Lauderhill, FL Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage cap
- 40% of total glass area
- Eligible districts
- CN, CC, CG, CE, IL zones
- Illuminated window signs
- Max 50% of allowance, 32 sq ft
- Permit
- Exempt if within 40% cap
- Enforcement
- Code Compliance Officer, Sec. 14.0
- Penalty range
- $50-$500 per violation
Summary
In the City of Lauderhill, paper, fabric or painted window signs and special sale signs are allowed without a separate sign permit only in the CN, CC, CG, CE and IL zoning districts, and only up to 40 percent of the total glass area with full public view. In CN, CC, CG and CW districts, internally illuminated window signs may fill at most half of that allowance, capped at 32 square feet.
(a)Paper window or fabric signs, painted window signs or special sale signs in the Neighborhood Commercial (CN), Community Commercial (CC), General Commercial (CG), Commercial Entertainment (CE) and Light Industrial (IL) zoning districts, provided that such signs, as measured within a rectangle enclosing each item of information, do not cover in excess of forty (40) percent of the total glass area (with full public view) to which said signs are affixed. ... up to forty (40) percent of the total glass area may be devoted to window signs in any mixture of the following categories:(1)A temporary paper or vinyl material or professionally painted sign provided such sign is professionally prepared, applied or constructed; and(2)Internally illuminated window signs may comprise fifty (50) percent of the allowable window signage area but shall not exceed a maximum thirty-two (32) square feet.
Full Breakdown
The City Commission's Schedule I sign regulations treat window signage as a permit-exempt category under Section 4.0(a), but only within specific commercial and light-industrial zoning: Neighborhood Commercial (CN), Community Commercial (CC), General Commercial (CG), Commercial Entertainment (CE) and Light Industrial (IL). Coverage is measured within a rectangle drawn around each item of information, and that rectangle cannot exceed 40 percent of the total glass area exposed to full public view. Section 8.0(b)(3)(d) repeats the same 40 percent ceiling for CN, CC, CG and CW districts and splits it into two categories: a temporary paper or vinyl material or professionally painted sign, and internally illuminated window signs, which may use up to half of the 40 percent allowance but never more than 32 square feet regardless of the glass area available.
Separately, Section 6.0(r) lists window signs exceeding the 40 percent cap among the sign types prohibited citywide. The Chief Sign Official, housed in Planning and Zoning, administers Schedule I and can require permits for other sign types under Section 3.0; window signs meeting the 40 percent test are exempt from that separate application under Section 4.0.
Violations & Fines
A window sign that exceeds the 40 percent glass-area cap is a prohibited sign under Section 6.0(r) of Schedule I, enforceable by the City's Code Compliance Officers, who cite and order removal after serving notice with ten working days to correct under Section 14.0. General Schedule I penalties under Section 17.0 run from $50 to $500 per violation, with continuing violations subject to injunctive relief in Broward County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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