# Sign Regulations in Belleair, Florida

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Belleair, Florida, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Belleair, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/belleair
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-17
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Belleair/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADECO_CH74LAUSRE_ARTIXSI)

## At a glance

Belleair, Florida regulates 5 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Temporary Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 6 square feet per 100 feet of frontage, up to 24 square feet, with a Not less than ten feet from the edge of a street setback (Sec. Sec. 74-572 (a)-(c)). Most commercial signs in Belleair require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 8 feet | 6 square feet per 100 feet of frontage, up to 24 square feet | — |
| RE, R-1, R-2 | 1 | 4 feet | 6 square feet per residence | — |
| RM-15, RPD, Hotel District, Golf Course District, SPM District | 2 | 10 feet | 20 square feet | — |
| Single-occupancy commercial complex | 2 | 10 feet | 20 square feet | — |
| Multiple-occupancy commercial complex (General Sign) | 2 | 10 feet | 20 square feet | — |
| Multiple-occupancy commercial complex (Occupant Signs) | 1 | — | 6 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | 8 feet | 6 square feet per 100 feet of frontage, up to 24 square feet | — | Not less than ten feet from the edge of a street | — | Not less than ten feet from the edge of a street | — | Sec. 74-572 (a)-(c) |
| Directional Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | — | All parcels | — | Sec. 74-574 |
| Utility Sign | 3 feet | 0.5 square feet | — | — | — | Identify location of underground utility lines and facilities | — | Sec. 74-577 |

### RM-15, RPD, Hotel District, Golf Course District, SPM District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign | 6 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One | On parcel | — | Sec. 74-573 (c)(1) |
| Building Sign | 10 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One | On parcel | — | Sec. 74-573 (c)(1) |

### Single-occupancy commercial complex

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign | 6 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One | On parcel | — | Sec. 74-573 (c)(2) |
| Building Sign | 10 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One | On parcel | — | Sec. 74-573 (c)(2) |

## Prohibited signs in Belleair

- Signs that are in violation of the building code or electrical code adopted by the town.
- Any sign that constitutes or has the potential to constitute a safety hazard.
- Blank signs.
- Signs with visible moving, revolving or rotating parts, visible mechanical movement of any kind, or other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical, electronic or mechanical means, including time-temperature-date signs.
- Signs with the optical illusion of movement created by a design that presents a pattern giving the illusion of motion or changing of copy.
- Signs with lights or illuminations that flash, move, rotate, scintillate, blink, flicker or vary in intensity or color.
- Strings of lightbulbs used on commercially developed parcels for commercial purposes, excluding holiday decorations.
- Signs commonly referred to as wind signs, consisting of one or more banners, flags, pennants, ribbons, spinners, streamers, captive balloons or other objects or material fastened in such a manner as to move in the wind.
- Signs that incorporate projected images, have more than the two faces (sides), involve the use of live animals, or emit audible sound, odor or visible matter such as smoke to attract attention.
- Signs or sign structures that interfere in any way with the use of any fire escape, emergency exit or standpipe, or that obstruct any window so that light or ventilation is reduced to less than that required by any provision of this land development code or other town ordinance.
- Signs that resemble any official sign or marker erected by any governmental agency, or that by reason of position, shape or color would conflict with the proper functioning of any traffic sign or signal or be of a size, location, movement, content, color or illumination that may be reasonably confused with, construed as or conceal a traffic control device.
- Signs that obstruct the vision of pedestrians, cyclists or motorists traveling on or entering public streets.
- Nongovernmental signs that use the word 'stop,' 'look' or 'danger,' or any similar word, phrase or symbol, except as permitted under section 74-571(11).
- Signs within ten feet of a public right-of-way.
- Signs within 100 feet of traffic controls that contain red, yellow or green lights that might be confused with traffic control lights.
- Signs of such intensity or brilliance that they cause glare or impair the vision of any motorist, cyclist or pedestrian using or entering a public street, or that are a hazard or a nuisance to occupants of any property because of glare or other characteristics.
- Signs that contain any lights or control mechanism that causes unreasonable interference with radio, television or other communication signals.
- Searchlights used to advertise or promote a business or to attract customers to a property.
- Signs that are painted, pasted or printed on any curbstone, flagstone or pavement or any portion of any sidewalk or street, except house numbers and traffic control signs.
- Signs placed on benches, bus shelters or waste receptacles, except signs to identify public conveyances or services.
- Signs erected on public property, or on private property, such as private utility poles, located on public property, other than signs erected by public authority for public purposes.
- Signs erected over or across any public street, except as may otherwise be expressly authorized by this land development code, and except governmental signs erected by or on the order of the town manager.
- Vehicle signs with a total sign area on any vehicle in excess of 80 square inches when the vehicle is parked for more than 60 consecutive minutes, except when the operator of the vehicle is engaged in work at that location.
- Signs displaying copy that is harmful to minors.
- Portable signs.
- Roof signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Belleair

- Signs that are not designed or located so as to be visible from any street or adjoining property.
- Signs of 80 square inches or less which include no letters, symbols, logos or designs in excess of two inches in vertical or horizontal dimension, provided that such signs do not constitute a sign prohibited by section 74-545 and are not located in the front yard setback.
- Signs necessary to promote health, safety and welfare, and other regulatory, statutory, traffic control or directional signs erected on public property with permission as appropriate from the United States, the state, the county or the town.
- Legal notices and official instructions.
- Decorative flags, banners and bunting for a celebration, convention or commemoration of significance to the community, when authorized by the town manager for a prescribed period of time.
- Holiday lights, religious displays and decorations.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Building signs for multiple-occupancy complexes constructed or remodeled after the effective date of this land development code shall conform to an approved sign format. The sign format shall be included as a submittal for authorization to erect such a sign, and shall be maintained on file by the town. The format shall be presented in a plan or sketch with written specifications in sufficient detail to enable the town manager to authorize signs based on the specifications.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 6 zoning districts in Belleair — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Belleair+FL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-belleair

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