Medford, OR Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Location limit
- Freeway Overlay District parcels only
- Larger sign cap
- 250 sq ft, 50 ft height
- Second sign cap
- 150 sq ft, 20 ft height
- Trade-off
- Replaces standard ground sign allowance
- Governing section
- MMC 10.1710(1), C-C/C-H/C-R districts
Summary
Medford confines freeway signs to parcels inside its Freeway Overlay District, capping one sign at 250 square feet and 50 feet tall plus a second at 150 square feet and 20 feet, banned everywhere else in the C-C/C-H/C-R districts.
(1) Freeway Signs. (a) Freeway signs shall be permitted only on parcels or portions thereof that are located within the Freeway Overlay District per Section 10.365, and as shown on the official zoning map of the City of Medford. (b) One sign not exceeding 250 square feet in area and 50 feet in height, shall be permitted on a parcel located within the Freeway Overlay District. Each parcel is also permitted one (1) sign not exceeding 150 square feet in area and 20 feet in height. Such signs are permitted in lieu of all ground signs permitted in the underlying zoning district, as listed under the Basic Regulations.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-32, passed May 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
1710(1) sets Medford's freeway sign standard for the Community Commercial (C-C), Heavy Commercial (C-H) and Regional Commercial (C-R) districts. 365, as mapped on the city's official zoning map, not anywhere a business happens to face I-5 or Highway 62. A qualifying parcel is allowed one sign not exceeding 250 square feet in area and 50 feet in height, plus a second sign not exceeding 150 square feet in area and 20 feet in height. 1700, meaning a parcel that builds a freeway sign gives up its standard ground-sign allowance. 1170(1) with the same 250/150-square-foot, 50/20-foot dimensions tied to the same Freeway Overlay District requirement. 1710(1) as the operative standard.
Violations & Fines
Erecting a freeway sign outside the mapped Freeway Overlay District, exceeding the 250-square-foot/50-foot or 150-square-foot/20-foot dimensional caps, or maintaining both a freeway sign and the district's standard ground sign on the same parcel violates Section 10.1710(1) and is subject to permit denial or removal under Sections 10.1035 and 10.1130.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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