Every outdoor sign in Doral 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 Doral 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 Doral.
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 Doral, 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 Doral, 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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Awning Signs
Awning Sign Sf Calc
Maximum of 24 square feet
Building Signs
Building Sign Formula
One square foot for each one lineal foot of building frontage
Directional Signs
Directional Max Size
Four square feet
Directional Max Height
Three feet
Freestanding
Freestanding Ground Monument
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: EVSE-ready\nspaces shall be located in the same lot as the principal use and located as close to a primary\nentrance of the principal building as possible. In order to ensure the public safety and reduce\npotential hazards, EVSE-ready and EVSE-installed shall not obstruct:\n(1)\nBuilding access (including ingress, egress, common path of travel, etc.);\n(2)\nRights-of-way;\n(3)\nSidewalks or pathways;\n(4)\nBicycle ar
Freestanding Ground Monument 2
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: In order to ensure the public safety and reduce\npotential hazards, EVSE-ready and EVSE-installed shall not obstruct:\n(1)\nBuilding access (including ingress, egress, common path of travel, etc.);\n(2)\nRights-of-way;\n(3)\nSidewalks or pathways;\n(4)\nBicycle areas;\n(5)\nParking space and parking lanes;\n(6)\nThe safe sight distance triangle.\n(c)\nSignage and markings. All electric vehicle parking spaces shall be
Source-backed sign permit requirement: 25. Reserved.\n\nSec. 80-35. - Calculating sign area.\nSec. 80-36. - Sign area of multi-faced signs.\nSec. 80-37. - Fees.\nSec. 80-38. - Time limitation of permits.\nSec. 80-39. - Identification of permit holder on sign.\nSec. 80-40. - Responsibility for sign.\nSec. 80-41. - Inspection.\nSec. 80-42. - Signs permitted without a sign permit.\nSecs. 80-43—80-72. - Reserved.\n\nSec. 80-36. - Sign area of multi-faced sign
Application Requirements 2
Source-backed sign permit application requirements: The term \"commercial property\" does not include:\n(1)\nSingle-family homes or residential property of three or less units;\n(2)\nProperty owned by governments;\n(3)\nProperty used for nonprofit purposes by educational institutions, charities, or religious institutions.\nCorrective action means an act required to remove or effectively obscure graffiti that is visible from\nthe right-of-way.\nDirector means the direc
Source-backed abandoned/removal rules: - Definitions.\nShare Link\nPrint\nDownload (docx)\nEmail\nCompare\nShare Link to section Print section Download (Docx) of sections Email section\nCompare versions\nThe following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed\nto them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:\nAbatement means the repair, rehabilitation, demolition or remova
Temporary Signs
Temp Signs Allowed
Temporary signs allowed within the city are listed in the table in section 80-211.
Temp Sign Rules
Not exceeding six square feet in area and not electrically illuminated
Window Signs
Window Sign Allowable Area
25% of window frontage
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