# Sign Regulations in Coral Springs, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Coral Springs, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/coral-springs
- **Data last verified:** 2025-07-03
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Coral_Springs/codes/Land_Development_Code?nodeId=CH18SI)

## At a glance

Coral Springs, Florida regulates 32 sign types across 8 zoning districts. Monument Sign (Commercial Center)s in the B-1, B-2, B-3, IC, GC, P, CF-G, CF-E, SU, GU, DT-MU zoning district are capped at 6 ft (non-entrance), 7 ft with multi-tenant; 4 ft (entrance median) tall and 32 sq ft, with a 5 ft min from property line; 200 ft from other monument signs setback (Sec. Sec. 1805(C)(6),(7),1808(a) Table). Most commercial signs in Coral Springs require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (8 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-1, RS-1, RS-3, RS-4, RS-5, RD-8, RS-6, RC-6, RC-12 | 3 | 4 ft freestanding | 24 sq ft (flagpole), 15 sq ft (angled from bldg) | — |
| RC-15, RM-15, RM-20, RM-30, RM-40 | 4 | 13 in letter height | 32 sq ft (see monument sign limits Section 1808) | — |
| B-1, B-2, B-3, IC, GC, P, CF-G, CF-E, SU, GU, DT-MU | 15 | Per wall sign schedule (base letter + increases); multi-story sign 10% of base sign area and 25% of base letter height (for 2-story bldg), see Section 1805(E)(2); upper facades, up to 2 signs per building | Per basic schedule (1807) | — |
| IRD, MC, EC | 5 | 30 in | 32 sq ft | — |
| All residential zoning districts | 2 | 6 ft (entrance median: 4 ft) | 32 sq ft | — |
| All commercial, industrial, medical, employment center, golf course and park zoning districts | 2 | — | 60 sq ft | — |
| All parcels containing governmental institutions | 1 | — | 60 sq ft per flag; 15 sq ft for angled pole | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | As per schedule (see 1807) + increases (see 1807(b)(1)) | As per schedule + increases for distance/elevation (see 1807) | — |

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

### B-1, B-2, B-3, IC, GC, P, CF-G, CF-E, SU, GU, DT-MU

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Primary) | 0–99 ft ROW: 12 in; 100–119: 15 in; 120–319: 20 in; 320+: 25 in. Add 1 in/25 ft setback or sign elevation. Increases allowed per formula. | Varies by ROW: 0–79 ft: 28 sq ft; 80–99: 39 sq ft; 100–119: 58 sq ft; 120–319: 68 sq ft; 320+: 98 sq ft; Increases allowed per formula. | — | — | 1 per street frontage; 2 if 40' frontage and 2 separate businesses | On building facade | — | Sec. 1805(C)(1), Sec. 1807 |
| Canopy or Awning Sign (Option) | Lettering per wall sign schedule | Per wall sign area schedule | — | — | 1 per frontage; 2 if 2nd at 90° | On canopy/awning, must be permanent attachment | — | Sec. 1805(C)(1) |
| Rear Nameplate/ID Sign | 3 in letter height; not taller than 8 ft above grade to top | 3 sq ft | — | — | 1 per rear door | On or adjacent to rear door, not above 8 ft | — | Sec. 1805(C)(2), Sec. 1812(b)(5) |
| Monument Sign (Commercial Center) | 6 ft (non-entrance), 7 ft with multi-tenant; 4 ft (entrance median) | 32 sq ft | — | 5 ft min from property line; 200 ft from other monument signs | 1 per street frontage (2 per block if in master parking area) | At entry drive, set back 5 ft; 200 ft min between monument signs | — | Sec. 1805(C)(6),(7),1808(a) Table |
| Directory Sign (Wall or Ground) | 6 ft (ground directory); (wall: see above) | Max per wall sign schedule | — | — | 1 per entrance (wall); 1 per street entrance (ground) | At entrance or per street entrance | — | Sec. 1805(C)(5), 1807 |
| Vehicular Wayfinding Directional Sign | 4 ft | 6 sq ft | — | — | 2 per retail multi-tenant building | On-site, not viewable from street | — | Sec. 1805(C)(8) |
| Temporary Sign | 6 ft freestanding; 15 ft wall/banner/window | First 2 signs: 32 sq ft each; Additional (per 200' frontage): 8 sq ft | — | — | 2 plus 1 per 200' street frontage | On parcel (not in public property/ROW except 1806(3)) | — | Sec. 1806(1) |
| Temporary Sandwich/Sidewalk Sign | 3.5 ft | — | 3 ft | 4 ft from curb | 1 per business | On private property or with master parking on public property | — | Sec. 1806(2) |

### IRD, MC, EC

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall/Canopy/Awning Identification Sign | Per schedule | Per wall sign schedule | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On building/canopy/awning | — | Sec. 1805(D)(1); Sec. 1807 |
| Monument Sign (w/ Tenant Names) | 6 ft (non-entrance median); 7 ft with tenant names; entrance median: 4 ft | 32 sq ft | — | 5 ft min from property line | 1 per street frontage | At entry drive, minimum 5 ft setback | — | Sec. 1805(D)(1)(a)-(e); 1808(a) Table |
| Vehicular Directional Sign | 30 in | 3 sq ft | — | 5 ft from ROW | 1 per site entrance | At site entrance, 5 ft setback | — | Sec. 1805(D)(1)(c); Sec. 1805(E)(6) |
| Identification Sign (Small) | 3 in letter height | 3 sq ft | — | — | 1 front, 1 rear | Front/rear of building | — | Sec. 1805(D)(2); Sec. 1812(b)(5) |
| Temporary Sign | 6 ft freestanding; 15 ft wall/banner/window | First 2: 32 sq ft each; Additional per 200' frontage: 8 sq ft each | — | — | 2 plus 1 per 200' | On parcel (not public/ROW except 1806(3)) | — | Sec. 1806(1) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Directional/Information Sign | 30 in | 3 sq ft | — | 5 ft from ROW | Per director approval | On-premises, set back 5 ft from ROW | — | Sec. 1805(E)(6) |
| Wall Sign (General) | As per schedule (see 1807) + increases (see 1807(b)(1)) | As per schedule + increases for distance/elevation (see 1807) | — | — | See detailed variations in 1807 | On building (see location notes for special cases) | — | Sec. 1807; Sec. 1805(E)(3) |
| Nameplate/Identification Sign | 3 in letter | 3 sq ft | — | — | 1 per door | Front/rear on premises | — | Sec. 1812(b)(5) |
| Temporary Rights of Way Sign | 2 ft above road elevation | 18" x 24" | — | — | 6 per person; max 5 in residential ROW | Public ROW with permission of abutting owner, except medians/triangles, not attached to any signs/trees, etc. | — | Sec. 1806(3) |
| Special Event Banner | — | 32 sq ft per sign | — | — | 2 per event/permit | For permit-approved event only | — | Sec. 1806(4)(b) |
| Subdivision Entrance Sign | 6 ft (entrance median: 4 ft) | 32 sq ft | — | 10 ft from property line | 2 per entrance or 1 double-faced | At/near entrance | — | Sec. 1805(E)(1); 1808(a) Table |

## Prohibited signs in Coral Springs

- Balloons, feather banners, or any windborne advertising or attention getting devices.
- Animated signs.
- Sandwich or sidewalk signs except as specifically approved in section 1806.
- Snipe signs.
- Signs, other than traffic control device signs, that use the word 'stop' or 'danger,' or are a copy or imitation of traffic control device signs and which are adjacent to the right-of-way.
- Exposed neon tubes or bare bulb illumination except as specifically permitted elsewhere in this chapter including icicle lights used as decorations.
- Permanent signs illuminated from outside the boundaries of the sign unless the source of illumination is not visible from any abutting right-of-way or any adjacent property.
- Roof signs, parapet signs, and signs projecting above a canopy, parapet, or roof of a building.
- Billboards.
- Box or cabinet signs utilizing internal illumination except where each box or cabinet consists of an individual letter or where the individual letters are translucent and the sign face is opaque.
- Vehicle signs.
- Signs projecting horizontally in excess of eighteen (18) inches from the structure upon which it is constructed and signs that project other than at right angles to the building front, except as may be approved as a specifically designed sign.
- Signs placed on a corner lot in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of 2.5 feet and 8 feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said street lines twenty (20) feet from the point of intersection (sight visibility triangle).
- Pylon and pole signs.
- Changeable copy signs except as specifically permitted.
- A sign which covers, interrupts or disrupts the major architectural features of a building.
- Monument signs, where otherwise permitted, closer than two hundred (200) feet to another previously permitted monument sign.
- Signs attached to trees or other vegetative landscaping material.
- Double-faced signs with opposing faces having an interior angle greater than fifteen (15) degrees.
- Human signs.
- Operation or use of advertising vehicles or watercraft in public places, except for vehicles displaying owner's business and used in the usual business, buses, or taxis.
- Abandoned signs and signs on structures where the business has ceased to operate at that location.
- Signs attached to or part of bus benches or bus shelters.
- Electronic message centers.
- Costumed characters or mascots whose purpose is to draw attention to a person, business, or cause, whether holding a sign or not.
- Signs of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair the vision of a driver.
- Signs made entirely of sign foam.
- Signs which are inflammatory or obscene in any manner.
- Attention-getting devices including but not limited to hand-held signs.
- Except for government signs and as otherwise specifically provided, any sign placed on public property or in the public rights-of-ways.
- No sign or support shall be placed to obstruct or interfere physically or visually with any fire alarm, police alarm, traffic signal or sign or device maintained by or under public authority.
- All structural, electrical, and mechanical members must be concealed except for vertical supports integrated into the design; raceway/wireway mounting prohibited unless warranted by structure or approved as a designer sign.
- No face jumping or wires visibly connected to individual letters on a sign.
- Bare bulb illumination (in windows or other locations) prohibited except as specifically permitted.
- Monument signs (other than subdivision signs) not permitted closer than two hundred (200) feet to another on the same side of the street unless authorized by director of development services.
- Signs obstructing site visibility requirements for safe ingress and egress.

## Signs exempt from permit in Coral Springs

- Temporary signs are exempt from permit requirements but must follow general chapter provisions and structural requirements.
- Signs installed under the direction of a federal, state, county, and/or municipal agency are exempt from permit.
- All window signs are exempt from permit requirements.
- Flags (excluding flagpoles) are exempt from permit requirements.
- Nameplate and identification signs with letters not exceeding three (3) inches in height and a sign area not exceeding three (3) square feet are exempt from permit requirements.
- Changes of copy in permitted changeable copy signs are exempt from permit requirements.
- All on-premises signs (excluding window signs) not oriented to any right-of-way and not directed to attract the attention of the off-premises general public but oriented only to on-premises pedestrian traffic are exempt from chapter requirements.
- Signs located more than fifteen (15) feet from a window are totally exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
- Non-illuminated merchandise displays greater than three (3) feet from the face of any window surface and professionally designed window displays are exempt from chapter requirements.
- Non-illuminated signs greater than three (3) feet from the face of any window surface are exempt from requirements.
- Government signs are allowed in all zoning districts on public property and public rights-of-way and are exempt from sign permit requirements (apart from possible separate building or electrical permits under state law).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A master signage program must be submitted for large scale developments as part of architectural and site plan review, including standards on size, number, placement, materials, letter size, style, and colors for signage. Applies to Developments of Regional Impact, mixed use developments, special use districts, conditional uses with 40,000 sq ft or larger of gross building area, and residential developments over 5 acres or over three stories, and commercial properties with at least twelve immediately adjacent properties.
- For buildings or groups of adjacent buildings wishing to utilize multiple color palettes for signage copy, the owner(s) must submit a plan to the city manager or designee to pre-determine an approved palette, planned locations, and materials/methods for signage throughout the project (section 1807(15)). Up to four colors may be approved.
- All multi-story wall signs are subject to a sign waiver approval process: submission of specific sign drawings, review by architectural review committee and city commission, and possible modification or disapproval. This applies to identification signs for multi-story structures.
- Waivers may be granted for building identification signs for multi-story structures following documented process: fee, submission, and review by architectural review committee.
- Variances for unique sign situations or to grant relief from requirements may be obtained by petition, reviewed in public hearings before planning and zoning board and city commission.
- Applications for sign permits must include (among other information) a plan or design of the sign, to scale, showing square footage, sign face, letter height, colors, materials, lighting, equipment, and its position relative to building/property line.
- Monument sign permits must include landscaping details as required by section 1808.
- Signs deemed to be 'designer signs' must be reviewed and approved as such by the city manager or their designee, with sign plans submitted accordingly.

## Full detail

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