Palm Beach Gardens, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential size cap
- 6 square feet
- Nonresidential size cap
- 32 square feet
- Earliest posting
- 30 days before election
- Removal deadline
- 7 days after the election
- Max height
- 5 feet (8 ft for human signs)
- Setback
- 8 feet from ROW/side lines
Summary
In the City of Palm Beach Gardens, a residential political sign is capped at 6 square feet and a nonresidential one at 32 square feet under Table 25 of City Code § 78-290. Signs cannot go up more than 30 days before the election or candidate qualification date, and every political sign must come down within 7 days after the election.
(2)Setbacks. ... Temporary signs shall be setback at least eight (8) feet from the right-of-way line and side property lines, and must comply with section 78-283(c).(3)Maximum height. A temporary sign shall not be higher than five (5) feet above the average grade at the property line nearest the sign, except for "human signs", which shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height above the grade upon which any such sign is located. ... Type of Sign Maximum Size (Sq. Feet) Earliest Installation Date Final Removal Date Notes and Remarks Political * •Residential—6 square feet •Nonresidential—32 square feet •Residential—Not more than 30 days prior to the election to which it relates or the date of candidate qualification, if applicable. •Nonresidential—Same as Residential. •Residential—7 days after the election •Nonresidential—7 days after the election •Residential—1 sign per candidate or issue per residential parcel. • Nonresidential—1 sign per candidate or issue. • Nonresidential—1 sign per 200 linear feet of frontage. • A minimum of 1 sign per property allowed.
Full Breakdown
Section 78-290(b) sets the baseline rules for every temporary sign, including political signs: no illumination or animation under section 78-284(e), a setback of at least 8 feet from the right-of-way line and side property lines consistent with section 78-283(c), and a maximum height of 5 feet above average grade, or 8 feet for a 'human sign.' Table 25 then sets the political-sign specifics: 6 square feet in residential zoning districts and 32 square feet in nonresidential districts, installed no more than 30 days before the election it relates to or the date of candidate qualification, and removed within 7 days after the election in both residential and nonresidential districts.
The table also fixes how many signs a property may carry: one sign per candidate or issue per residential parcel, one sign per candidate or issue in nonresidential districts, one sign per 200 linear feet of nonresidential frontage, with a minimum of one sign per property allowed regardless of frontage length. Because political signs are temporary signs, section 78-290(b) requires the city to approve them, and any sign the city has not approved is subject to immediate removal by the city at the owner's expense.
Violations & Fines
A political sign larger than the Table 25 limits, put up more than 30 days before the election, or left standing more than 7 days after the election is subject to immediate removal by the city at the property owner's expense under section 78-290(b). A sign that is not approved by the city in the first place is removable on the same terms, and unresolved sign violations can still be referred to the special magistrate under chapter 2, article IV.
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