# Sign Regulations in Southwest Ranches, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Southwest Ranches, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/southwest-ranches
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-17
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Southwest_Ranches/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIIIUNLADECO_SP3DEST_ART70SIRE)

## At a glance

Southwest Ranches, Florida regulates 8 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Election Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 16 square feet, with a Minimum 5 feet from right-of-way for signs under 3 square feet, 10 feet for signs over 3 square feet setback (Sec. Sec. 070-110(L)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agricultural Districts (A-1, A-2) | 4 | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| Rural Districts (RR, RE) | 4 | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| Community Facility District | 4 | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — |
| Commercial Districts (CB) | 4 | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — |
| Open Space and Recreation District | 4 | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — |
| Manufacturing and Industrial Districts | 4 | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Agricultural Districts (A-1, A-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Street-side mailbox, wall, or fence adjacent to the driveway | — | Sec. 070-080(C)(2) |
| Building Identification Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Table 70-2 |
| Subdivision Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | Two at primary entrance, one additional at other entrances | Primary entrance to subdivision or neighborhood | — | Sec. 070-090 |
| Incidental Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | — | Adjacent to paths of vehicular or pedestrian traffic | — | Sec. 070-080(N) |

### Rural Districts (RR, RE)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Street-side mailbox, wall, or fence adjacent to the driveway | — | Sec. 070-080(C)(2) |
| Building Identification Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Table 70-2 |
| Subdivision Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | Two at primary entrance, one additional at other entrances | Primary entrance to subdivision or neighborhood | — | Sec. 070-090 |
| Incidental Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | — | Adjacent to paths of vehicular or pedestrian traffic | — | Sec. 070-080(N) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Election Sign | 6 feet | 16 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from right-of-way for signs under 3 square feet, 10 feet for signs over 3 square feet | One per candidate and per issue per street frontage | Private property | — | Sec. 070-110(L) |
| Opinion/Free Expression Sign | 6 feet | 4 square feet | — | Minimum 10 feet from right-of-way | One per parcel | Private property | — | Sec. 070-110(L)(2) |

## Prohibited signs in Southwest Ranches

- The use of any portion of a tower for signs or advertising purposes, including, but not limited to, a company name, banners, streamers, religious icons, etc., shall be strictly prohibited.
- Any sign not specifically permitted is prohibited, including, but not limited to, animated signs including revolving or rotating signs, abandoned signs, any sign located in a sight visibility triangle, banner or pennant signs, except as permitted by section 070-120, balloon signs, except as permitted by section 070-120, bench signs, billboard signs except for any lawfully erected billboard sign permitted by FDOT along any portion of the interstate or federal-aid primary highway system, changeable copy signs, unless specifically provided for herein, electronic copy within or upon a sign; unless specifically provided for herein, exposed neon tubes or bare bulb signs placed in geometric forms to outline structures, or roofs in such a manner as to attract attention, flags, except as permitted by sections 070-110 and 070-120, flashing signs, inflatable balloons displaying advertising, except as specifically provided for herein, murals, off-premises signs, painted wall signs, pole signs, projecting signs, roof signs, sandwich or sidewalk signs, except as permitted by section 070-120, snipe signs, strip lighting, trailer signs, except as permitted by section 070-120, vehicle signs with a total sign area on any vehicle in excess of ten square feet, when the vehicle is parked for more than sixty consecutive minutes within one hundred feet of any street right-of-way or is visible from the street right-of-way that the vehicle is within one hundred feet of.

## Signs exempt from permit in Southwest Ranches

- Noncommercial signs erected by the Town of Southwest Ranches shall be exempt from the regulations as set forth herein.
- Permits shall not be required for the following signs, provided the sign area is six square feet or less and the sign is nonilluminated: building identification signs, flags, yard signs, hanging signs, incidental signs, interior signs, nameplate signs, window signs.
- Permits shall not be required for the following signs: public service signs, traffic control signs, any sign on a farm that pertains to farm activities; and any sign on a plot, or portion of a plot, used as a noncommercial farm and pertaining to permitted agricultural activities, provided that a building permit is not required under the building code.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- For all plots having more than two tenants displaying signs, a master sign plan must be approved by the town concurrently with site plan approval.
- No sign permits shall be issued contrary to the master sign plan.
- Once the master sign plan has been approved for a plot, the criteria shall apply to the entire plot shown on the master sign plan, as well as each individual tenant or occupant, and shall remain as long as the building exists, regardless of change of ownership, management or occupancy, or until a complete new master sign plan has been submitted and approved.
- Where a master signage plan is amended, or a new plan approved, all existing signs on the plot must conform to the master sign plan within a period of one year from approval of the plan.

## 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 7 zoning districts in Southwest Ranches — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Southwest+Ranches+FL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-southwest-ranches

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