# Sign Regulations in Neptune Beach, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Neptune Beach, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/neptune-beach
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Neptune_Beach/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH27UNLADERE_ARTXVIIINOLOSTUSSI)

## At a glance

Neptune Beach, Florida regulates 16 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Freestanding Monument Signs in the Commercial zoning districts, Commercial districts, Business district zoning district are capped at 8 ft tall, 96 sq ft, and 12 ft wide, with a Min 5 ft from property line; must not be in public right-of-way setback (Sec. Sec. 27-584). Most commercial signs in Neptune Beach require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nonresidential zoning districts | 1 | 8 ft | 24 sq ft | — |
| Commercial zoning districts, Commercial districts, Business district | 5 | 44 inches | 200 sq ft per building | — |
| Residential zoning districts | 2 | 8 ft | 32 sq ft (single-family); 60 sq ft (multifamily) | — |
| Conservation zoning districts (CON) | 1 | As determined during use-by-exception process | As determined during use-by-exception process | — |
| C-1 district | 1 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | 25 ft (flagpole) | 32 sq ft | — |

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

### Commercial zoning districts, Commercial districts, Business district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Monument Sign | 8 ft | 96 sq ft | 12 ft | Min 5 ft from property line; must not be in public right-of-way | 1 per 100 linear feet of street frontage (max 3 per lot, max 4 on corner lot); 1 per frontage for lots with <100 ft; 1 per business, 1 per frontage on corner lots | On lot with street frontage, outside public right-of-way, min 5 ft from property line | — | Sec. 27-584 |
| Sandwich Board Sign | 44 inches | — | 24 inches | At least 10 ft from another sandwich board | 1 per business | Not in public right-of-way/parking/drive aisles; at least 10 ft from another sandwich board; cannot block ADA routes, parking, or doors | — | Sec. 27-584.A |
| Building/Fascia Sign (Single Occupant/Business) | — | 200 sq ft per building | — | — | 3 per building side | On exterior wall facing street; up to 3 per building side | — | Sec. 27-585.A(a) |
| Building/Fascia Sign (Multiple Occupants) | — | 200 sq ft per business | — | — | — | On exterior wall facing street | — | Sec. 27-585.A(b) |
| Bracket Sign or Marquee Sign (In lieu of fascia) | — | 60 sq ft projected sign face area | No more than 10 ft projected from building face; clear space adjacent to wall not more than 12 inches | Min 5 ft from street property line | 1 per business in lieu of regular fascia/wall sign | Mounted to wall, not roof; min 8 ft above pedestrian ways, 5 ft from street property line | — | Sec. 27-585.A(c) |

### Residential zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Subdivision Entrance Sign | 8 ft | 32 sq ft (single-family); 60 sq ft (multifamily) | — | — | 1 per entrance (max 2 per development) | At each entrance from collector or arterial street (single/two-family; up to 2); at each entrance (multifamily; up to 2) | — | Sec. 27-586 |
| Internal Directional Sign (Multifamily) | 3 ft | 8 sq ft | — | — | — | Within multifamily development, for direction/building identification | — | Sec. 27-586(2) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign (General) | 5 ft (Residential); unspecified for other | 6 sq ft (Residential); 32 sq ft (other zoning districts) | — | — | 1 | On premises being sold/rented/leased | — | Sec. 27-580(b)(1), Sec. 27-583(b)(1) |
| Construction Site Identification Sign | 8 ft | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | On construction site, not in right-of-way | — | Sec. 27-580(b)(2), Sec. 27-583(b)(3) |
| Political Campaign Sign (Residential) | — | 4 sq ft (Residential) | — | — | — | Wholly within property boundaries | — | Sec. 27-580(b)(7), Sec. 27-583(b)(4) |
| Political Campaign Sign (Nonresidential/Other) | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | — | Within property boundaries of nonresidential/other zones | — | Sec. 27-580(b)(7) |
| Personal Expression Sign | 25 ft (flagpole) | 4 sq ft (sign); 20 sq ft (pole flag), pole not above 25 ft | — | — | 1 per lot or unit | On private lot/parcel/one per dwelling unit for multifamily | — | Sec. 27-580(b)(8) |
| Nameplate/Professional Nameplate | — | 1 sq ft (professional); 3 sq ft (occupant) | — | — | — | Flat on exterior wall or on premises | — | Sec. 27-580(a)(5)-(6) |

## Prohibited signs in Neptune Beach

- Signs that violate the building code or electrical code.
- Any sign that presents a safety, traffic or pedestrian hazard including signs, which obstruct visibility.
- Blank temporary signs.
- Signs with visible moving, revolving, or rotating parts or visible mechanical movement of any description or other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical, electronic, or mechanical means, except for governmental traffic devices and signs.
- Signs with the optical illusion of movement by means of a design that presents a pattern capable of giving the illusion of motion or changing of copy.
- Signs with lights or illuminations that flash, move, rotate, scintillate, blink, flicker, or vary in intensity or color, to include animated signs and automatic changeable message devices except for signs of this type that provide time and temperature only.
- Strings of light bulbs used on commercially developed parcels for commercial purposes, other than traditional holiday decorations.
- Wind signs, as defined by this Code.
- Signs that incorporate projected images, emit any sound that is intended to attract attention, or involve the use of live animals.
- Signs that emit audible sound, odor, or visible matter such as smoke or steam.
- Signs or sign structures that interfere with free use of any fire escape, emergency exit, or standpipe, or that obstruct any window to such an extent that light or ventilation is reduced to a point below that required by any provision of this Code or other ordinance.
- Nongovernmental signs that resemble any official sign or marker erected by any governmental agency, or that by reason of position, shape or color, would conflict with the proper functioning of any traffic sign or signal, or be of a size, location, movement, content, color, or illumination that may be reasonably confused with or construed as, or conceal, a traffic-control device.
- Nongovernmental signs that use the words 'stop,' 'look,' 'danger,' or any similar word, phrase, or symbol, or which is a copy or imitation of an official sign that may be reasonably confused with or construed as, or conceal a traffic device.
- Signs that obstruct the vision of pedestrians, cyclists, or motorists traveling on or entering public streets thereby creating a safety hazard for the public.
- Signs, within ten (10) feet of public right-of-way or one hundred (100) feet of traffic-control lights, that contain red or green lights that might be confused with traffic control lights, thereby creating a safety hazard for the public.
- Signs that are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair the vision of any motorist, cyclist, or pedestrian using or entering a public way, or that are a hazard or a nuisance to occupants of any property because of glare or other characteristics.
- Signs that contain any lighting or control mechanism that causes unreasonable interference with radio, television or other communication signals.
- Searchlights used to advertise or promote a business or to attract customers to a property.
- Signs that are painted, pasted, or printed on any curbstone, flagstone, pavement, or any portion of any sidewalk or street, and traffic control signs.
- Signs placed upon benches, bus shelters or waste receptacles, except as may be authorized in writing pursuant to F.S. § 337.407.
- Signs erected on public property, without the permission of the appropriate public authority (such as private utility poles, rights-of-way, parks, streets and other public properties) located on public property, other than signs erected by public authority for public purposes and signs authorized in writing pursuant to F.S. § 337.407.
- Signs erected over or across any public street except as may otherwise be expressly authorized by this Code.
- Vehicle signs with a total sign area on any vehicle in excess of ten (10) square feet, when the vehicle: a) Is parked for more than sixty (60) consecutive minutes within one hundred (100) feet of any street right-of-way; b) Is visible from the street right-of-way that the vehicle is within one hundred (100) feet of; and c) Is not regularly used in the conduct of the business advertised on the vehicle.
- Portable signs as defined by this Code.
- Roof signs as defined by this Code.
- Signs placed, posted, or erected upon land or upon trees upon land adjacent to adjoining all public streets and highways of the city, without the written consent of the owner of such land, or the written consent of the attorney or agent of such owner.
- Signs placed upon any tree, telephone pole, electric pole, lamppost, hydrant or fence or on any public building, or within any public park or public property.
- Billboards, as defined by this Code.
- Signs with obscene language, or obscene graphic representation of the human body.
- Snipe signs, as defined by this Code.

## Signs exempt from permit in Neptune Beach

- Signs within a building that are not visible from the exterior of the building (excluding window signs affixed to the interior of windows and visible from the exterior).
- Building signs, historical markers, memorial signs, tablets or plaques, or the name of a building and the date of erection, when cut into masonry or constructed of bronze or similar noncombustible material.
- Signs as required by law to display building permits or other similar required public notices.
- Traffic signs, street name signs, legal notices of public meetings, danger signs and temporary emergency when erected by city, county, state or federal authorities.
- Religious symbols.
- Address and street number signs not exceeding two (2) square feet.
- Holiday and seasonal decorations with no commercial advertising message.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All new nonresidential development with space or units for more than one (1) business or occupant shall provide a unified sign plan with the application for building permits. All subsequent applications for sign permits shall comply with the approved unified sign plan.
- Permit required for most signs: no sign within the city shall be constructed, erected, operated, used, maintained, enlarged, illuminated, or substantially altered without first obtaining a permit, except as otherwise provided in the article (including exempt signs).

## Full detail

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