# Sign Regulations in San Antonio, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** San Antonio, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/san-antonio
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/San_Antonio/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH74SI)

## At a glance

San Antonio, Florida regulates 10 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Nonresidential areas zoning district are capped at 15 feet or roof height, whichever is less tall, 24 square feet, and 4 feet wide, with a General 10-foot setback applies; Cannot be within minimum buffer required by site use setback (Sec. Sec. 74-207(1)-(7)). Most commercial signs in San Antonio require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | Roof height; or 12 feet if no building, unless otherwise provided | — | — |
| Residential areas | 2 | 4 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| Subdivision | 1 | 4 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| Model home center | 1 | — | 9 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential areas | 5 | 15 feet or roof height, whichever is less | 24 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential areas located on State Road 52 | 5 | 20 feet or 3 feet above roof (whichever is less) | 32 square feet | — |

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

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Sign Types (General Standards) | Roof height; or 12 feet if no building, unless otherwise provided | — | — | Minimum ten-foot setback from property line | — | Must not be erected at intersections so as to obstruct vision (clear visibility triangle); Minimum ten-foot setback from property line (measured from nearest part of sign) | — | Sec. 74-151; Sec. 74-166 to 74-168 |
| Temporary Sign (General Requirements) | — | — | — | Minimum ten-foot setback from property line | — | Must be placed on private property, outside buffer/landscaping/parking/detention-areas; minimum ten-foot setback from property line | — | Sec. 74-186; Sec. 74-187 |

### Nonresidential areas

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 15 feet or roof height, whichever is less | 24 square feet | 4 feet | General 10-foot setback applies; Cannot be within minimum buffer required by site use | One per street frontage | One per street frontage; must be at maximum feasible distance from preexisting adjacent freestanding signs; cannot be within minimum buffer required by site use | — | Sec. 74-207(1)-(7) |
| Wall Sign | — | 24 square feet | 6 feet | — | One per business | Affixed to building; shall not extend above roof or vertical wall; shall not project beyond parapet; shall not project more than 2 feet beyond face of building | — | Sec. 74-207(1), (2), (8) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 24 square feet | 6 feet | — | One per business | May project not more than 2 feet beyond face of building; bottom minimum 8 feet above grade | — | Sec. 74-207(1), (2), (8) |
| Marquee Sign | — | 24 square feet | 6 feet | — | One per business | On vertical faces of marquees, may project below bottom of marquee up to 12 inches; minimum 8 feet above sidewalk or grade; no projection above vertical marquee face or beyond marquee | — | Sec. 74-207(1), (2), (9) |
| Directional Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | No more than 4 per business | May be placed up to property line; not considered a freestanding sign | — | Sec. 74-207(3) |

### Nonresidential areas located on State Road 52

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet or 3 feet above roof (whichever is less) | 32 square feet | 8 feet | General 10-foot setback applies; Cannot be within minimum buffer required by site use | One per street frontage | One per street frontage; must be at maximum feasible distance from preexisting adjacent freestanding signs; cannot be within minimum buffer required by site use | — | Sec. 74-208(1)-(7) |
| Wall Sign | — | 32 square feet | 8 feet | — | One per business | Affixed to building; shall not extend above roof or vertical wall; shall not project beyond parapet; shall not project more than 2 feet beyond face of building | — | Sec. 74-208(1), (2), (8) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 32 square feet | 8 feet | — | One per business | May project not more than 2 feet beyond face of building; bottom minimum 8 feet above grade | — | Sec. 74-208(1), (2), (8) |
| Marquee Sign | — | 32 square feet | 8 feet | — | One per business | On vertical faces of marquees, may project below bottom of marquee up to 12 inches; minimum 8 feet above sidewalk or grade; no projection above vertical marquee face or beyond marquee | — | Sec. 74-208(1), (2), (9) |
| Directional Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | No more than 4 per business | May be placed up to property line; not considered a freestanding sign | — | Sec. 74-208(3) |

## Prohibited signs in San Antonio

- Signs which are in violation of the building code or electrical code.
- Obsolete signs that identify or advertise an activity, business, product or service which has not been conducted or available for more than three months.
- 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 time-temperature-date signs and traditional barber poles.
- Signs or sign structures which interfere in any way with free use of any fire escape, emergency exits or standpipes, or which obstruct any window to such an extent that light or ventilation is reduced below required standards.
- Signs which resemble any official sign or marker erected by any governmental agency, or which 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 which may be reasonably confused with or construed as, or conceal, a traffic control device.
- Signs which obstruct the vision of pedestrians, cyclists or motorists.
- Signs which are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair the vision of any motorist, cyclist or pedestrian, or which are a hazard or a nuisance to occupants of any property because of glare or other characteristics.
- Illuminated signs in any residential area, except residential name plates and street address signs that are illuminated by soft and muted light.
- Signs in violation of F.S. § 337.407.
- Signs placed upon benches, bus shelters or waste receptacles, except as may be authorized by written agreement pursuant to F.S. § 337.407.
- Snipe signs made of any material and attached in any way to a utility pole, tree, fencepost, stake, stick or any other similar object on public or private property, except as otherwise allowed or exempted.
- Signs erected on public property other than signs erected by public authority for public purposes and signs authorized by written agreement pursuant to F.S. § 337.407.
- Vehicle signs not used in conduct of the business advertised on the vehicle. A vehicle used primarily for advertising or for providing transportation for owners/employees of the occupancy advertised shall not be considered as used in the conduct of the business.
- Signs with lights or illumination that flash, move, rotate, scintillate, blink, flicker or vary in intensity or color except for time-temperature-date signs; including optical illusion signs designed to appear in motion.
- Wind signs consisting of one or more banners, flags, pennants, ribbons, spinners, streamers or captive balloons, or other objects or material fastened so as to move with the wind.
- Signs painted, pasted or printed on curbstone, flagstone, pavements or sidewalks/streets, except house numbers or traffic control signs.
- Portable, or trailer signs, except as provided in section 74-187(4)(e).
- Off-site advertising, including billboard signs.
- Signs prohibited in F.S. ch. 479.

## Signs exempt from permit in San Antonio

- Exemptions as stated in section 74-7 (Note: section 74-7 text is not provided, but any exemptions there would apply across all zones unless otherwise specified).

## 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 San Antonio — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=San+Antonio+FL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-san-antonio

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