Palm Beach Gardens, FL Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Buildings fronting I-95 or Fla. Turnpike
- Extra sign allowed
- One, facing the highway
- Size cap
- 90 square feet, 1 face
- Letter height
- Max. 36 inches
- Wall coverage cap
- 70% of mounting surface
- Off-premises signs
- Banned citywide, § 78-284(b)
Summary
In the City of Palm Beach Gardens, a nonresidential building fronting Interstate 95 or the Florida Turnpike may add a second wall sign facing the highway under Table 24 of City Code § 78-285, on top of its sign facing the primary street. That freeway-facing sign may sit above the second floor, but its letters cannot exceed 36 inches and the whole sign is capped at 90 square feet.
Flat/Wall Sign for Principal Structure or Building Identification or Principal Tenant (3) Nonresidential 90 square feet 1 A building with frontage on I-95 or the Florida Turnpike may have a sign facing I-95 or the Florida Turnpike in addition to its sign facing its primary street. The sign facing I-95 or the Florida Turnpike may be located above the second floor. None • Sign letters shall not exceed 36 inches in height. • Sign for building and tenant identification purposes. • NMT 1 name or message may be included. • Each building is allowed a principal tenant flat or wall sign. • Wall sign cannot exceed more than 70 percent of the immediate vertical and horizontal surface area to which attached.
Full Breakdown
Table 24's 'Flat/Wall Sign for Principal Structure or Building Identification or Principal Tenant' entry sets the baseline for a nonresidential building sign at 90 square feet of copy area with one face, but the 'Max. Number of Signs' column adds a freeway-specific exception: 'A building with frontage on I-95 or the Florida Turnpike may have a sign facing I-95 or the Florida Turnpike in addition to its sign facing its primary street,' and that highway-facing sign 'may be located above the second floor,' unlike the standard rule that keeps other flat and wall signs at or below the second-floor line.
The table's other-limits column still caps letter height at 36 inches, restricts the sign to building or tenant identification with no more than one name or message, allows only one principal-tenant sign per building, and bars the wall sign from covering more than 70 percent of the vertical and horizontal surface it is mounted on. Because this is a permanent sign, section 78-276 requires a building permit and fee before installation, and section 78-284(b) separately bans any off-premises or off-site sign citywide, meaning the I-95-facing allowance covers only a business's own building identification and never a billboard advertising a use located elsewhere.
Violations & Fines
A freeway-facing sign that exceeds 90 square feet, uses letters taller than 36 inches, or covers more than 70 percent of the wall it is mounted on is a Table 24 violation, and the building official may revoke the sign permit and order removal at the owner's expense under section 78-276(b). An off-premises sign erected under the guise of this allowance is separately banned under section 78-284(b), a prohibition the city council has specifically shielded from severability challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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