# Sign Regulations in Holly Hill, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Holly Hill, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/holly-hill
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Holly_Hill/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH110SI)

## At a glance

Holly Hill, Florida regulates 15 sign types across 12 zoning districts. Gazebo - Option 1s in the R-1 zoning district are capped at 14 ft. tall and 16 ft. diameter (max) wide, with a 35 ft from right-of-way; 10 ft from side property line setback (Sec. Sec. 114-703). Most commercial signs in Holly Hill require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (12 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |
| R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4A, R-5 | 4 | — | 6 sq. ft. | — |
| R-6, R-7, R-8, R-9 | 1 | — | 4 sq. ft. | — |
| All zones except R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4A, R-5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wholesale nurseries | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cemeteries | 1 | — | 50 sq. ft. | — |
| Adult Bookstores and Movie Theaters | 1 | — | 20 sq. ft. | — |
| R-1 | 1 | 14 ft. | — | — |
| Neighborhood residential storage facilities | 1 | — | 32 sq. ft. | — |
| Redevelopment District Overlay | 2 | — | Per 'land development regulations', but <not specified in this section> | — |
| B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, I-1, I-2, CC-1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Planned Unit Development (PUD, APUD, RPUD, MPUD, BPUD, IPUD) | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 12 zones)

### R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4A, R-5

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Identification Sign - Child Day Care Center | — | 6 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 | Building facade of child day care center | — | Sec. 114-667(4) |
| Identification Sign - Adult Day Care Center | — | 6 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 | Building facade of adult day care center | — | Sec. 114-668(4) |
| Identification Sign - Bed and Breakfast | — | 4 sq. ft. | — | — | 1 | At bed and breakfast establishment | — | Sec. 114-694(8) |
| Any Sign for Adult Congregate Living Facility | — | — | — | — | 0 | N/A | — | Sec. 114-665(6) |

### R-1

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gazebo - Option 1 | 14 ft. | — | 16 ft. diameter (max) | 35 ft from right-of-way; 10 ft from side property line | — | Waterfront yard of R-1 property; minimum 35 ft from edge of public right-of-way; 10 ft from side property line. | — | Sec. 114-703 |

### Redevelopment District Overlay

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign (Automobile, RV, and Boat Sales) | — | Per 'land development regulations', but <not specified in this section> | — | — | — | Property frontage | — | Sec. 114-705 |
| Building Sign (Redevelopment District Overlay) | — | — | — | — | — | Building | — | Sec. 114-705 |

## Prohibited signs in Holly Hill

- No goods or merchandise shall be displayed, stored or sold on any public right-of-way, public sidewalk or designated parking area.
- The outside display, storage or sale of goods and merchandise on private property or a private sidewalk shall not create a hazard to, impede or obstruct pedestrian movement, and shall not violate minimum fire and safety codes standards or any other regulations of the city.
- No outside sales activity shall be conducted on public rights-of-way and public sidewalks.
- It is prohibited for a mobile food vendor to create a nuisance condition including, but not limited to, loud noises, shouting or amplified music or sound. Any noise generated must comply with the city's standard noise ordinance.
- The mobile food vendor shall not cause or allow any grease or liquid wastes used in the operation to be discharged from the mobile food vehicle.
- The mobile food vendor shall not sell anything other than food and nonalcoholic beverages.
- The hosting site property owner, tenant, and mobile food vendor must not conduct business in such a manner that would restrict or interfere with proper ingress and egress for vehicles and pedestrians or constitute a traffic hazard.
- Mobile food vehicles and their seating areas may not disrupt parking area operation nor be located in landscaped areas, right-of-way or designated public safety lanes.
- No mobile food vehicle may be located on vacant lots, except as provided for approved rallies and special events.
- Mobile food vehicles are not allowed in residential areas or the residential portion of a mixed-use PUD, except for catering private events or by special event permit for churches and civic organizations.
- No more than 50 percent of the open area may be used for outside sales activity; open area does not include public rights-of-way, public sidewalks, landscaped areas or stormwater retention areas.
- Signs on mobile food vehicles must be mounted flat against the vehicle and may not project; only one freestanding sign not exceeding six square feet is permitted per site.
- No commercial signage or advertising is permitted on telecommunications towers except as required by law or for property posting related to trespassing.
- No boats or RVEs of any size shall be parked or stored in the public right-of-way.
- No tent shall be erected within the city limits without a permit except specific exemptions are met.
- No flag lots shall be created (flag lots are prohibited).
- Barbed wire, razor wire, and electric fences or other fences/walls easily harmful to humans or animals by contact are prohibited on developed residential and non-residential sites (with limited exceptions).
- No storage of building materials or construction equipment on residential property unless incidental to permitted construction and with a valid building permit.
- No person shall keep, store or allow to remain on any property any dismantled, partially dismantled, nonoperative or discarded machinery, vehicles, boats or parts, scrap metal or junk except as provided (e.g., within enclosed buildings or 10-day limitation, etc.).

## Signs exempt from permit in Holly Hill

- Outside display and sale of goods in the B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, I-1, I-2 and CC-1 zoning districts is allowed for goods normally sold inside a building occupied by a business holding a current local business tax receipt, subject to restrictions (not on public sidewalks/right-of-way, not blocking pedestrian movement, etc.).
- Camping tents or other tents used for residential purposes temporarily (not more than 15 consecutive days or 30 total days in a twelve-month period) located in the side or rear yard of property zoned or used for residential purposes are exempt from tent permit requirement.
- Tents temporarily constructed pursuant to a lawfully permitted garage sale are exempt from tent permit requirements.
- Mobile food vehicle rallies (two or more vehicles) may be permitted as a special event and are exempt from some restrictions otherwise placed on individual mobile food vendor locations (e.g., parking time limits, vacant lot prohibition).
- Churches and civic organizations in residential areas may host a mobile food vendor with a special event permit.
- Mobile food vendors catering a private event in a residential zone are permitted.
- Telecommunications towers and antennas that do not exceed the maximum building height for the district are exempt from special division requirements.
- Temporary mobile telecommunications towers and antennas up to 70 feet in height are exempt when operated for up to 7 days (or longer with city commission approval).
- Direct-to-home satellite antennas or satellite dish antennas (one meter or less), amateur and short-wave antennas, and customer premises equipment and mobile stations are exempt from the telecommunications towers division.
- Machinery, vehicle parts, scrap metal or junk stored in a completely enclosed building or restoration of one vehicle (properly covered) is exempt from junk storage prohibition.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Where indicated in district or use-specific regulations, sign plans may be required as part of site plans (e.g., Houses of Worship site plan must show locations and descriptions of signs, if permitted).
- For telecommunication towers requiring a special exception, scaled site plans and elevation views must be submitted, including location of signs.
- Landscape, sign and fence plan required for Plumbing Retail special exception uses.
- Master development plan (MDP) for PUD rezoning applications must include a preliminary plan that may require sign location information.
- For outside sales activities requiring a special use permit, the application must include a site plan showing the location of activities, including details necessary for compliance.
- Tent permits require submittal of a site plan or sketch showing location of the tent and related items.
- Shipping containers visible from any right-of-way require complete screening; the screening material and locations may be subject to site plan approval.
- For amusement centers and other special exception uses, site plans as part of the application will usually be required to show compliance with various standards, potentially including sign placement.
- Final site plans are required for PUD development following MDP recordation, which may include sign plans as part of comprehensive development plan review.

## 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 12 zoning districts in Holly Hill — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Holly+Hill+FL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-holly-hill

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