Miramar, FL Outdoor Lighting: Billboard Lighting (2026)

3's illumination standards apply to every digital billboard permitted along the Florida Turnpike or Interstate 75 corridors under LDC § 1014. 3 foot candles above ambient light,' with compliance measured using a foot candle meter at 250 feet for the larger 14-foot-by-48-foot board size and at 200 feet for the smaller 10-foot-6-inch-by-36-foot size. Every digital billboard display must carry 'a light sensing device that will adjust the brightness of the billboard display as ambient light conditions change,' so the sign dims automatically at night rather than running at a fixed daytime brightness.

The same subsection bars motion effects: a billboard cannot move, appear to move, blink, fade, roll, dissolve, flash, zoom, scroll, show animated movement, or change in intensity during the static display period, and the message itself cannot change more than once every eight seconds, with the entire face switching simultaneously rather than scrolling or fading between messages. No auditory message, smoke, or mechanical sound may accompany the display. If a billboard malfunctions, it must revert to a black screen immediately and be restored to a compliant operating state within 24 hours, and revolving or flashing red, green, blue or amber lights that mimic a police or caution light are separately prohibited.