Fort Myers, FL Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed locations
- 6 named corridors only
- Max sign area
- 400 sq. ft.
- Max height
- 35 feet
- Separation
- 1,500 feet apart
- Variances
- None permitted
Summary
Fort Myers confines digital and traditional billboards to six named corridors, capping them at 400 square feet, 35 feet tall, 1,500 feet apart, and requires digital faces to follow the city's electronic-message-sign lighting standard.
(9) Illumination. Billboards may be digital and therefore illuminated internally as electronic message signs according to section 126-14(7). Billboards may also be externally lit with floodlights provided they meet the following requirements: (a) thin-line or gooseneck style with the light source directed downward on the face of the sign; and be (b) effectively shielded so as to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed into any portion of the road right-of-way or adjacent properties.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
Outdoor advertising signs (billboards) may be erected only along six designated locations. Cleveland Avenue south of Victoria Avenue, Fowler Street south of Market Street, Palm Beach Boulevard east of Billy's Creek, Colonial/Lee Boulevard east of U.S. 41, Anderson Avenue (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) east of Henderson Avenue, and Interstate-75. Maximum copy area is 400 square feet and 35 feet in height, with a 1,500-foot separation between billboards (linear along I-75). A digital face is treated as an electronic message sign for lighting purposes and must run steady, shielded, downward-directed illumination; no variance may be granted from the location list or these standards.
Violations & Fines
Erecting an outdoor advertising sign outside the six approved corridors, or without a permit, is unlawful; each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense punishable under § 1-14 of the Administrative Code (§ 126-45(d)).
Frequently Asked Questions
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