Illuminated Signs and Billboards.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 244-15
in effect244-15. Illuminated Signs and Billboards.
Illuminated signs and billboards shall be permitted subject to the following regulations:
1. All such illumination shall be in accordance with the regulations in ch. 222 and s. 295-409.
2. Illumination shall be confined to the facing of the sign or billboard and shall not cause glare onto abutting properties as prohibited by s. 80-19.
3. Illuminated signs or billboards shall bear an Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc. label of approval or that of any other certified agency.
4. No sign or billboard shall be of such character or shall include such inscription or marking which may be mistaken for a traffic signal, railroad warning sign, or any street traffic mark or sign per s. 346.41, Wis. Stats.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-2/CH244.pdf#page=7Fetched: 10/26/2026