Brevard County, FL Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage limit
- 50% of each window
- Permit required
- No
- Excluded from cap
- Special event, open/closed, hours signs
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Brevard County only
Summary
In unincorporated Brevard County, window signs need no permit but cannot cover more than 50 percent of any individual window: special event, open/closed, and hours-of-operation signs don't count against that cap.
Window signs. Window signs shall not require a permit, but shall not exceed 50 percent coverage of each individual window. Special event signs for nonprofit organizations, open and closed signs and signs indicating hours of operation shall not be used in calculating the 50 percent maximum.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
Brevard County's sign code exempts window signs from the general sign permit requirement, but caps them at 50 percent coverage of each individual window under Sec. 62-3307(6) of the county's Land Development Regulations. The code defines a window sign as anything painted on, attached to, or hung in a window or glass door of a building: displays of merchandise don't count as signs at all. Special event signs for nonprofit organizations, open/closed signs, and hours-of-operation signs are excluded from the 50 percent calculation. This applies only in unincorporated Brevard; Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville, Cocoa, and the county's other incorporated cities set their own window sign rules under separate municipal codes.
Violations & Fines
Violations are enforced under Sec. 1-7's general penalty provision or prosecuted before the code enforcement special magistrate under Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 2, per Sec. 62-3302.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit for a window sign in unincorporated Brevard County?
Does a merchandise display count toward the window sign limit?
Do open/closed signs count against the 50 percent cap?
Sources & Official References
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