Height requirements.
Columbus City Codes § 3378.05
in effect3378.05 - Height requirements.
The height limitations for billboards contained in this section are designed to be consistent with the height limitations of the Zoning Code, and to limit the overall height of a billboard in proportion to the graphic area. Overall height of any billboard, excluding embellishments where allowed, shall be subject to the following limitations:
A. A billboard up to 100 square feet in area shall not exceed 20 feet in height.
B. A billboard greater than 100 square feet in area shall not exceed 35 feet in height, except where said billboard is directed to an elevated street.
Where a billboard is directed to an elevated street the top of the sign faces shall be 20 feet above the centerline of the street pavement, measured along the shortest horizontal line drawn between the centerline and the leading edge of the sign faces of said billboard, provided that the overall height of said billboard shall not exceed 50 feet.
C. A billboard more than 100 square feet in area, but not more than 400 square feet in area shall not exceed 35 feet in height unless blockage is determined to exist. The director shall determine that blockage exists when the line-of-sight visibility of the billboard display is blocked by an existing building or structure from a vantage point, on the street to which the billboard is directed, from the billboard location to a point not to exceed 300 feet preceding the billboard location. Where blockage has been determined to exist, a height not to exceed 50 feet may be approved.
(Ord. 2837-96 § 6 (part).)
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_CH3378BIOTOEMSI_3378.05HEREFetched: 10/27/2026