Sign Regulations in Volusia County, FL (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Volusia County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Holiday Displays
Seasonal string lighting displayed with yard figurines is exempt from Volusia County's sign permit rules under Sec. 72-298(1)b, but only if bulbs stay at seven watts or under and the display runs no more than 30 consecutive days, up to four times a calendar year.
Volusia County Holiday String Light Rules
Some RestrictionsVolusia County Code §§ 72-298(1)b; 72-298(12)
(1)Exempt signs: ... b.Two-dimensional or three-dimensional figurines not exceeding four feet in height and string lighting, not to exceed seven watts per bulb, provided that no more than ten figurines are permitted on a lot, for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days, not to exceed four times per calendar year. ||| (12)Shielding: The source of illumination from any sign shall be shielded i...
Digital Billboards
Digital signs are tightly restricted in Volusia County. Sec. 72-298(8)b.6 confines electronic message centers to commercial and industrial zoning, caps the electronic face at 34 square feet or 40 percent of the allowed sign area, and keeps them 1,000 feet from any single-family home.
Volusia County Electronic Message Center Sign Rules
Significant RestrictionsVolusia County Code § 72-298(8)b.6
6.Electronic message centers.i.An electronic message center shall only be located on parcels zoned P, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-8, B-9, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, OCV, OTC or the following subcategories of PUD, BPUD, IPUD, and MPUD...iii.The maximum sign area of the electronic portion of an electronic message center shall not exceed 40 percent of the total sign area allowed for ground signs...
Window Signs
Volusia County exempts window signs from permitting and size limits everywhere in the unincorporated county under Sec. 72-298(1)g. The one carve-out sits inside the Enterprise Community Overlay Zone near DeBary, where window signs are capped at 33 percent of ground-floor window area and can't be lit at all.
Volusia County Window Sign Coverage Limits
Light RestrictionsVolusia County Code §§ 72-298(1)g; 72-1303(15)e.3
(1)Exempt signs: The following signs are exempt from the provisions of this article: ... g.Window signs. ||| (15)Signage. ... e.Notwithstanding section 72-298, signs shall be limited to the following: ... 3.Window signs.i.Window sign area shall be limited to 33 percent of the window area on the ground floor of any building facade facing a street.ii.Window signs shall include those affixed to or...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Off-premises signs, billboards facing federal-aid primary and interstate highways, may go up only in the B-6, I-1 and I-2 zoning classifications under Sec. 72-298(9), and even there they must clear the thoroughfare overlay and state billboard law.
Volusia County Off-Premises Highway Sign Rule
Significant RestrictionsVolusia County Code § 72-298(9)
(9)Off-premises signs: Off-premises signs may only be erected in the B-6, I-1, or I-2 zoning classifications established in division 7, along federal-aid primary or interstate highways. Provided, however, such off-premises signs shall comply with the thoroughfare overlay zone regulations in section 72-297 and the nonresidential development design standards in section 72-303 if such sign is loca...
Sign Regulations by City in Volusia County
3 cities in Volusia County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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