# Sign Regulations in Vero Beach, Florida

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Vero Beach, Florida (FL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/florida/vero-beach
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-17
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/FL/Vero_Beach/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIIILADERE_TITIIIPOPOOR_CH38SI)

## At a glance

Vero Beach, Florida regulates 9 sign types across 11 zoning districts. Freestanding Sign (Monument Sign)s in the P-1, P-2, P-3, POI, I, and RCLO zoning districts zoning district are capped at 10 feet tall and 48 sq. ft., with a 5 feet from all rights-of-way and 15 feet from all other property lines. setback (Sec. Sec. 38.14 - Sign regulations in P-1, P-2, P-3, POI, I, and RCLO zoning districts.). Most commercial signs in Vero Beach require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (11 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | — | — |
| Single-family residential zoning district | 1 | 25 feet or no higher than the highest point of the principal building's roof, whichever is lower. | 24 sq. ft. | — |
| Multiple-family residential or nonresidential zoning districts | 1 | 35 feet | 24 sq. ft. | — |
| P-2, Parks zoning district | 1 | 80 feet | 750 sq. ft. | — |
| Nonresidential zoning districts | 2 | 10 feet | 16 sq. ft. | — |
| Residential zoning districts | 1 | 3 feet | 3 sq. ft. | — |
| P-1, P-2, P-3, POI, I, and RCLO zoning districts | 2 | 10 feet | 48 sq. ft. | — |
| C1-A, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, C-1M, and Ocean Drive/Cardinal Overlay zoning districts | 2 | 10 feet | 48 sq. ft. | — |
| C-1B, C-1, ALI, and M zoning districts | 2 | 10 feet | 48 sq. ft. | — |
| DTW and MX zoning districts | 2 | 5% of side or rear building façade | 8 sq. ft. | — |
| PD zoning district | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 11 zones)

### Nonresidential zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary On-premises Sign | 10 feet | 16 sq. ft. | — | — | One temporary sign per street frontage. | Freestanding, fence, wall or window signs. | — | Sec. 38.09 - Types of signs not requiring a permit. |
| V-shape or Sandwich Board Sign | 3 feet | 6 sq. ft. per side | — | — | One V-shaped or sandwich board sign per establishment. | Under the covered porch, roof or entryway projection, awning, arcade, or covered walkway or entrance of the establishment or a maximum of three (3) feet from the entrance to the establishment. | — | Sec. 38.09 - Types of signs not requiring a permit. |

### P-1, P-2, P-3, POI, I, and RCLO zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Façade Sign | The roofline | 10% of frontage street façade | — | — | 1 per façade per tenant. | 1 per façade per tenant | — | Sec. 38.14 - Sign regulations in P-1, P-2, P-3, POI, I, and RCLO zoning districts. |
| Freestanding Sign (Monument Sign) | 10 feet | 48 sq. ft. | — | 5 feet from all rights-of-way and 15 feet from all other property lines. | 1 per 300 ft. of street frontage. | 1 per 300 ft. of street frontage | — | Sec. 38.14 - Sign regulations in P-1, P-2, P-3, POI, I, and RCLO zoning districts. |

### DTW and MX zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Façade Sign | 5% of side or rear building façade | 5% of building façade area | — | — | 1 per façade per tenant. | 1 per façade per tenant | — | Sec. 38.14 - Sign regulations in DTW and MX zoning districts. |
| V-shaped Sign (Sandwich Board Sign) | 3 feet | 8 sq. ft. | — | The building shall be set back at least 10 feet from the property line. | 1 per ground floor tenant per street frontage. | 1 per ground floor tenant per street frontage | — | Sec. 38.14 - Sign regulations in DTW and MX zoning districts. |

## Prohibited signs in Vero Beach

- It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person in any park to carry, post, affix, or erect any sign.
- No sign shall be placed at any location in the city where it may interfere with or obstruct the view of any motorist, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal, or device.
- No sign may occupy a sight triangle, as determined by the Public Works Director.
- No sign shall be placed closer than eight (8) feet from the nearest part of any utility pole which supports electrical transmission lines.
- No sign shall be placed closer than eight (8) feet from the nearest part of any electric transmission line.
- No flashing sign shall be permitted except message center signs and traffic control signs.
- No temporary sign shall be illuminated, except as expressly permitted in this article.
- Except as expressly permitted in this article, no sign shall be erected, placed, replaced, installed or maintained in or on any city property or public right-of-way.
- A sign requiring a permit that is placed without a permit or any temporary sign requiring a permit that is placed without a current official approval sticker.
- Any sign not specifically authorized by the sign ordinance.
- Any sign that is structurally unsafe or a hazard to public safety or to life or limb, including fire hazard.
- Any sign that obstructs any fire escape, any window, door or other opening used as a means of ingress or egress so as to prevent free passage of persons.
- Any sign that interferes with openings required for ventilation.
- Any sign that falsely simulates emergency vehicles, traffic control devices, or traffic control signs.
- Any sign that obstructs any motorist's clear and open view of an intersecting road or driveway, or conflicts with the clear and open view of traffic control devices.
- Any sign that is located in a manner that interferes with pedestrian or vehicular travel.
- Portable signs.
- Abandoned signs.
- Any sign that emits sound, vapor, smoke, odor, particles or gaseous matter.
- Animated signs or mechanical movement signs.
- Trailer signs, more than six (6) square feet.
- Pennants, balloons, streamers, discs, festooning, tinsel, strings of ribbons, whirligigs, inflatable objects, cut out figures, beacons, and fixed aerial signage or similar attention-getting devices when erected, placed, or maintained for advertising purposes.
- Vehicle sign(s) that covers more than six (6) square feet of total sign area on any vehicle parked where the signage is visible from the public right-of-way for more than four (4) consecutive hours in a 24-hour period in a location.
- Roof signs.
- Any sign that is in disrepair or in a deteriorated state.
- Billboard signs.
- Signs of obscene nature: Any sign displaying any statement, word, character or illustration of an obscene nature.
- Snipe signs.
- Any sign on public property or public rights-of-way, without a right-of-way permit.
- Reflecting signs or signs containing mirrors.
- Interactive signs.
- Feather signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Vero Beach

- Street and address signs, including lettering and numerals, on mailboxes, structures, and buildings.
- Works of art.
- Scoreboards in athletic stadiums or playing fields without any advertising message.
- Vehicle or trailer signs less than six (6) square feet.
- Holiday decorations and lighting that are clearly incidental and customary and commonly associated with any national, local, or religious holiday.
- Advertising signs on public transit vehicles.
- Traffic control signs in public rights-of-way or private parking lots where there is found to be a compelling governmental interest in the erection and maintenance of these signs in order to protect the physical safety of the public and prevent property damage.
- Legal and regulatory notices required by law to be posted on a property.
- Advertising signs on product or equipment displayed in conformance to section 64.10(c)(4).
- Historic markers.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any request for a variance to a provision of the sign ordinance shall be acted on by the planning and zoning board pursuant to section 66.01 of this Code.

## 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 11 zoning districts in Vero Beach — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Vero+Beach+FL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-vero-beach

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