are exempt.
- A change of copy of any sign, nor for the repainting, cleaning, and other normal maintenance and repair of the sign and sign structure does not require a permit.
- Signs specifically listed as not requiring a permit in this chapter are exempt.
- Integral signs, not to exceed two per structure, are allowed without a permit.
- Official and governmental signs, such as traffic control, parking, information, and notices, are allowed without a permit.
- Signs intended to protect public safety; provide safe ingress/egress to, from, and within a property and warn of potential hazards associated with a specific activity are allowed without a permit.
- No more than two direction and instructional signs located entirely on a property to which they pertain and do not exceed eight square feet each in area are allowed without a permit.
- Private property signs are allowed without a permit.
- Official notices posted by public officers or employers in the performance of their duties are allowed without a permit.
- Signs required as specifically authorized for a public purpose by any law, statute, or ordinance are allowed without a permit.
- Truck, bus, trailer or other vehicles, while operating in the normal course of business which is not primarily the display of signs, are allowed without a permit.
- A sign carried by a person is allowed without a permit.
- House numbers and nameplates not exceeding two square feet in area for each residential, commercial or industrial building are allowed without a permit.
- Incidental signs are allowed without a permit.
- Interior signs are allowed without a permit.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Upon submission of sufficient documentation demonstrating the need to modify the size, design or number of signs necessary to identify a development, the Plan Commission may modify the sign restrictions within this article to overcome constraints due to poor site visibility, excessive setbacks or other physical constraints.

## Full detail

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