# Sign Regulations in Clewiston, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Clewiston, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/clewiston
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-17
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Clewiston/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH100SI)

## At a glance

Clewiston, Florida regulates 6 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Project Entrance Signs in the Residential (Single- and Two-Family) zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 64 sf, with a Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. setback (Sec. Sec. 100-136; Sec. 100-71). Most commercial signs in Clewiston require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agricultural | 2 | 6 feet | 16 sf | — |
| Residential (Single- and Two-Family) | 2 | 8 feet | 64 sf | — |
| Residential (Multifamily) | 2 | 8 feet | 64 sf | — |
| Commercial | 4 | 35 feet | 240 sf | — |
| Industrial | 4 | 35 feet | 300 sf | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | Varies by zone | Varies by zone | — |

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

### Residential (Single- and Two-Family)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Project Entrance Sign | 8 feet | 64 sf | — | Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. | 1 per project entrance | 1 per project entrance | — | Sec. 100-136; Sec. 100-71 |
| Wall, Awning, Under-Canopy, Projecting and Window Signs on a Building | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 | — | — | Sec. 100-138; Sec. 100-71 |

### Commercial

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Principal Freestanding Sign—One Use on Property | 15 feet | 100 sf | — | Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. | 1 per street frontage | 1 per street frontage | — | Sec. 100-134; Sec. 100-71 |
| Principal Freestanding Sign—Planned Center | 35 feet | 240 sf | — | Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. | 1 per street frontage | 1 per street frontage | — | Sec. 100-135; Sec. 100-71 |
| Project Entrance Sign | 15 feet | 240 sf | — | Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. | 1 per project entrance | 1 per project entrance | — | Sec. 100-136; Sec. 100-71 |
| Wall, Awning, Under-Canopy, Projecting and Window Signs on a Building | — | 100 sf | — | — | No Maximum | — | — | Sec. 100-138; Sec. 100-71 |

### Industrial

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Principal Freestanding Sign—One Use on Property | 15 feet | 100 sf | — | Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. | 1 per street frontage | 1 per street frontage | — | Sec. 100-134; Sec. 100-71 |
| Principal Freestanding Sign—Planned Center | 35 feet | 300 sf | — | Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. | 1 per street frontage | 1 per street frontage | — | Sec. 100-135; Sec. 100-71 |
| Project Entrance Sign | 15 feet | 300 sf | — | Minimum 5 feet from public right-of-way or property line. | 1 per project entrance | 1 per project entrance | — | Sec. 100-136; Sec. 100-71 |
| Wall, Awning, Under-Canopy, Projecting and Window Signs on a Building | — | 100 sf | — | — | No Maximum | — | — | Sec. 100-138; Sec. 100-71 |

## Prohibited signs in Clewiston

- No sign shall obstruct any fire escape, window, door, or opening usable for fire prevention or suppression, or prevent free passage from one part of a roof to any other part thereof.
- No sign shall extend above a parapet wall, be affixed to a fire escape, or interfere with any opening required for ventilation.
- Signs that are painted on or attached to trees, fence posts, or rocks or other natural features are not allowed.
- Banners are not allowed except as provided for temporary signage under this chapter.
- Signs that are dilapidated or in such condition as to create a hazard, nuisance or to be unsafe or fail to comply with any provision of the building code of the city are not allowed.
- Signs displaying nudity, as defined by state law, are not allowed.
- Strings of ribbons, tinsels, small flags, pennants, streamers, pinwheels, or other devices or long narrow strips of fabric, plastic, or other pliable material designed to move in the wind, are not allowed, except as provided for temporary signage under this chapter.
- Obscene signs, as defined by state law, are not allowed.
- A sign designed to be transported or easily relocated and not permanently attached to the ground is not allowed, except as provided for temporary signage under this chapter.
- Any sign posted or erected on utility poles, governmental signs, public rights-of-way or any other public property is not allowed, except those placed by agencies of the federal, state, or local government.
- Roof signs, including signs painted or adhered on roofs, are not allowed.
- Any sign that displays intermittent lights resembling the flashing lights customarily used in traffic signals or in police, fire, ambulance, or rescue vehicles, and any sign that uses the words 'stop,' 'danger,' or other message or content in a manner that might mislead or confuse a driver, is not allowed.
- A sign that emits or utilizes in any manner any sound capable of being detected on any traveled road or highway by a person with normal hearing, or a sign that emits smoke, vapor or odors, is not allowed.
- Signs that advertise an activity illegal under state or federal law are not allowed.
- Any sign placed, mounted, painted on or affixed to an unlicensed motor vehicle, freight, flatbed or storage trailer or other conveyances when same are placed or parked in such a manner as to be viewed or intended to be viewed from the public rights-of-way is not allowed.

## Signs exempt from permit in Clewiston

- Official signs placed by or at the direction of a governmental body, governmental agency or public authority.
- Resident's last name signs and street address signs consisting of lettering no larger than eight inches in height on a building or four inches on a mailbox.
- Incidental signs of no more than four square feet, provided that the aggregate of all such signs on a property may not exceed 12 square feet.
- An A-frame or sandwich board sign placed in any commercial district, provided they do not exceed six square feet per side (12 square feet total) of sign structure area and they are only placed during business hours.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A building permit shall be obtained from the community development director prior to installation or placement of any freestanding sign having a sign structure area greater than 15 square feet or any building sign having a sign face area greater than six square feet.
- Plans required for issuance of building permit for a sign shall be certified as to conformance with all structural and wind-load resistive standards of the building code by a qualified structural engineer when deemed necessary by the community development director.
- Sign approval review shall first be conducted by the community development director prior to installation, relocations, expansion or construction or issuance of a permit of any sign regulated under this article except for those signs specifically exempted.

## 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 Clewiston — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Clewiston+FL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-clewiston

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