Sign Permits

Thank you for selecting the City of Fruitland Park as the location for your business.

As you become acquainted with our community, it is important to familiarize yourself with our sign code in order to comply with regulations.

Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 163 of Fruitland Park’s Land Development Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, structurally modify, replace, enlarge, move or convert any sign in the City without first obtaining a sign permit and paying the permit fee for each such sign as required by this chapter.

Please reach out to the Building Department or Code Enforcement for further information any questions that may arise.

• Sign Spinners
• Hot Air Balloon Signs
• "A" frame and portable signs except as permitted under Section 163.070
• Wall wrap or building wrap signs
• Snipe signs
• Animated signs
• Wind signs, except temporary special event signs pursuant to the Sign Code
• Special Event - carnivals, craft fairs, festivals, parades, reunions, sidewalk sales, weddings, etc
• Any feather or flutter flag
• Signs placed on a vehicle with a total sign area in excess of 10 square feet where the vehicle is not "regularly used in the conduct of business"

Banners or other temporary wall signs shall be permitted under the following conditions for a maximum of thirty (30) consecutive days.

• One sign for Grand Opening Celebrations one time only per business entity.
  • For sidewalk dales and other outdoor sales events except yard/garage saes.
  • Maximum sign area shall be 32 square feet.
  • Banner signs and other temporary wall signs permitted by the Sign Code shall require the approval of a sign permit application, subject to appropriate fees.

1. Prohibited signs on public property or rights-of-way shall be removed immediately and may be removed by the City or its agent without notice.
2. Temporary signs and signs attached to other signs shall be removed within 48 hours after receipt of written notification of the Code Enforcement Officer or Building Official.
3. Abandoned signs shall be removed by the owner, agent, or person in charge of the premises within 30 days after receipt of written notification by the Code Enforcement Officer. If the signs is not removed in a timely manner, the Code Enforcement Officer may refer the violation to the Municipal Code Enforcement Board.

Remit Political Campaign Cash Deposit

Prior to the placement of a political campaign sign in the municipal boundaries of the City of Fruitland Park the candidate must remit to the City Clerk a political campaign cash deposit in the amount of $100.

Removal of Political Campaign Signs

Failure of a candidate to remit a political cash deposit to the city prior to placement of a political campaign sign in the City, or failure of a candidate to remove all political campaign signs within 30 days after:

1. Withdrawal of his or her candidacy
2. Having been eliminated as a candidate, or
3. Being elected to office,

will result in the removal and disposal of the political campaign signs by the City. The cost incurred by the City for such removal and disposal will be deducted from the candidate’s political campaign cash deposit and if a balance remains after such deduction, then the balance will be returned to the candidate. If the candidate timely removes his or her political campaign signs the full amount of the deposit will be returned to the candidate.