This may help a business learn more about the sign code in Lady Lake, FL. The Villages have many shopping centers and some of this code may apply.
Sign placement standards.
1)
Freestanding signs.
A)
No freestanding sign shall be erected closer than one hundred (100) feet from any other freestanding sign. Outparcel businesses not allowed to have a freestanding sign because of this provision may be advertised on one (1) of the six (6) tenant signs allowed on the freestanding sign that identifies the main development.
B)
Freestanding signs shall only be allowed on sites with a frontage of hundred (100) feet or more on a public street.
C)
No freestanding sign shall be allowed on sites where the maximum front yard setback allowed is ten (10) feet.
D)
On-premises signs shall be located wholly within the premises and shall maintain a five (5) foot setback from the right-of-way/property line to the nearest point of the sign.
E)
Signs located within the sight visibility triangle, as defined in chapter 9, section 9-5, shall meet the clearance requirements specified in that section.
2)
Wall signs.
A)
No wall sign or supporting structure shall project more than twelve (12) inches from the wall of a building.
B)
No wall sign shall extend above the roof line except where an exterior parapet wall projects above the roof line, in which case, such sign may extend to the top of such wall.
C)
Wall sign shall not cover upper story windows or architectural ornamentation.
D)
Wall sign width shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the facade width.
E)
Wall sign size shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the square footage of the facade.
3)
Other signs.
A)
Projecting signs shall be erected only on a wall of a building, and shall not project out more than forty-eight (48) inches.
B)
Projecting signs shall not project into the public right-of-way, a parking space, a travel lane, or a driveway.
C)
Awning signs shall not be placed on the curved or diagonal portion of the awning.
D)
The width of an awning sign shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the width of the awning.
E)
Projecting and awning signs shall maintain a clearance of nine (9) feet between the finished grade and the bottom of the sign if it extends over a sidewalk or walkway area.
F)
Directory signs may be attached to a wall or freestanding but shall not be located within fifty (50) feet of any public right-of-way line. The Town Manager may allow a directory sign closer to the street if it is determined that the sign is not being used for advertisement purposes.
Check back from time to time as code does change.
