Flagler County, FL Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Off-site billboards
- prohibited entirely, Sec. 7.02.02(17)
- Digital signs
- prohibited except subdivision info sign exception
- Subdivision digital sign cap
- 20 sq. ft., static messages only
- Minimum dwell time
- 6 seconds per message
- Brightness cap
- 0.3 foot-candles above ambient at 50 ft
- Intersection setback
- 250+ feet from signalized intersection
Summary
Unincorporated Flagler County bans off-site advertising billboards outright and prohibits digital or electronic message signs everywhere except as a narrowly defined subdivision information sign capped at 20 square feet with static messages only. The Land Development Code sign article applies only outside Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Beverly Beach, Bunnell and Marineland.
47.Digital sign: Any sign without moving parts whose content may be changed by electronic process through the use of intermittent light or lights, including light emitting diodes ("LED"), liquid crystal display ("LCD"), and plasma screen image display. ... It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any sign described as follows: ... 16.Digital signs, except as provided in section 7.03.06. ... 17.Off-site advertising signs. ... (d)Digital signage. Digital signs may be permitted as subdivision information signs, subject to the following requirements:(1)The maximum display area for digital signs shall be twenty (20) square feet.(2)Digital signs shall display static messages only as opposed to moving or animated messages.
Full Breakdown
03(B) defines a digital sign as any sign without moving parts whose content changes electronically through LED, LCD or plasma display. 06. That narrow exception permits a digital subdivision information sign only inside subdivisions with 300 or more constructed residential units, on land owned by the homeowners' or property owners' association. 06(3)(d) caps the digital display area at 20 square feet, requires static messages only with no moving, flashing, scintillating or animated content, sets a minimum six-second dwell time per message and a maximum two-second transition between messages, caps brightness at three-tenths of a foot-candle above ambient light measured at 50 feet with documentation required at permitting, requires an automatic light-sensing dimmer, requires a default freeze mechanism on malfunction, and bars placement within 250 feet of a signalized intersection.
Violations & Fines
Section 7.02.02 makes it unlawful to erect or maintain a prohibited digital sign or off-site advertising billboard anywhere in unincorporated Flagler County outside the Section 7.03.06 exception; code enforcement can order removal. If a prohibited sign is erected without any permit, Section 7.01.06 separately imposes a permit fee of triple the normal amount, up to $250 per day, for work commenced without a permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put up a digital billboard along a highway in Flagler County?
Is any electronic message sign allowed in the county?
Where must a permitted digital subdivision sign be located?
Does the digital sign ban apply to businesses in Palm Coast?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Flagler County
Florida rules heatmap·Compare Flagler County to another location·View the Florida sign regulations overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.