Every outdoor sign in Dunnellon 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 Dunnellon 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 Dunnellon.
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 Dunnellon, 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 Dunnellon, 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/Ground: 7 ft; Bulletin/Subdivision: 8 ft
Ground sign setback
3 feet from the right-of-way line
Authority
Sign Chapter Scope
Source-backed sign ordinance/chapter scope: on or location of some facility or service incidental to a use and not \nadvertising the use itself in any way. \n\nDirectory sign: A sign which gives the names of the businesses or individuals located in \nthe building or complex where the sign is located. A directory sign shall be of a unified design \nand common material, and shall allow for a uniform size sign for each business or unit of \nspace in the developme
Sign Chapter Scope 6
Source-backed sign ordinance/chapter scope: se. The purpose and intent of this section is to establish regulations for the \nfabrication, erection and use of signs and outdoor advertising displays within the \nhistoric district of Dunnellon. These regulations create the legal framework for \ncommercial sign regulations that is intended to facilitate and easy and recognizable \nmeans of communication. It recognizes the need for a well-maintained and attractive
Source-backed exempt signs: ntence, phrase, clause, term, or word \nof this article, even if such severability would result in a situation where there would be less \nspeech, whether by subjecting previously exempt signs to permitting or otherwise. \n\n(c) Severability of prohibition on billboards. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, \nsubparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article and/or any other Code \nprovisi
Freestanding
Freestanding Ground Monument 4
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: e business on site: 12 square feet maximum allowed. \n\n2. Two businesses on site: 18 square feet maximum allowed. \n\n3. Three or more businesses on site: 24 square feet maximum allowed. \n\nb. Maximum width: Four feet; maximum height: seven feet. \n\nc. One freestanding sign allowed for every 50 feet frontage of property. \n\nExample: \n\n50-foot lot: \n\nOne 12 square foot (SF) freestanding sign. \n\n100-foot lot:
Freestanding Ground Monument 5
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: ision or project, ground signs, each having an area not \nover 36 square feet will be permitted on a subdivision while under development to \nadvertise the sale of lots or new houses. \n\n(e) No signs shall be projecting or animated. The overall height of any ground sign shall \nnot exceed four feet above the ground, except that a bulletin sign or subdivision sign \nmay extend to a maximum height of eight feet above
Source-backed illumination rules: g, institution or person and to the activity carried on in the building or \ninstitution, or the occupancy of the person. \n\nIlluminated sign: Any sign that emanates light either by means of illumination \n\ntransmitted through the sign faces. \n\nIndirectly illuminated sign: Any sign which reflects light from a source intention-\nally directed upon it, for example, by means of floodlights, gooseneck reflectors or \
Illumination 2
Source-backed illumination rules: but not including any supporting \nframework, bracing, or decorative fence or wall when such fence or wall otherwise \nmeets the zoning ordinance regulations and is clearly incidental to the display itself. \n\n(6) Computation of area of multifaced signs. The sign area for a political sign with more \nthan one face shall be computed by adding together the area of all sign faces visible \n\nSupp. No. 11 \n\nCDA:140\n\
Source-backed nonconforming signs: the property appraiser prior to the date of \ndamage, or if the property appraiser has not assessed the value of the sign structure, the \nvaluation prior to the date of damage or destruction as determined by a professionally \nrecognized appraiser. A damaged nonconforming sign that cannot be reconstructed or \nrepaired per this provision shall be removed within 30 days of the date the sign was \ndamaged. \n\n(d) Whe
Nonconforming Signs 4
Source-backed nonconforming signs: f damage or destruction as determined by a professionally \nrecognized appraiser. A damaged nonconforming sign that cannot be reconstructed or \nrepaired per this provision shall be removed within 30 days of the date the sign was \ndamaged. \n\n(d) Whenever a nonconforming sign is damaged and the estimated cost to repair the sign \nis 50 percent or less of its replacement value immediately prior to the date of destru
Source-backed sign permit requirement: 1.22 Removal of signs erected without a permit. \n\nThe city may remove or order the removal, without prior written notice, of any sign \n\nerected without a sign permit required by this article. \n(Ord. No. 2022-07, § 2, 12-12-2022) \n\nSec.
Prohibited
Prohibited Signs
Source-backed prohibited signs: 1.7 Signs in NBR and B-2 districts. \n\n(a) The following signs shall be permitted on a lot in NBR and B-2 districts: \n\n(1) Signs as permitted in section 11.5. \n\n(2) Wall, ground, and pylon signs. \n\n(3) Marquee signs. \n\n(4) Advertising signs as provided in section 11.14. \n\n(5) Projecting signs. \n\n(6) Roof signs. \n\n(Ord. No. 2022-07, § 2, 12-12-2022) \n\nSection
Prohibited Signs 2
Source-backed prohibited signs: 1.8 Signs in B-3 districts. \n\n(a) The following signs shall be permitted on a lot in a B-3 district: \n\n(1) Signs as permitted in section 11.5. \n\n(2) Wall, ground, and pylon signs. \n\n(3) Marquee signs. \n\n(4) Advertising signs as provided in section 11.14. \n\n(5) Projecting signs \n\n(6) Roof signs. \n\n(b) Advertising signs in B-3 shall be regulated exclusively by section 11.14. All other \n\nsigns shall me
Source-backed traffic/fire safety rules: ion of the respective issues by referendum. \n\n(2) There shall be no placement of nuisance signs within the public rights-of-way of the \n\ncity. \n\n(3) Political signs in residential districts shall be temporary and not exceed six square \nfeet in area per sign face, and the signs in non-residential districts shall not exceed \n16 square feet in area per sign face. Each residential parcel can have no more than \no
Traffic Fire Safety 2
Source-backed traffic/fire safety rules: thin the public rights-of-way of the \n\ncity. \n\n(3) Political signs in residential districts shall be temporary and not exceed six square \nfeet in area per sign face, and the signs in non-residential districts shall not exceed \n16 square feet in area per sign face. Each residential parcel can have no more than \none sign per candidate or referendum issue. Political signs shall be allowed in \nagricultural zoning
Source-backed temporary sign rules: 1.3 Signs in R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-2, RBO and A-1 districts. \n\nThe following signs shall be permitted on a lot in an R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-2, RBO and A-1 \n\ndistrict: \n\n(a) One nonilluminated real estate sign not over six square feet in area advertising the \nsale or rental of the premises upon which it is located. Such sign shall be a wall or \nground sign. \n\n(b) One nonilluminated wall or ground sign not over two
Temporary Signs 2
Source-backed temporary sign rules: the sign consists of more than one section or module, all areas will be \ntotaled. \n\nAwning: A temporary shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of a \nbuilding and composed of nonrigid materials except for the supporting framework. \n\nBanner: A temporary sign composed of lightweight material enclosed or not \nenclosed in a rigid frame, secured or mounted so as to allow movement of the sign \ncaused by m
Source-backed wall sign rules: 1.4 Signs in R-3 district. \n\n(a) The following signs shall be permitted on a lot in an R-3 district: \n\n(1) Signs as permitted in section 11.3. \n\n(2) One nonilluminated identification wall or ground sign not exceeding six square feet \n\nin area for a rooming house. \n\n(3) One wall sign not exceeding 36 square feet in area, on each street side, to identify a \n\nmultiple dwelling. \n\n(b) No sign shall be anima
Wall Signs 2
Source-backed wall sign rules: 1.5 Signs in R-5 districts. \n\n(a) The following signs shall be permitted on a lot in an R-5 district: \n\n(1) Signs as permitted in section 11.4. \n\n(2) Where the main use of the premises is intended as living quarters for tourists and \ntransients such as a hotel, motel, apartment, villas, bungalow court or any \ncombination thereof, the following signs shall be permitted in addition to advertise \nsuch main use;