Coral Gables, FL Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Electronic signs banned citywide
- Citation
- Zoning Code § 11-102
- Applies to
- All zoning districts
- Includes
- LED, digital, video, laser displays
- Exception
- City-authorized event equipment only
Summary
Coral Gables outright prohibits electronic signs, LED, digital, video, laser, or any display that changes words or images by remote or automatic means, under the Zoning Code's citywide sign design standards, Section 11-102.
The following sign types and design elements are prohibited: ... Animated or flashing signs, except that temporary animated or flashing signs attached to amusement rides, vending carts, and sideshow equipment used in a City event specifically authorized by the City Commission shall not be prohibited. Electronic signs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Fee Schedule: Supplement 2 | Zoning Code: Supplement 1 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 25 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 11-102 of the Zoning Code sets the general design standards that apply to every sign in the city, and it flatly bans 'electronic signs' along with animated or flashing signs, in every zoning district: commercial, mixed-use, and residential alike. The code separately defines an electronic sign as any electronic display board, digital, LED, or programmable-ink sign, including laser, video, or projected images, capable of being changed electronically or mechanically by remote or automatic means. There's no size, brightness, or district exception written into the ban. The only carve-out is temporary animated or flashing equipment on amusement rides, vending carts, or sideshow equipment used at a City Commission-authorized event. Digital billboards and LED reader boards cannot be permitted anywhere in Coral Gables.
Violations & Fines
Erecting or maintaining a prohibited electronic sign triggers zoning code enforcement: a compliance notice, civil citation, and forced removal at the owner's expense, cumulative with the City's right to seek injunctive relief.
Frequently Asked Questions
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