Every outdoor sign in Century is governed by the municipality’s sign ordinance, which sets how large a sign may be, how tall it may stand, how far it must sit from the property line, whether it may be illuminated, and which sign types are permitted in each zoning district. This page summarizes those requirements in plain language and links each value back to the section of the Century code it came from.
Sign rules here are layered. The base zoning district — commercial, industrial, or residential — sets the default limits, and overlay districts such as historic or downtown districts can tighten them further. Because the most specific jurisdiction controls, a freestanding monument sign on a commercial parcel and a wall sign in a historic overlay can face very different limits even on the same street in Century.
Use the figures below as a fast first check, then run a full address lookup to confirm the exact limits for a specific parcel in Century, Florida. The full report also covers permit requirements, prohibited sign types, and illumination rules — each cited to the source ordinance so your permit application can reference it directly.
Before you order or install a sign in Century, confirm three things: the maximum sign area and height allowed in the parcel’s zoning district, the minimum setback from the right-of-way, and whether the sign type you want — freestanding, monument, wall, projecting, or awning — is permitted there at all. Many permit denials come from missing a setback or an overlay-district restriction rather than from the size of the sign itself, so checking the governing section before applying saves a costly resubmittal.
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Max ground sign height
18 feet or one-quarter foot per each foot of frontage on a public right-of_way, whichever is greater, to a maximum height of 65 feet
Ground sign setback
no ground sign shall project over a public right-of-way; no permanent outdoor advertising sign shall be located less than ten feet from the nearest edge of the road right-of-way
Building Signs
Building Sign Max Number
one permanent accessory building sign on each side of the principal building (for multiple occupancy complexes); three permanent accessory building signs (for occupants of multiple occupancy complexes); three permanent accessory building signs on each side (for occupants not in multiple occupancy complexes)
multiple occupancy complexes constructed or remodeled after effective date: Building signs for multiple occupancy complexes must conform to an approved sign format
Nonconforming Signs Rule
Where two or more permanent outdoor advertising signs are situated closer to each other than permitted, all signs except the first one installed shall be nonconforming
Ground signs: The permissible number, area, spacing and height of permanent accessory ground signs for each multiple occupancy complex and each occupant not located in a multiple occupancy complex shall be determined according to the following tables and text: _____ (1) Permissible ground signs.
Ground Sign Max Height
18 feet or one-quarter foot per each foot of frontage on a public right-of_way, whichever is greater, to a maximum height of 65 feet