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Sign Regulations in St. Petersburg, FL (2026)

3 verified sign regulations for St. Petersburg, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Garage Sale Signs

St. Petersburg limits garage-sale advertising to one sign of no more than four square feet per property under City Code § 16.50.160.4, and that sign can only be displayed during daylight hours on the days a garage sale is legally allowed to run.

St. Petersburg Garage Sale Sign Rules

Light Restrictions

St. Petersburg City Code § 16.50.160.4

One sign of no more than four square feet may be displayed on the property where a garage sale is being conducted unless greater signage is allowed in the sign section. The sign shall only be displayed during the daylight hours on days when garage sales are allowed to be conducted.

Digital Billboards

St. Petersburg only allows new digital billboards along the interstate, and only under a City agreement that removes at least ten static billboards for every converted digital face. City Code Section 16.40.120.8 caps them at 25 feet tall and roughly 14 by 48 feet, spaced at least 2,500 feet apart.

St. Petersburg Digital Billboard Standards

Significant Restrictions

St. Petersburg City Code § 16.40.120.8

A.Digital or electronic off-premise signs shall only be allowed in conjunction with an approved enforceable agreement that provides for a reduction in the number of off-premise signs in the City, as authorized pursuant to F.S. § 70.20 (2009), of the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act. ... 1.Locations. Digital or electronic off-premise signs shall only be allowed within 1...

Window Signs

St. Petersburg caps non-illuminated window signs at 50 percent of a window's total pane area under City Code Section 16.40.120.10, and a sign within that limit is exempt from sign permitting, but an illuminated window sign counts against the site's overall wall-sign allowance instead.

St. Petersburg Window Sign Coverage Limit

Some Restrictions

St. Petersburg City Code § 16.40.120.10

Window signs, non-illuminated. The maximum cumulative area of non-illuminated signs in a window shall be 50 percent of the total window pane area. Window signs that are illuminated shall be included as part of the wall signage allowable for the site.

Looking for Pinellas County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement St. Petersburg city rules.

Sign Regulations in Pinellas County