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

Article VIII, division 6 of the Putnam County Land Development Code lists signs exempt from the sign article's permit and design requirements. Sec. 45-761(4) covers 'window signs and merchandise displays behind storefront windows so long as no part of the sign or display moves or contains flashing lights which present a hazard to pedestrians, cyclists or motorists.' Unlike the county's on-premises ground and building sign rules in Sec. 45-738, which cap sign area, height and setbacks by zoning district, the window-sign exemption carries no square-footage or coverage-percentage limit at all, so a business can fill its storefront glass with merchandise or signage without measuring it against the site's overall allowable sign area under article VIII, division 2.

The single limiting condition is safety, not size: a static poster, a mannequin display, or a hand-lettered sale sign taped inside the glass all qualify because none of it moves or flashes. A window display built around motorized parts, video screens that flash, or animated lighting loses the exemption the moment it 'presents a hazard' to people on the sidewalk or drivers at the curb, and the general prohibition on flashing and moving signs in Sec. 45-752(11) then applies. The exemption is also limited by location: it only reaches signage displayed behind the storefront window, not freestanding signs, wall signs mounted outside the glass, or projecting signs, all of which remain subject to the permit and design standards of article VIII, divisions 2 and 3.