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 Fort Myers Beach
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 30. SIGNS

  § 30-154. Standards for monument signs, projecting signs and wall signs in commercial zoning districts.  

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  • Except as may be otherwise provided herein, all monument signs, projecting signs and wall signs located in commercial zoning districts shall comply with the following regulations:

    (1)

    Buildings that are required to meet the commercial design standards in § 34-991-1010, cannot install internally lit box signs (see Figure 30-1). When internally lit signs are permitted for buildings that are not required to meet the commercial design standards, the sign face must be designed so that illumination occurs only on individual letters or symbols. An opaque background panel must be used so that the internal light only passes through the letters or symbols. This requirement also applies to all signs with changeable copy. See Figure 30-2 for an example of illuminated letters on an internally lit sign face.

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    (2)

    Location. Monument signs must be set back at least three feet from any public right-of-way or roadway easement; provided, however, that monument signs may be located in a lawfully developed landscaped median strip that is within a public or private right-of-way or easement where the holder(s) of the right-of-way or easement have consented to the location of the monument sign in such right-of-way or easement. Monument signs located in such median strips must be set back a minimum of two feet from the edge of the pavement and must not violate the visibility requirements of § 34-3131. Wall signs and projecting signs may extend over public sidewalks provided they maintain a minimum clear height above sidewalks of eight feet and do not extend closer than two feet to an existing or planned curb.

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    (3)

    A wall sign must not extend above the lowest edge of the building's eaves or above the highest horizontal members of the fence or wall to which it is attached.

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    (4)

    A projecting sign must not extend more than three feet above the lowest edge of the building's eaves.

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    (5)

    Monument signs may be elevated provided that the bottom of the sign is no more than 18 inches above the highest adjacent grade. The maximum height of a monument sign is five feet.

(Ord. No. 11-01, § 2(Exh. A), 4-18-2011)