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Sign Regulations in Bay County, FL (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Bay County, Florida.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bay County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Window Signs

Bay County bans window signs entirely at adult oriented businesses, adult novelty stores, tattoo shops and body piercing parlors, inside its Hathaway Bridge-to-Buchanan Bridge tourism corridor area. Only a one-square-foot door sign for hours and a three-square-foot 'OPEN' sign are allowed in a window, and freestanding signs are banned outright under § 3.5-85.

Bay County Adult Business Window Sign Ban

Heavy Restrictions

Bay County Code of Ordinances § 3.5-85

(1)All signs shall be flat wall signs.(2)The amount of allowable sign area shall be one square foot of sign area per linear foot of frontage of that premises, to a maximum of 25 square feet.(3)No merchandise or pictures of the adult oriented products or entertainment on the premises shall be displayed in building glass areas or any area where they can be viewed from a street.(4)Window signs are...

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