# Sign Regulations in Lake Clarke Shores, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Lake Clarke Shores, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/lake-clarke-shores
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-17
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Lake_Clarke_Shores/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH113SI)

## At a glance

Lake Clarke Shores, Florida regulates 3 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 48 square feet, with a Minimum of ten feet from property lines setback (Sec. Sec. 113-6). Most commercial signs in Lake Clarke Shores require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Single-Family Residential (SF) District | 1 | — | 24 square feet | — |
| Multiple-Family Residential (MF) District | 1 | — | 24 square feet | — |
| Limited Commercial (LC) District | 2 | — | — | — |
| Open Space (OS) District | 1 | — | — | — |
| Governmental (G) District | 1 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 6 feet | 48 square feet | — |

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

### Single-Family Residential (SF) District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Sign | — | 24 square feet | — | — | One sign allowed | — | — | Sec. 125-301 |

### Limited Commercial (LC) District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | One sign allowed | Building facade | — | Sec. 125-370 |
| Detached Sign | — | — | — | — | As may be applicable to the use or situation | — | — | Sec. 125-370 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 feet | 48 square feet | — | Minimum of ten feet from property lines | One sign allowed per property | Within property lines | — | Sec. 113-6 |

## Prohibited signs in Lake Clarke Shores

- A-frame/sandwich/sidewalk signs
- Animated signs
- Awning signs
- Balloons
- Banners (with the exception of banners temporarily used for special events as permitted by the town)
- Billboards and/or off-premises signs (with the exception of garage/yard/estate sale signs and political signs)
- Canopy signs
- Cube signs
- Flashing signs or lights
- Pole signs
- Portable signs
- Roof signs
- Snipe signs
- Swinging signs
- Three-dimensional product displays
- Signs advertising home based business
- Signs placed in the road right-of-way (with the exception of government placed signs)
- Signs that resemble official signs or traffic control devices
- Signs which are obscene or harmful to minors

## Signs exempt from permit in Lake Clarke Shores

- Address signs
- Capital outdoor sale signs (i.e., vehicle or boat sales properly authorized by the town)
- Garage/yard/estate sale signs properly authorized by the town
- Holiday lights and decorations
- Legal notices, identification, information or directional signs erected or required by governmental agencies
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and dates of construction when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material and attached to the surface of a building
- Political signs
- Public convenience signs
- Public utility signs
- Public warning signs
- Real estate signs
- Special event signs

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Applications for sign permits for any freestanding sign along Forest Hill Boulevard shall be submitted by the building official, as part of the plan review process, to the town council for approval.
- The building official may require the sign contractor to submit a design and stress diagram or plan, designed, signed and certified by a state registered professional engineer, containing the necessary information to enable the building official to determine that such sign complies with all regulations of this chapter for any type of sign which, in the building official's opinion, may create or cause a hazard to the health, safety or general well-being of the residents and/or property owners of the town.

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

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