Sanford, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Schedule K, Section 4.0 of the Sanford Land Development Regulations Sign Code provides that any sign authorized by the Ordinance may carry a non-commercial message, and that non-commercial signs, which include political signs, are subject to the same permit requirements, size restrictions and specifications as commercial signs. Section 13.0.D separately allows election signs without a permit, subject to the election-period rules in Section 19.0.A. That section grants additional temporary non-commercial signage for the 90 days before and the 7 calendar days after any Federal, State, Seminole County or City election.

On residential parcels, each sign is capped at 6 square feet with a cumulative total of no more than 30 additional square feet per premises. On commercial, office or industrial parcels, each sign may reach 64 square feet, with a cumulative cap of 320 additional square feet. In every zoning classification, these election signs cannot be placed in City rights-of-way or on City property, and they must otherwise comply with the general temporary sign table in Section 19.0, including the standard 5-foot front setback and the ban on flashing, moving or fluorescent displays under Section 19.0.B. A qualifying temporary non-commercial sign does not require a City permit, but placement still requires the consent of the property owner.