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frontage-50 sq.
ft. maximum sign
area
76 to 99 of
ft..
frontage-25 sq.
ft. maximum sign
area
50 to 75 ft. of
frontage-15 sq.
ft. maximum sign
area
See height and ( See height and 6 sq. ft. (See 25% of window See street front-
Sign Size (
width limitations) width limitations) height and width area. age for sign size
limitations for Neon signs are
additional ra- permitted as inte-
quirements) rior window
signs, limited to 4
sq. ft. in area,
and count to-
wards the 25%
area limitation
Maximum Height 3 ft. highj when a 8 in. high maxi- Not to exceed 3 - Monumentp/ o1e
building facade is mum ft. in height sign height (max-
located further imum): 24 ft. for
than 300 ft. from lots with frontage
the street front- of,lOa ft..or more
age line which it
Monument sign
faces, the sign height (maxi-
band on that fa- mum) j 12 ft. max-
cade may be in- imum height for
creased to 4 ft. in lots with frontage
height. The sign of 76 to 99 ft.;
band height may and
be increased to 8 :ft. maximum
21f2 times the height for lots
height of the sign with frontage of
band by a hori- 50 to 75 ft.
zontal width not
to exceed 15 per-
cent of the width
of the building
facade on which
the sign band is
located, when the
sign band faces a
public street. No
reader boards
may be included
as part of a sign
band
Supp. No. 11- 2002 1512
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE 20- 2011
Monument
Wall Sign! Sign Perpendic.ular Signs!
Band Awning Signs Signs Window Signs Pole Signs
Maximum 75% of facade 75% of awning Not to exceed 4 - Monument/pole
Width length length maximum ft. wide sign width (maxi-
mum): 12 ft.
Installation * Sign band may * Awnings shall * Perpendicular * W" mdow signs * Po1e signs shall
Requirements contain multiple not be internally signs shall have a shall be profes- have a pole cover,
individual wall illuminated minimum c1ear- sionally drawn or equal to a mini-
signs, but all ance of 7 ft. constructed mum of 30% of
must refer to a above the fin- * N 0 flashing or the overall sign
tenant of the ished grade of the strobe lights are width
building sidewalk permitted * Mustbe located
In the event * N eon signs are within a mini-
that a commer- permitted, sub. mum 10 ft. deep
cia!building or ject to the area landscape buffer
business does not limitation listed . * Must be set
have street front- above. Exposed back 5 ft. from
age, the sign neon tubing shall front property
band may be 10- not be permitted line
cated on the fa- surrounding win- "' Must be 10
cade of the build- . dow frames or ft.from any drive-
ing facing a other building way
parking lot or a openings * Must be set
pedestrian court- back a minimum
yard of 50 ft. from any
I street intersec-
tion, and cannot
be located within
the corner visibil-
ity area, defined
as the triangular
area within 15 ft.
of the intersec-
tion of the prop-
erty lines at a
street corner
Ord. No. 1452, ~ 3, 8- 14-01; Ord. No. 1518, ~ III, 10- 22- 02; Ord. No. 1522, ~ II, 11- 12- 02)
Sec. 20- 2011. Signs permitted- MUMS, MUW-18, MUCC- l, CF, EF, OS, YC and R-
NC
districts.
Permitted signage is described in the table below. Additional sign regulations for specific
uses are listed in section 20- 2014.
Supp. No. 11- 2002 1513
20- 2011 FORT WALTON BEACH CODE
Sandwich
Wall Sign I Perpendicular Signs (MUMS Monument
Sign Band Awning Signs Signs Window Signs only) Signs
of Signs Per- l sign band Text and/or 1 per building ( See size limi- 1 per parcel 1 per street
mitted per buildmg graphics per- tenant with tations) frontage ( must
facade with mitted on drip direct exterior meet minimum
direct street or edge of awning access frontage ra-
parking lot only 9-uirements)
frontage
For buildmgs
with 2 or more
stories, 2 sign
bands per fa-
cade with di-
rect street or
parking lot
frontage may
be permitted .
100 ft. or more
Street Front- - - - - -
of front-
age
age-50 sq. ft.
