New Port Richey, FL Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Billboards
- Prohibited outright, on- or off-premise
- Animated/digital signs
- Banned, incl. scrolling text/video
- Billboard size trigger
- >200 sq ft or >25 ft tall
- Enforcement
- City Building Official, 30-day notice
Summary
New Port Richey's Land Development Code prohibits billboards outright and bans animated signs, a category that by definition includes electronic reader boards and displays showing scrolling text, graphics or full-motion video.
Animated sign shall mean any sign which includes action or motion...and includes electronic reader boards with text or graphics that scroll across the screen and signs displaying full motion video. ... Such prohibited signs are: a.Off-premise signs and billboards. ... e.Animated signs, spinners, and signs which swing or otherwise noticeably move as a result of wind pressure because of the manner of their suspension or attachment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
The sign article's list of prohibited signs bars 'off-premise signs and billboards' outright, and separately bars 'animated signs': a term the code defines to include electronic reader boards with text or graphics that scroll across the screen and signs displaying full motion video. Because a digital or electronic billboard would fall into both categories, New Port Richey has no path to a lawful digital or electronic billboard inside city limits, whether on-premise or off-premise. Enforcement runs through the City Building Official, who can order removal of any sign erected in violation of the article after written notice.
Violations & Fines
Any sign erected in violation is subject to removal by the City Building Official after 30 days' written notice, with removal costs assessed against the property owner; unsafe signs may be removed immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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