Understanding sign regulations in Beverly Beach, FL
Every outdoor sign in Beverly Beach 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 Beverly Beach 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 Beverly Beach.
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 Beverly Beach, 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 Beverly Beach, 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.
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Max ground sign height
Monument: Not specified; Pylon: 40 ft
Building Signs
Building Sign Formula
Sign area is the area within the smallest square, rectangle, parallelogram, triangle, circle or semicircle touching the extreme points or edges of the sign face
Building Sign Attachment
A permanent accessory building sign shall not extend beyond any edge of the surface to which it is attached, or disrupt a major architectural feature of the building
a sign displayed upon or attached to any part of the exterior of a building, including walls, windows, doors, parapets, marquees and roof slopes of 45 degrees or steeper.
Electric Sign Definition
any sign containing electric wiring, but not including signs illuminated by exterior light sources, such as floodlights.
It shall be unlawful to erect, cause to be erected, maintain or cause to be maintained any sign not expressly authorized by or exempted from this article
Sign Area Definition
Sign area is the area within the smallest square, rectangle, parallelogram, triangle, circle or semicircle touching the extreme points or edges of the sign face
After authorization to erect a sign has been granted, it shall be unlawful to change, modify, alter, or otherwise deviate from the terms or conditions of the authorization without obtaining a modification of the authorization.
Permit Fee For Unauthorized Sign
Fee doubled if sign erected before permit obtained
Town commission may grant variance for up to one additional year if necessary to avoid unnecessary hardship not caused by petitioner and not contrary to public interest
Window Signs
Window Sign Allowable Area
25 percent of total window area
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