Sign Regulations in Highlands County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Highlands County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Unincorporated Highlands County bars political signs, along with advertisements, handbills, snipe signs and billboards, from any property owned or used by the county or another government agency. The rule targets placement on public land rather than political signs generally, so campaign signs on private property are not reached by this specific section.
Highlands County Political Signs on Public Land
Light RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 12.07.104
No political signs, advertisements, handbills, snipe signs or billboards shall be placed on property owned or used by the county or by any other governmental agencies or units in the unincorporated area of the county.
Digital Billboards
Within the Lake Placid Regional Plan Overlay District portion of unincorporated Highlands County, on-premise digital changeable-copy signs are capped at one per site, limited to one-third of the sign face, restricted to static images changed once every 24 hours, and capped at 0.3 foot-candles of brightness above ambient light. True off-premises billboards, digital or not, are banned outright in that district.
Highlands County Lake Placid Digital Sign Rules
Heavy RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 12.05.501(3)(h)(i)
i.Changeable copy sign (digital). On-premise, freestanding, changeable copy signs (digital) shall only be allowed in the general district and the United States Highway 27 Sign Districts subject to compliance with all applicable requirements contained in this sign code and the following standards:(a)No more than one changeable copy sign (digital) shall be allowed per site.(b)No more than one-thi...
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