Signs in Rochester Hills, MI

What the Rochester Hills zoning ordinance says about signs, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

All districts

Signs are Chapter 134 of the code, not the zoning chapter. At a single-family home, permanent monument and wall signs are not permitted (§ 134-5(1), § 134-6(1)).

Temporary signs at a house: up to 2 freestanding signs of 6 square feet each, 7 feet tall at most, plus 2 wall signs of 2 square feet (§ 134-9, Table 134-9 A).
Signs under 12 square feet need no permit, one per address (§ 134-4(1)a.5). Larger temporary signs need a permit: 30 days of display, four times a year.
For-sale signs may stay up for the length of the listing. Lots over one acre may use a 12 square foot sign (§ 134-9).
From 60 days before an election to 3 days after, total temporary freestanding sign area may reach 64 square feet (§ 134-9).
Subdivision entrance monuments: 7 feet, 20 square feet, not internally illuminated (§ 134-5).

Sign variances go to the Sign Board of Appeals (§ 134-12).

Chapter 134

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