Sign Regulations in Okaloosa County, FL (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Okaloosa County, Florida.

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

Political Signs

Okaloosa County allows political signs on private property but, under content-neutral sign rules, keeps every sign at least ten feet off the public right-of-way. Signs on utility poles or in the right-of-way are prohibited and removed. FDOT controls signs along state highways.

Okaloosa County Political Sign Rules

Few Restrictions

Okaloosa County Sign Regulations, Prohibited Signs (LDC Ch. 8)

Any portion of a sign, including its surface supports, closer than ten (10) feet to the right-of-way line (property line) of any public street.

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Garage Sale Signs

Okaloosa County treats garage-sale signs as temporary event signs. They may go up no more than seven days before the sale and must come down within five days after, and no sign may sit within ten feet of the public right-of-way.

Okaloosa County Garage Sale Sign Rules

Some Restrictions

Okaloosa County Sign Regulations, Temporary Signs (LDC Ch. 8)

Temporary signs shall not be installed more than seven (7) days prior to the special event, and shall be removed within five (5) days after the special event.

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Freeway-Facing Signs

Off-site signs (billboards) facing an interstate highway in unincorporated Okaloosa County must sit at least 1,500 feet from the next permitted sign on the same side of the road, under LDC § 8.02.02. Spacing drops to 1,000 feet on a federal aid primary highway and 500 feet on any other street, and off-site signs are capped at 400 square feet and 45 feet tall.

Okaloosa County Highway Billboard Spacing Rules

Significant Restrictions

Okaloosa County, FL, Land Development Code § 8.02.02

1.Permanent off-site signs are permitted in the following zoning districts: AA, C-2, C-3, and I-1.2.The maximum size of each off-site sign, including border and trim but excluding supports, shall not exceed 400 square feet for each sign face.3.The height of each off-site sign measured from grade level must be a minimum of 15 feet from the bottom of the sign, and shall not exceed 45 feet from gr...

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