# Sign Regulations in Coconut Creek, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Coconut Creek, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/coconut-creek
- **Data last verified:** 2026-04-27
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/fl/coconut_creek/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH13LADECO_ARTIIIZORE_DIV4ACUSST_SD5.3GEPRALSI_S13-460GEPR)

## At a glance

Coconut Creek, Florida regulates 61 sign types across 8 zoning districts. Temporary Real Estate Sign (Nonresidential & Multifamily Developments)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at ≤4 ft tall, Ground sign: ≤3 ft x 3 ft panel; overall height ≤4 ft, and 3 ft (panel width) wide, with a Temporary ground sign setbacks apply (Sec. 13-469(e)) setback (Sec. Sec. 13-469.1(b)(2) & figures; Sec. 13-469(a)). Most commercial signs in Coconut Creek require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (8 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 13 | Residential: 20 ft pole. Nonresidential: up to building height or specified cap (Up to 2 stories: ≤25 ft; 3–5 stories: ≤35 ft; 6–10 stories: ≤45 ft; over 10 stories: as approved in site plan) | ≤32 sq ft | — |
| Residential Districts (RS-1, RS-3, RS-4, RC-5, RC-8, RM-10, MH-1, PUD) | 4 | ≤6 ft sign height limit; must be ground-floor unless upper-story allowed per Sec. 13-466.8(e) | Structure area ≤60 sq ft | — |
| Commercial and Industrial Districts (B-2, B-3, B-4, O-2, O-3, PCD; IO-1, IM-1) | 23 | Top of sign ≤15 ft above grade | Structure allowance per frontage: 175 sq ft | — |
| Miscellaneous Districts (A-1, CF, GC, P) | 6 | Under-canopy top ≤15 ft; general vertical clearance 8 ft (over sidewalks) | Structure area ≤60 sq ft | — |
| MainStreet Regional Activity Center (RAC) | 11 | Sign location ≤40 ft above grade | Single wall sign may be up to 300 sq ft with transferability (≤10% transfer between façades) | — |
| Planned MainStreet Development District (PMDD) | 2 | ≤6 ft | Structure area ≤60 sq ft | — |
| MainStreet District | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coconut Creek Education Corridor | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 8 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag Display | Residential: 20 ft pole. Nonresidential: up to building height or specified cap (Up to 2 stories: ≤25 ft; 3–5 stories: ≤35 ft; 6–10 stories: ≤45 ft; over 10 stories: as approved in site plan) | Max flag size tied to pole height: Up to 25 ft pole: 24 sq ft; 25–35 ft: 40 sq ft; 35–45 ft: 60 sq ft; Over 45 ft: 96 sq ft; hoist ≤20% of pole height | — | Setback ≥ pole height from all property lines (Sec. 13-468.3(e)) | Max 3 poles per lot (non-single-family); 1 pole per single-family lot; max 2 flags per pole (Sec. 13-468.3(d)) | On ground- or building-mounted poles; not on roofs or light poles (Sec. 13-468.3). | — | Sec. 13-468.3; Sec. 13-471(g)(4) |
| Work-in-Progress Sign (Minor Streets) | ≤6 ft | ≤3 sq ft per contractor sign; ≤12 sq ft total per lot | — | Same as temporary ground sign standards (Sec. 13-469(e)) | One per contractor; total area cap per lot 12 sq ft | On property where work is occurring (minor streets). | — | Sec. 13-469.1(a)(1) and (3) |
| Work-in-Progress Sign (Major Streets) | ≤6 ft | ≤32 sq ft | — | Same as temporary ground sign standards (Sec. 13-469(e)) | One per major street frontage | Fronting major streets. | — | Sec. 13-469.1(a)(2)-(3) |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign (Single-Family/Two-Family/Townhouse) | Ground sign: ≤6 ft; Open house sign: ≤4 ft | Ground sign: ≤3 sq ft; Open house sign: ≤3 sq ft | — | Temporary ground sign setbacks apply (Sec. 13-469(e)) | One per street frontage (+ up to 3 riders) | On premises offered for sale/lease; during open house on the lot. | — | Sec. 13-469.1(b)(1) and (g) |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign (Nonresidential & Multifamily Developments) | ≤4 ft | Ground sign: ≤3 ft x 3 ft panel; overall height ≤4 ft | 3 ft (panel width) | Temporary ground sign setbacks apply (Sec. 13-469(e)) | One per street frontage | One ground sign per street frontage; plus window signs for spaces for lease up to 25% window area (with additional formatting rules). | — | Sec. 13-469.1(b)(2) & figures; Sec. 13-469(a) |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign (Undeveloped Lot) | ≤6 ft | Minor street frontage: ≤6 sq ft; Major street frontage: ≤32 sq ft | — | Temporary ground sign setbacks apply (Sec. 13-469(e)) | One per street frontage | On undeveloped property for sale. | — | Sec. 13-469.1(b)(3) |
| Seasonal and Promotional Signs (Commercial) | Ground signs ≤6 ft; inflatables ≤24 ft above ground/roof (Sec. 13-469(f)(2)). | Individual tenant promotions: Banner ≤32 sq ft; Ground sign per street frontage ≤32 sq ft (≤6 ft high). Plaza-wide (≥500 ft major street frontage): banners ≤64 sq ft at each entrance; inflatable devices permitted. | — | Temporary ground sign setbacks apply (Sec. 13-469(e)) | Tenant promotions: ≤1 banner/tenant frontage; ≤1 ground sign/street frontage; no more than two tenants displaying at one time (Sec. 13-469.41(c)(3)b). | On premises of event; banners mounted flush to building/fabric canopy or between columns; ground-mounted banners treated as temporary ground signs. | — | Sec. 13-469(d), 13-469.41(c); Sec. 16-20 |
| Yard Sale Sign (Residential) | ≤3 ft | ≤3 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | Residential zoning districts only. | — | Sec. 13-469.41(c)(4); Sec. 13-471(g)(6) |

### Commercial and Industrial Districts (B-2, B-3, B-4, O-2, O-3, PCD; IO-1, IM-1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Identification Sign (Nonresidential – Outparcel) | ≤6 ft (outparcels and signs on minor streets) | Structure allowance per frontage: 30 sq ft | — | ≥5 ft from property lines/curb face; ≥50 ft from nonresidential interior side lot lines; ≥100 ft from interior lot lines abutting residentially zoned property with frontage on same street (Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4)) | Total structures per frontage limited by structure area allowance; count of signs ≤ driveway entrances | Per frontage; number of ground signs on a frontage ≤ number of vehicular driveway entrances (service entrances excluded). Outparcel signs do not count toward primary property's maximum number. | — | Sec. 13-466.6(a), (c)(2), (c)(3) table |
| Ground Identification Sign (Nonresidential – Size Category 1) | ≤10 ft (6 ft on minor streets) | Structure allowance per frontage: 50 sq ft | — | Per Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4) | See general allowances | Per frontage. | — | Sec. 13-466.6(c)(2)-(3) |
| Ground Identification Sign (Nonresidential – Size Category 2) | ≤10 ft (6 ft on minor streets) | Structure allowance per frontage: 80 sq ft | — | Per Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4) | See general allowances | Per frontage. | — | Sec. 13-466.6(c)(3) |
| Ground Identification Sign (Nonresidential – Size Category 3) | ≤10 ft (6 ft on minor streets) | Structure allowance per frontage: 100 sq ft | — | Per Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4) | See general allowances | Per frontage. | — | Sec. 13-466.6(c)(3) |
| Ground Identification Sign (Nonresidential – Size Category 4) | ≤10 ft (6 ft on minor streets) | Structure allowance per frontage: 130 sq ft | — | Per Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4) | See general allowances | Per frontage. | — | Sec. 13-466.6(c)(3) |
| Ground Identification Sign (Nonresidential – Size Category 5) | ≤10 ft (6 ft on minor streets) | Structure allowance per frontage: 150 sq ft | — | Per Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4) | See general allowances | Per frontage. | — | Sec. 13-466.6(c)(3) |
| Ground Identification Sign (Nonresidential – Size Category 6) | ≤10 ft (6 ft on minor streets) | Structure allowance per frontage: 175 sq ft | — | Per Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4) | See general allowances | Per frontage. | — | Sec. 13-466.6(c)(3) |
| Under-Canopy Sign (Hanging) | Top of sign ≤15 ft above grade | ≤4 sq ft | ≤3 ft | — | 1 per tenant per eligible frontage | Above or immediately adjacent to a public entrance; under ground-floor roof/awning/canopy. | — | Sec. 13-466.5(a), (c)-(i) |

### MainStreet Regional Activity Center (RAC)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Identification Sign (MainStreet) | Per Sec. 13-466.6 (generally ≤10 ft; 6 ft on minor streets) | Per general ground identification standards (Sec. 13-466.6) | — | Per Sec. 13-466.6(a)(4) | Per permitted locations (one per listed instance per frontage) | Permitted only: (1) along MainStreet perimeter roads (Sample Rd, Lyons Rd, Wiles Rd, SR 7); (2) at a single entrance along each street frontage to a place of assembly; (3) at one location along each street frontage for a civic development that provides/is adjacent to a prominent public pedestrian plaza or park (the latter only with designer sign bonus). | — | Sec. 13-463(c); Sec. 13-466.6 |
| Building Identification – Wall/Awning/Fabric Canopy/Structural Canopy Edge/Under-Canopy/Transom/Window | Under-canopy top ≤15 ft; general vertical clearance 8 ft | Wall: 3 ft high by 75% façade width (≤6 ft tall); see Sec. 13-466.3 and 13-466.2 for canopy/awning limits; under-canopy hanging ≤4 sq ft; wall/column ≤6 sq ft; transom ≤75% of area/width; window ≤25% window area | — | — | Per frontage/entrance allowances in respective sections | On eligible frontages (Sec. 13-466.1) and entrances. | — | Sec. 13-459 (MainStreet columns); Sec. 13-463(b)(1); Sec. 13-466.2-.5, 13-466.8-.9, 13-468.9 |
| Projecting Signs Above Ground Floor (Designer Sign Bonus) | Sign location ≤40 ft above grade | ≤30 sq ft; sign height (itself) ≤40% of façade height | — | — | — | Above ground floor on building façades within MainStreet. | — | Sec. 13-463(d)(1); Sec. 13-474(d)(1) |
| Freestanding Pedestrian Directory (MainStreet) | 7 ft | Each face ≤4.5 ft wide × 7 ft high; up to 4 faces per sign | 4.5 ft (each face) | ≥5 ft from curb; ≥75 ft separation between signs | 1 per 6 in-line tenants (plus DRC allowances) | Anywhere within the development; oriented to pedestrian areas. | — | Sec. 13-463(f)(2) |
| Plaque (MainStreet) | Top ≤6 ft above grade; projection ≤3 in | ≤3 sq ft | — | — | 1 per building frontage | At/adjacent to primary entrances. | — | Sec. 13-463(f)(3) |
| Portable A-Frame Sign (MainStreet) | ≤3 ft | ≤6 sq ft per side (double faced) | — | — | 1 per establishment | By the main public entrance of a commercial establishment with indoor and/or outdoor seating. | — | Sec. 13-463(g)(1) |
| Digital Signs in Pedestrian Plazas (MainStreet) | Placement ≤3 stories or 36 ft above ground | Single digital sign ≤200 sq ft | — | — | Multiple allowed per façade subject to cumulative area cap | Facing eligible pedestrian plazas meeting minimum 75 ft × 75 ft and containing required elements (seating, water feature, public art, shade; no bisecting vehicular thru-traffic). | — | Sec. 13-463(i) |
| Digital Signs within Pedestrian Arcades (MainStreet) | Per mounting; must face arcade | Each ≤4.5 ft wide × 7 ft high | ≤4.5 ft | ≥15 ft from edge of ROW; ≥150 ft separation | As allowed with separation | Within pedestrian arcades; facing arcade. | — | Sec. 13-463(j) |

## Prohibited signs in Coconut Creek

- Animated signs (except as provided in section 13-469.2 for temporary noncommercial signs)
- Signs in the public right-of-way unless permitted by applicable federal, state, county, or city standards/authorization
- Permanent inflatable devices and windborne or other attention‑getting devices
- Signs that emit audible sound, odor, smoke, steam, or other visible matter
- Signs of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair vision (including bare bulbs or lighting that violates section 13-374, Outdoor lighting)
- Snipe signs
- Permanent signs externally illuminated where the bulb or light source is visible from an abutting right‑of‑way or adjacent property
- Roof signs, parapet signs, and signs extending above a canopy, parapet, or roofline (except as specifically allowed for large urban commercial centers via designer sign provisions)
- Off‑premises commercial signs, including billboards
- Signs that cover, interrupt, or disrupt major architectural features of a building
- Signs that resemble or conflict with official governmental signs or traffic‑control devices, or that may be confused with such devices
- Use of traffic‑control words/symbols that could mislead or confuse traffic (e.g., “stop,” “look,” “caution,” “danger,” “slow”)
- Signs within 100 feet of traffic control lights that contain yellow, red, or green lights that could be confused with those signals
- Painted wall signs
- Vehicle signs used for advertising when parked or placed to be viewed from public streets
- Abandoned signs and signs on structures where the business has ceased operating at that location
- Signs made entirely of foam
- Obscene signs (per F.S. Ch. 847) or signs that advocate/incite imminent lawless action
- Any sign not specifically permitted or exempted by the sign code
- Trailer signs
- No signs may be displayed on any property without the property owner’s permission
- No sign or support may be placed so as to interfere with traffic safety, or to obstruct/interfere with fire or police apparatus, traffic signals/signs, or other public devices
- Temporary signs shall not be illuminated (unless specifically authorized in subdivision 5.8)
- Portable signs shall not be illuminated
- Signs requiring alternate approval (e.g., designer signs) are prohibited unless such approval has been obtained

## Signs exempt from permit in Coconut Creek

- Signs installed or required by federal, state, county, or municipal agencies (exempt from sign review procedures)
- Window signs (unless capable of displaying a changeable digital message or image) are exempt from sign review procedures
- Real estate signs on single‑family and multi‑family units are exempt from sign review procedures
- Flags (note: flagpoles require a permit) are exempt from sign review procedures
- Nameplate signs, building address signs, identification signs, or hours‑of‑operation signs not exceeding 3 square feet total area are exempt from sign review procedures (larger versions require a permit)
- Yard sale signs are exempt from sign review procedures
- Changes of copy on permitted changeable‑copy signs are exempt from sign review procedures
- Temporary noncommercial signs are exempt from sign review procedures

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A Uniform Sign Plan (USP) is required for all projects at the time of site plan approval or via a separate approval process; the USP must show locations, types, elevations, integration with architecture/landscaping, and outparcel sign locations (Sec. 13-471(a)(1))
- Signage within a development must be coordinated and compatible in color, size, style, and format per a Uniform Sign Plan (Sec. 13-460(e))
- USP modification is required administratively before building permits when: adding a multi‑tenant sign; adding or structurally modifying two or more signs; or establishing a USP where none exists (Sec. 13-471(a)(2))
- Building‑permit‑only review applies for adding one sign identifying a single entity or refacing an existing sign without structural change; multi‑tenant signs or multiple/structural changes require separate sign review (Sec. 13-471(a)(3))
- Designer signs require a Designer Sign Review (Design Review Committee approval) and must be proposed as part of, or added to, a USP; designer signs may receive bonuses (Secs. 13-471(a)(4), 13-474)
- Entrance feature identification signs may be approved in lieu of ground signs only if identified on the approved site plan or Uniform Sign Plan (Sec. 13-466.7)
- Wayfinding signs on private property are permitted only as part of a Uniform Sign Plan for qualifying developments (industrial/office parks; certain civic/educational campuses; hotels/resorts/casinos; hospitals; master developments) (Sec. 13-467.3)
- Directional signs’ number, location, and color must be approved in the Uniform Sign Plan (Sec. 13-467.4(h))
- Address signs for developments with multiple in‑line tenants must be included in the Uniform Sign Plan (Sec. 13-468.1(c)(2))
- MainStreet pedestrian plaza digital signs must be identified and approved on a Uniform Sign Plan (Sec. 13-463(i)(2)(a))
- For PUD/PCD/PMDD districts with special signage rules, a property owner may elect to use provisions of this sign code if the Development Review Committee or Planning and Zoning Board approves a new or modified Uniform Sign Plan per Sec. 13-471 (Sec. 13-456(c))
- Public wayfinding signs in the right‑of‑way must be consistent with a signage master plan for each district/facility/corridor and require preliminary city approval (and County/FDOT as applicable) before final city approval (Sec. 13-464(c), (f))
- Variances are not granted for signs; instead, a Deviation process applies, with Planning and Zoning Board consideration and final decision by the City Commission; deviations cannot authorize prohibited sign types (Sec. 13-473)

## Full detail

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