Melbourne, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential size cap
- 6 sq ft, 3 ft tall
- Residential aggregate cap
- 30 sq ft per premises
- Nonresidential size cap
- 72 sq ft, 8 ft tall
- Setback
- 10 feet from any lot line
- Permit
- Exempt under Sec. 11.18(H)
- Removal (nonresidential)
- Within 5 days after the event
Summary
Melbourne regulates yard signs supporting candidates or ballot measures as 'temporary noncommercial signs.' On a residential lot the cap is six square feet and three feet tall, with all such signs combined limited to 30 square feet per premises, and every sign must sit at least ten feet back from the lot line.
The following signs are exempt from the permit requirements of section 11.09, provided, however, that such signs must comply with all other requirements of this sign ordinance and the requirements of the Florida Building Code. ... H.Temporary noncommercial signs. ... Temporary noncommercial signs. Temporary noncommercial signs are permitted for each premises. No temporary noncommercial sign shall exceed six square feet in sign area nor shall it exceed three feet in height. The aggregate sign area of all temporary noncommercial signs shall not exceed 30 square feet. No temporary noncommercial sign shall be placed closer than ten feet from any lot line.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32).
Full Breakdown
04 as a sign displayed before, during, or after an event to which it relates. 09, so a homeowner or candidate does not file a permit application before planting a sign in a yard. The size and placement limits still apply and differ by zoning district. 20(C)(8) caps each temporary noncommercial sign at six square feet in area and three feet in height, limits the combined area of all such signs on one premises to 30 square feet, and requires every sign to sit at least ten feet from any lot line.
20(B)(10) allows a larger 72-square-foot, eight-foot-tall sign (also capped at 72 square feet in the aggregate), keeps the same ten-foot setback from the lot line, and additionally requires the signs to come down within five calendar days after the election or event to which they relate. 19(B).
Violations & Fines
A temporary noncommercial sign that exceeds the size, height or setback limits, or that a nonresidential property fails to remove within five days of the election under Section 11.20(B)(10), is enforced through Melbourne's Code Enforcement Board under Florida Statutes Chapter 162 (Sec. 11.06). Because oversized or late-removed signs fall outside the exemption in Section 11.18(H), the administrator can also treat them as unpermitted signs and order their removal under the general maintenance authority in Section 11.12.
Frequently Asked Questions
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