Jupiter, FL Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Freestanding changeable-copy cap
- 8 square feet per sign face
- Performing arts theater cap
- 15 square feet
- Message change limit
- No more than twice per 24 hours
- Residential setback
- 150 feet from any residential unit
- Nighttime brightness limit
- 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light
- Permit required
- Yes, from Planning and Zoning before install
Summary
Jupiter limits freestanding changeable-copy signage to eight square feet per face townwide and reserves full electronic message boards, LED, LEP or OEL, for museums, government buildings, performing arts theaters and movie theaters. A performing arts theater's electronic sign must dim automatically at night, change copy no more than twice a day and stay 150 feet from homes.
c.The changeable copy area of performing arts theaters included within freestanding signs shall not exceed 15 square feet. These signs may include manually installed lettering or electronic changeable messages, including the use of light emitting diode (LED), light emitting polymer (LEP), organic electro luminescence (OEL), or other equivalent technology ... provided all of the following criteria are met:1.The text and images shall not be changed more than twice within a 24-hour period;2.The image displayed shall not have the appearance of moving, fading and/or flashing;3.All electronic changeable copy signs shall be equipped with an adjustable lighting level to ensure that electronic signs are dimmed automatically between sunset and sunrise to avoid glare and to protect the character of the surrounding area. During the hours of darkness, the lighting levels from an electronic changeable copy sign shall not exceed 0.3 foot-candles over ambient lighting conditions when measured at 39 feet for a 15 square foot sign. ... 4.The changeable copy portion of a sign shall not be located within 150 feet of a residential unit.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 27-3358(p), the townwide sign code, caps ordinary freestanding changeable-copy signage at eight square feet per sign face, rising to 25 square feet or half the sign face for museums and government buildings such as libraries, community centers and town hall. Sec. 27-1529(4), governing the Indiantown Road Overlay Zoning District, adds the town's most detailed digital-sign standard: a performing arts theater's freestanding changeable-copy area is capped at 15 square feet, and it may use manually installed lettering or true electronic changeable messages (LED, LEP or organic electro luminescence) only if the display does not change more than twice in a 24-hour period, never appears to move, fade or flash, and is fitted with an adjustable lighting level that dims automatically between sunset and sunrise.
3 foot-candles over ambient conditions measured at a fixed distance tied to the sign's square footage, and the electronic portion cannot sit within 150 feet of a residential unit. Maximum lettering height is ten inches, except automotive fuel price displays, which may use LED, LEP or OEL illumination up to 16-inch letters in a single fixed color and cannot move, fade or flash. Movie theaters get their own freestanding and facade-mounted changeable-copy allowances with separate square-footage and setback rules. A town sign permit from the Department of Planning and Zoning is required before any changeable-copy sign is erected.
Violations & Fines
Erecting an electronic display sign without a town building permit violates Sec. 27-3358(c). The Department of Planning and Zoning may order removal of any sign that is unsafe, exceeds these size or brightness limits, or lacks a valid permit, giving the permittee 30 days' written notice to comply before the town removes or alters it at the owner's expense under Sec. 27-3358(i). A sign that presents a safety hazard or blocks a right-of-way can be taken down without notice under Sec. 27-3358(g).
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