The county sign code is content-neutral: no separate political-sign permit. A single-family home in the unincorporated county may display up to 2 freestanding signs per dwelling unit, each up to 6 sq ft and 6 ft high, without a permit. Signs in the public right-of-way are prohibited and removed.
Santa Rosa County's sign regulations (LDC 4.10.00) do not single out political messages. Instead, under the parcel-specific exemption (LDC 4.10.04.E.1), a single-family or duplex parcel is allowed a maximum of two non-illuminated freestanding signs per dwelling unit, each up to 6 square feet in area and 6 feet in height, with no permit. Campaign signs fit within that allowance on private property with the owner's permission. Signs placed in the public right-of-way, attached to utility poles, trees, or fences (snipe signs), or that obstruct intersection sight lines are prohibited under LDC 4.10.03 and are immediately removed by code enforcement. State/FDOT rights-of-way have separate rules.
Signs in county rights-of-way are considered unauthorized/snipe signs and are immediately disposed of by code enforcement; oversized or sight-obstructing signs violate LDC 4.10.03 and draw code-enforcement penalties.
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