Miami, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit needed
- None, on private property
- Earliest posting
- 3 months before election
- Must remove by
- 15 days after election
- Residential zones cap
- 4 sq ft aggregate (T3/T4/T5-R/T6-R)
- Denser zones cap
- 15 sq ft aggregate (T5/T6-L,O, CI, D1-D3)
Summary
Miami 21 lets residents post political election signs on private property without a permit, but only starting three months before the election and capped at 4 to 15 square feet depending on the Transect Zone.
No Sign permit shall be required for political election Signs displayed on private property. Such political election Signs shall be permitted no earlier than three (3) months prior to the date of the election and removed within fifteen (15) days after the election. ... In T5-L,O, T6-L,O, CI, CI-HD, D1, D2 and D3 Transect Zones, Signs shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in aggregate of Sign surface Area; or In T3, T4, T5-R and T6-R Transect Zones, Signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in aggregate of Sign surface Area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 | Ordinance 11000 (Previous Zoning Code): Supplement 22 | Miami 21 (Zoning Code): ?).
Full Breakdown
Under Miami 21, the city's form-based zoning code, no sign permit is required for political election signs displayed on private property. They can go up no earlier than three months before the election and must come down within 15 days after it. Size is capped by Transect Zone: T3, T4, T5-R and T6-R zones (mostly residential) are limited to 4 square feet in aggregate sign surface area, while T5-L/O, T6-L/O, CI, CI-HD, D1, D2 and D3 zones (denser commercial/industrial transects) allow up to 15 square feet in aggregate. There is no per-sign quantity cap stated, the limit is on total surface area.
Violations & Fines
No permit is required, so there is no citation for putting up a compliant sign. A sign exceeding the square-footage cap for its Transect Zone, posted more than 3 months before the election, or left up more than 15 days after the election is subject to code enforcement as an unpermitted/illegal sign under Miami 21's sign provisions.
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