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O'Fallon, MO Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Location test
Within 660 ft of I-64/I-70 ROW, visible from it
Spacing from other billboards
1 mile, same side of highway
Setback from right-of-way
30 feet minimum
Residential buffer
1,000 feet from residential structures
Size cap
672 sq ft per face, 45 ft height

Summary

O'Fallon confines billboards to a narrow band along its interstates: Section 410.170(B)(1)(a) requires a non-residentially zoned site within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the Interstate 64 or Interstate 70 right-of-way, and the billboard must actually be visible from that highway. Miss either condition and the sign cannot be permitted anywhere in the City.

No billboard sign shall be maintained, erected, or located anywhere in the City unless: (1) The proposed site for such billboard sign is in an area of the City then zoned non-residential; and, (2) The proposed site of such billboard sign is within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of, and visible from, Interstate Highway 64 and Interstate Highway 70.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4860992; v58 updated 2026-05-14; through 05-14-2026).

Full Breakdown

170(B)(1) layers on more geographic limits. No billboard may go up within one mile of another existing billboard on the same side of the same highway, measured along the nearest edge of pavement, regardless of whether that other sign sits inside or outside O'Fallon's city limits. A billboard also cannot sit within 500 feet of an intersection on a dual highway, must be set back at least 30 feet from the road right-of-way even though billboards are otherwise exempt from normal zoning setbacks, and cannot be located within a fifty-foot radius of any building or within 1,000 feet of the nearest point of any structure on residentially zoned property.

Size and height are capped too: a maximum of 672 square feet per face, twenty feet in height and fifty feet in length, with an overall structure height ceiling of 45 feet above ground or adjoining street grade. A non-conforming billboard can only be relocated through a replacement-and-relocation agreement approved by the City Council after Planning and Zoning Commission review of traffic, parking and compatibility impacts.

Violations & Fines

A billboard sited outside the 660-foot interstate-adjacency zone, too close to another billboard, an intersection or a residential structure, is an illegal sign subject to Section 410.190 enforcement: written notice of the violation, a compliance deadline, and on conviction a fine of up to $500.00, up to ninety days' imprisonment, or both, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I put up a billboard anywhere along a busy O'Fallon street?
No. Section 410.170(B)(1)(a) limits billboards to non-residentially zoned sites within 660 feet of the right-of-way of Interstate 64 or Interstate 70 that are also visible from that highway; billboards facing other roads, including arterials and Route 364 frontage, do not qualify under this location test.
How close can two billboards be to each other in O'Fallon?
At least one mile apart if they sit on the same side of the same highway, measured along the nearest edge of the pavement. That rule applies even if the other billboard is located just outside O'Fallon's city limits, as long as it is on the same highway side.
How tall and large can an O'Fallon billboard be?
Up to 672 square feet per face, with a maximum height of twenty feet and length of fifty feet for the sign itself, and an overall structure height, including supports, that cannot exceed forty-five feet above ground level or the adjoining street grade, whichever is higher.

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