Wall signs for individual uses.
Columbus City Codes § 3377.24
in effect3377.24 - Wall signs for individual uses.
A. An individual use or activity on a building facade facing an abutting street, may display one wall sign, comprised of one or more elements, and/or permanent window signs on that facade in accordance with the Tables of Elements.
B. An individual use or activity which has a public entrance on a building face that is not oriented to a street abutting the lot, may display wall signs and/or permanent window signs on that facade in accordance with following setbacks and mass factors:
Setback | Mass Factor
0—100 Feet | 1
101—300 Feet | 2
301—500 Feet | 3
over 500 Feet | 4
For this purpose, the setback is the perpendicular distance measured from the building wall that will support the sign to the nearest property line of the subject lot, regardless of other referents.
C. Where the portion of the building being occupied does not include a wall facing a street which abuts the lot, such as, but not limited to, multiple-tenant office buildings, the use or activity may display one wall sign which shall not exceed ten square feet in area. Such sign shall be located adjacent to a pedestrian entrance to the building or adjacent to a driveway providing access to on-site parking.
D. Each use or tenant shall display no more than one additional permanent on-premises wall sign on the side or rear of the subject building. Such sign shall not exceed 16 square feet in area and shall be static at all times and illuminated only during the hours which the activity is operating.
(Ord. 2837-96 § 5 (part); Ord. No. 0170-2014, § 9, 7-28-2014; Ord. No. 1200-2017, § 36, 6-12-2017; Ord. No. 1871-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT33ZOCO_CH3377EMSIINCO2024ZOCOMIEMADI_3377.24WASIINUSFetched: 10/27/2026