# Sign Regulations in Oldsmar, Florida

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

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

## At a glance

Oldsmar, Florida regulates 32 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Temporary Sign (Single Family Residential Use)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall and 4 square feet, with a May not be located on public property/right-of-way setback (Sec. Sec. 13.4.2 (c)1).

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 14 | 35 feet (flagpole) | 48 square feet | — |
| Residential or residentially-zoned districts (E-1, E-2, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-6, CL-20, CL-30, RM-15, RPD, PUD, R/O/R [residential component]) | 3 | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — |
| Commercial or commercially-zoned districts (C-1, C-2, OF, RO, PUB, R/O/R [office and retail components], CPD [office and retail components]) | 13 | 25 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| Warehouse, warehousing, industrial and industrially-zoned districts (C-3, L-1, M-1, IPD) | 4 | 24 feet | 100 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Street Address Sign (Residential Use) | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 1 per parcel | Attached wall sign per parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.2 (a) |
| Street Address Sign (Non-Residential Use) | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 per parcel | Attached wall sign per parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.2 (a) |
| Parking Space Sign (Non-Residential Use) | 6 feet | 2 square feet per sign face | — | — | 1 per parking space | Each parking space | — | Sec. 13.4.2 (b) |
| Temporary Sign (Single Family Residential Use) | 4 feet | 4 square feet | — | May not be located on public property/right-of-way | 4 per unit; 6 for corner lots | On parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.2 (c)1 |
| Temporary Sign (Multifamily/Non-Residential Use) | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — | May not be located on public property/right-of-way | 4 per parcel; 6 for corner lots | On parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.2 (c)2,3,4,5 |
| Flag (Residential Use) | 25 feet (flagpole) | 15 square feet | — | — | 1 per unit | 1 flagpole per parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.2 (e)1 |
| Flag (Multifamily/Non-Residential Use) | 35 feet (flagpole) | 24 square feet per flag | — | — | 3 per parcel | Up to 2 flagpoles per parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.2 (e)2 |
| Non-Commercial Onsite Wayfinding/Directional Signs | 3 feet | 3 square feet per sign; 15 square feet aggregate | — | — | — | Onsite, each parcel/lot | — | Sec. 13.4.4(10) |

### Commercial or commercially-zoned districts (C-1, C-2, OF, RO, PUB, R/O/R [office and retail components], CPD [office and retail components])

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Attached Sign (Wall Sign or Window Sign) - Ground Level | 16 feet | 150 square feet | — | — | 1 per street per business | Ground level, each business on frontage | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)1; 13.4.1(d) |
| Attached Sign (Wall Sign or Window Sign) - Second Floor | 25 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | 1 per street per business | Second floor level, each business on frontage | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)2; 13.4.1(d) |
| Monument Sign (Permanent) | 24 feet | 150 square feet | — | 10 feet from property line adjacent to right-of-way, unless waived by physical characteristics. Landscaping at base: 1 sq ft landscaped area per sq ft sign area. | 1 per parcel | On parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)3; 13.4.1(a),(c),(i) |
| Pole Sign (Permanent) | 24 feet | 100 square feet | — | 10 feet from property line adjacent to right-of-way, unless waived by physical characteristics. | 1 per parcel | On parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)3; 13.4.1(a),(c),(h),(i) |
| Projecting Sign (in lieu of attached/monument/pole signs) | 24 feet | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per business frontage | Along street frontage | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)4; 13.4.1(e) |
| Off-site Permanent Monument Sign (Commercial Subdivision/Shopping Center) | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — | 30 feet from the intersection of ROW lines, 15 feet from all front and side ROW lines | 1 per qualifying center | Within 100 feet of commercial subdivision, office park, or shopping center | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)5; 13.4.1(g) |
| Freestanding Drive-Through Sign (Restaurant) | 8 feet (including structure) | 40 square feet | — | — | 1 per drive-through lane | Per drive-through lane | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)6 |
| Pole Sign (CPD/Shopping Center/Commercial Subdivision) | 24 feet | 150 square feet | — | See Sec. 13.4.1(a) | 1 per shopping center/subdivision | On property wholly owned by shopping center developer/owner | — | Sec. 13.4.4(b)9.B |

### Warehouse, warehousing, industrial and industrially-zoned districts (C-3, L-1, M-1, IPD)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Attached Sign (Wall or Window Sign) | — | 75 square feet | — | — | 1 per parcel (per tenant in multi-tenant dev.) | On each parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.5(b)1 |
| Monument Sign (Permanent) | 8 feet | 100 square feet | — | 10 feet from property line adjacent to public right-of-way, unless waived by physical characteristics. | 1 per parcel | On parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.5(b)2; 13.4.1(c),(i) |
| Pole Sign (Permanent) | 24 feet | 100 square feet | — | 10 feet from property line adjacent to public right-of-way, unless waived by physical characteristics. | 1 per parcel | On parcel | — | Sec. 13.4.5(b)2; 13.4.1(h),(c),(i) |
| Off-site Permanent Monument Sign (Industrial Park/Subdivision) | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — | 30 feet from intersection of ROW lines, 15 feet from all front and side ROW lines (Sec. 13.4.1(g)) | 1 per industrial park/subdivision | Within 100 feet of industrial park/subdivision it serves; on property under same ownership as development | — | Sec. 13.4.5(b)3, 4.C; Sec. 13.4.1(g) |

## Prohibited signs in Oldsmar

- Billboards.
- Flashing signs.
- Animated signs.
- Revolving or rotating signs.
- Signs which move, twirl or swing, including multi-prism and tri-vision signs.
- Electronic signs, except when required as traffic control device signs.
- Floodlights and beacon lights, except when required by the Federal Aviation Agency.
- Wind signs.
- Portable signs.
- Roof signs.
- Abandoned and discontinued signs.
- Snipe signs.
- Projecting signs, other than projecting signs as allowed within certain locations within certain zoning districts pursuant to this article.
- Bench/bus shelter advertising signs within the public right-of-way.
- Signs that emit sound, vapor, smoke, odor, particles or flame or gas with the exception that signs emitting audible sound erected to accomplish compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act shall be authorized.
- Signs that have unshielded illuminating devices.
- Signs that obstruct, conceal, hide or otherwise obscure from view any traffic control device sign or official traffic signal.
- Umbrella signs.
- Any attached sign that exceeds 150 square feet in sign area.
- Any freestanding sign that is higher than 25 feet, other than flagpoles as allowed in certain zoning districts pursuant to this article which have a height limit of 35 feet.
- Any freestanding sign that exceeds 100 square feet in sign area unless a larger size is expressly authorized in this code.
- Any sign within a sight visibility triangle that obstructs a clear view of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- Any sign in or over the public streets, roads or right-of-way, other than traffic control device signs, statutory signs, non-commercial bench/bus shelter signs, warning signs or safety signs.
- Any sign attached to a seawall, dock, tie pole or pier, other than a warning sign or safety sign.
- Signs in or upon any river, bay, lake, or other body of water within the limits of the city, except statutory signs or warning signs.
- Any sign which is designed to approximate, mimic or emulate an official government sign, including unofficial 'stop' signs posted in, on or above any road, street or right-of-way, or within 50 feet thereof.
- Any sign nailed, fastened, affixed to, or painted on any tree (living or dead), or other vegetation.
- Any sign prohibited by state or federal law.
- Vehicle signs visible from a street or right-of-way within 100 feet of the vehicle and where the vehicle is parked for more than two consecutive hours in any 24 hour period within 100 feet of said street or right-of-way.
- Any sign located on real property without the permission of the property owner.
- Holographic display signs.
- Pavement markings, except for official traffic control markings and building address markings required by law.
- Pennants, streamers, balloons, wind activated banners, cold air inflatables and other fixed aerial signage, except where specifically provided elsewhere in this article.
- Obscene signs that meet the definition of obscenity under F.S. § 847.001 et seq., as amended.
- Projected light signs.
- No sign shall be erected so as to obstruct any fire escape, required exit, window, or door opening intended as a means of egress.
- No sign shall be erected which interferes with any opening required for ventilation.
- Signs shall maintain a minimum of six feet horizontal and 12 feet vertical clearance from electrical conductors and from all communications equipment or lines located within the city.
- Signs and their supporting structures shall maintain clearance and noninterference with all surface and underground facilities and conduits for water, sewage, electricity, or communications equipment or lines. Placement shall not interfere with natural or artificial drainage or surface or underground water.
- No sign shall be attached to a standpipe, gutter, drain, or fire escape, nor shall any sign be installed so as to impair access to a roof.
- Any sign installed or placed on public property, except in conformance with the requirements of this article or applicable concession or other agreement, is illegal and subject to confiscation, and the city may recover cost of removal.

## Signs exempt from permit in Oldsmar

- A sign located entirely inside the premises of a building or enclosed space and that is not visible from the right-of-way or public parking lots.
- Any government or statutory sign placed by or at the direction of or through the permission of the city in, on or over any city owned or controlled property or right-of-way.
- An exempt sign (as referenced in permitting exceptions).
- Allowed sign types described in section 13.4.2 (which includes street address signs, parking space signs, temporary signs, wayfinding/directional signs, flags, warning and safety signs, temporary window signs, temporary banner signs, temporary political campaign signs as regulated, etc.)
- Government or statutory signs erected by the city.
- No permit or permit fee required for changing the copy of a sign, as long as no changes are made to the sign's height, size, location, or structure.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Site plans must include the size, location and relationship of all permanent signs and sign structures for shopping centers or commercial subdivisions (13.4.4(9)A). Any subsequent change to an approved site plan must meet all restrictions, limitations and provisions of this article.
- For IPD industrial parks and industrial subdivisions, the size, location and relationship of all permanent signs shall be included in the required site plan (13.4.5(4)A). Any subsequent change to an approved site plan must meet all restrictions, limitations and provisions of this article.
- For freestanding signs, the application must include a boundary survey signed and sealed by a licensed land surveyor or engineer showing the proposed location of the sign.
- No variances are permitted to the terms and conditions governing signs as per section 13.3.

## Full detail

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