Building Signage in St. Pete Beach FL

The following describes some of the sign code for signs in St. Pete Beach, FL. Signage can vary by district in St. Pete Beach, FL.

n addition to the permanent and temporary signs and sign-types that are allowed pursuant tosection 26.25, each business within the ROR District may have up to three of the following signs in [subsections] (a)—(e) below, subject to permit approval and compliance with the conditions for each type of sign:

(a)

Subdivision monument identification signs. For each platted subdivision or neighborhood entrance within any ROR Residential/Office/Retail District, one subdivision monument identification sign not exceeding six feet in height and 24 square feet in sign area shall be allowed.

(b)

Freestanding monument signs. For each parcel with a lawful nonresidential use within the ROR Residential/Office/Retail District, one freestanding monument sign shall be allowed. The freestanding monument sign shall be subject to the following limitations:

(1)

Maximum height. The monument sign shall not exceed ten feet in height.

(2)

Maximum size. The monument sign shall not exceed 40 square feet in sign area. However, in the event that the parcel is greater than one acre in size and has two street frontages, two freestanding monument signs shall be allowed, but each freestanding monument sign shall be subject to the maximum height and maximum size criteria described above.

(c)

Attached signs. For each parcel with a lawful nonresidential use within the ROR Residential/Office/Retail District, attached signs shall be allowed. Attached signs shall be subject to the following limitations:

(1)

Maximum size. An attached sign shall not have a sign area that exceeds one square foot for each linear foot of building frontage.

(2)

Height restrictions. An attached sign may not appear above the second floor of a building.

(d)

One sandwich board sign or one designer sign, subject to the following:

(1)

Sandwich board—Shall be located in front of the storefront for which it advertises and shall not be placed in the right-of-way, shall not be placed within the visibility triangle required for intersections at streets and driveways, as required by this Code, be no larger than five feet in height and 12 square feet in area per face, shall have no illumination of any kind, and may be displayed only during the time when the business is open to the public.

(2)

Designer sign—Shall not be located on public right-of-way or within the visibility triangle required by this Code and shall be no larger than five feet tall by three feet wide by three feet deep.

(e)

A projecting sign, provided that the sign is no larger than 12 square feet in area, does not project within two feet of any curb, and has a minimum ground clearance of seven feet.

this code is for one type of district, so check back on others that may apply.