Every outdoor sign in Baldwin is governed by the municipality’s sign ordinance, which sets how large a sign may be, how tall it may stand, how far it must sit from the property line, whether it may be illuminated, and which sign types are permitted in each zoning district. This page summarizes those requirements in plain language and links each value back to the section of the Baldwin code it came from.
Sign rules here are layered. The base zoning district — commercial, industrial, or residential — sets the default limits, and overlay districts such as historic or downtown districts can tighten them further. Because the most specific jurisdiction controls, a freestanding monument sign on a commercial parcel and a wall sign in a historic overlay can face very different limits even on the same street in Baldwin.
Use the figures below as a fast first check, then run a full address lookup to confirm the exact limits for a specific parcel in Baldwin, Florida. The full report also covers permit requirements, prohibited sign types, and illumination rules — each cited to the source ordinance so your permit application can reference it directly.
Before you order or install a sign in Baldwin, confirm three things: the maximum sign area and height allowed in the parcel’s zoning district, the minimum setback from the right-of-way, and whether the sign type you want — freestanding, monument, wall, projecting, or awning — is permitted there at all. Many permit denials come from missing a setback or an overlay-district restriction rather than from the size of the sign itself, so checking the governing section before applying saves a costly resubmittal.
3 per occupant for multiple occupancy complexes; 3 per building side for occupants in multiple occupancy complexes
Exemptions
Exempt Signs
Source-backed exempt signs: 685. Exempt signs.\nThe following signs are exempt from the operation of these sign regulations, and from the\nrequirement in this code, provided they are not placed or constructed so as to create a hazard\nof any kind:\n(1)\nSigns that are not visible from any street or adjoining property.\n(2)\nSigns of two (2) square feet or less.\n(3)\nLegal notices erected by governmental entities.\n(4)\nDecorative flags and bunt
Exempt Signs 2
Source-backed exempt signs: 707. Prohibited signs.\nThe following types of non-exempt signs are prohibited in the Town of Baldwin: projecting\nsigns, roof signs, signs located on trees, signs located in rights-of-way except for signs expressly\nauthorized by the town and attached to bus shelters or bus benches, signs on telephone poles,\ntemporary flashing lighted signs, except for traffic control and safety signs, and abandoned\nsigns.\n(Ord. N
Freestanding
Freestanding Ground Monument
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: feet, whichever is\nsmaller.\n(c) Multiple frontages. If a building has frontage on two (2) or more streets, each frontage\nshall be separately considered for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions\nof these regulations, but the permitted sign area for one (1) frontage may not be combined with\nthat permitted on another frontage to increase the permitted sign area on one (1) frontage.\nHowever, no
Freestanding Ground Monument 2
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: 708. Freestanding signs.\nOne (1) freestanding sign per parcel located on the primary street frontage shall be\npermitted, provided it meets all the requirements of this code.\n(Ord. No. 2013-01, § 5(Attach., § 8.02.08), 7-9-13)\nSec. 22-
Source-backed illumination rules: 684. Maintenance.\nAll signs, including their supports, braces, guys and anchors, electrical parts and lighting\nfixtures, and all painted and display areas, shall be maintained in accordance with the\napplicable building codes and shall present a neat and clean appearance. The vegetation\naround, in front of, behind, and underneath the base of ground signs shall be neatly trimmed\nand free of unsightly weeds. No rubb
Source-backed wall sign rules: 702. Permissible number, area, spacing, and height of signs.\n(a) Ground signs.The permissible number, area, spacing, and height of ground signs shall\nbe determined according to the following table:\nFrontage on Right-of-Way in Feet\n0—50\n51—\n100\n101—\n200\n201—\n300\n301—\n400\n400+\nNumber of signs allowed\n1\n1\n1\n1\n2\n3\nTotal sign area allowed(2)\n24\n32\n48\n64\n72\n96\nMaximum sign area for individual\ns
Wall Signs 2
Source-backed wall sign rules: The permissible number, area, spacing, and height of ground signs shall\nbe determined according to the following table:\nFrontage on Right-of-Way in Feet\n0—50\n51—\n100\n101—\n200\n201—\n300\n301—\n400\n400+\nNumber of signs allowed\n1\n1\n1\n1\n2\n3\nTotal sign area allowed(2)\n24\n32\n48\n64\n72\n96\nMaximum sign area for individual\nsign(2)\n24\n32\n48\n64\n72\n96\nMinimum distance from any side prop-\nerty line