Additional regulations applicable to all signs wherever located.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 7-248
in effectSec. 7-248. - Additional regulations applicable to all signs wherever located.
(a) Permit required; fee. Before a sign is erected a permit must be obtained from the office of the building official and a fee therefor must be paid in an amount or amounts to be periodically set by resolution of the city council.
(b) Maintenance; appearance. All signs shall be of sound structural quality, not require sign alteration, be maintained in good repair, have a clean and neat appearance, and land adjacent shall be kept free from debris, weeds and trash.
(c) Construction; installation. All signs permitted as described in this article, unless otherwise provided, shall be constructed and installed according to the requirements and specifications set forth in the Standard Building Code, as adopted from time to time by the city.
(d) Any attention attracting device, as defined in section 7-242, is prohibited from use except for temporary promotions and shall be allowed no more than thirty (30) days prior to the event or function and must be removed ten (10) days after the event or function and can be utilized for two (2) events per calendar year. Such device must comply with the setback and height requirements of the district in which it is located.
(e) Snipe signs. Snipe signs are prohibited from use except under the guidelines of section 7-247, Temporary event signs.
(f) Location. No part of any sign shall be located less than five (5) feet from a side or rear property line, and no less than ten (10) feet from a street right-of-way line.
(g) Label, permit number. No sign except a temporary event sign shall be installed, exhibited, or set in place until a sign permit has been issued for it by the city. All signs shall have permanently affixed thereto a label, clearly visible at all times, indicating the permit number for such sign.
(h) Time and/or temperature instruments. Time and/or temperature instruments, as defined in section 7-242, may be permitted provided they are designed in harmony with the building and are architecturally compatible.
(i) Canopy signs. In the case of a freestanding canopy (such as a canopy over gasoline pumps), the canopy may have signs on the fascia of the canopy.
(j) Sign alteration, refacing; permit required. A sign permit shall be required for sign alteration or sign refacing. A permit is not required to change copy on signs with changeable copy displays.
(k) No permit for sign maintenance. A sign permit shall not be required for sign maintenance.
(l) Setbacks. No part of any sign shall be located less than five (5) feet from a side or rear property line and no less than ten (10) feet from a street right-of-way line. In instances where a sign setback of ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way is not physically possible, the building official may allow for a smaller sign setback from the right-of-way if, in his judgment, the placement of the sign will in no manner constitute a traffic hazard, create a nuisance or infringe upon the rights of an adjacent property owner. In no instances will a sign be allowed to be placed in the public right-of-way except for those signs allowed in B-5 zoning districts.
(Ord. No. 3791, § 8, 10-20-87; Ord. No. 4036, § 8, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 4191, § 2, 9-18-2001; Admin. Inter. 9-19-2001; Ord. No. 4305, § 1, 1-16-2007)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7BUBURE_ARTIXSI_S7-248ADREAPALSIWHLOFetched: 11/1/2026