Leon County, FL Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Sec. 104 defines a window sign as any sign placed inside or upon a window facing outside, intended to identify or advertise activities, services, goods or products available inside the building. Sec. 202(13) exempts window signs from the article's general sign permit requirement so long as they, collectively, cover 25 percent or less of the window glass surface area; that section specifically counts window film carrying graphics as a window sign, and warns that such film is prohibited outright in some special zoning districts regardless of coverage.

Division 4's on-site sign standards repeat and enforce the same limit: Sec. ' Because window signs sit outside the permit process, the county does not pre-approve their size or wording the way it does for wall or ground signs; the 25 percent cap is self-enforced by the business until a code inspector measures the glass and finds a violation. Signs that exceed the 25 percent threshold are treated as regular signs requiring a permit under Sec. 301 and must meet that division's application, wind-load and electrical standards instead of the window sign exemption.