Pinellas County, FL Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Location limited to
- FAP/interstate industrial-zoned frontage
- Max height
- 50 ft from ground
- I-275 spacing
- 1,500 ft minimum
- Other FAP roads spacing
- 1,000 ft minimum
Summary
Unincorporated Pinellas County only allows off-premises billboards on industrial-zoned land fronting I-275 or other federal-aid highways, capped at 50 feet tall and spaced at least 1,500 feet apart on I-275.
Off-premises signs shall only be located on properties which abut federal-aid primary or interstate highways (FAP) and which are zoned C-2, CP, E-1, E-2, I or IPD, and designated as industrial by the future land use map... Height. The maximum height of such signs shall be 50 feet from ground level... Off-premises signs shall not be located within a 1,500-foot radius of another such sign on interstate designated roadways (I-275), and shall not be located within a 1,000-foot radius of another such sign on all other federal-aid primary designated roadways.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 124).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 138-3757 confines billboards to properties abutting federal-aid primary or interstate highways in industrial-designated zoning (C-2, CP, E-1, E-2, I or IPD). Height maxes out at 50 feet from ground level, or 25 feet above an adjacent overpass crown if that is greater. Spacing rules keep signs apart: no closer than 1,500 feet to another billboard along I-275, or 1,000 feet on other federal-aid roads, with tighter 500-foot spacing allowed only when an existing sign converts to an electronic display.
Violations & Fines
A billboard sited outside the permitted FAP/interstate industrial corridor, built oversized, or placed under the required spacing from another off-premises sign is an unlawful structure subject to removal.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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