June 18, 2026 Local Planning Agency Agenda
June 18, 2026 Local Planning Agency Meeting · 2026-06-18 · agenda
The Local Planning Agency met on June 18, 2026, to consider Proposed Ordinance 26-07-LC. This ordinance aims to renumber and rename Article 16 (Signs) of the Land Development Code to a new Article 8 (Sign Regulations), modifying and updating the city's sign regulations. The agenda included approval of the agenda and minutes from May 21, 2026, followed by current business, board member comments, and public comments. No specific development projects with addresses or parcel information were detailed in this agenda item; the focus was on a proposed ordinance change.
Agenda items
- 1. A building sign shall not extend more than six inches (6”) beyond any edge of the surface to
- 1. A projecting building sign that is oriented perpendicularly to the building façade may extend
- Construction (Other)
- Signage & Printing
- 1. Agent Affidavit
- 1. All commercial special events proposing to utilize temporary signage shall apply for a special
- 1. Attached, i.e., a “building sign” or a sign that is attached to a structure that is occupiable by or
- 1. Attached, i.e., a “building sign” or a sign that is attached to a structure that is occupiable or
- 1. Be a light source, such as a search light or laser, if approved in conjunction with a special event
- 1. Each lifeguard station may display one sign of not more than nine (9) square feet.
- 1. Establish a citywide maximum sign height of 12 feet, measured from grade, and not
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Signage & Printing
- 1. Exceptions: Signs required for public safety, traffic control, construction activity, or other similar
- 1. For public safety purposes, a maximum of one (1), four (4) square foot sign may be placed per
- 1. In no case shall a sign protrude above the roofline, cornice line, parapet, or the
- 1. In no case shall a sign protrude above the roofline, cornice line, parapet, or the highest point
- 1. In residential districts a free-standing sign may be permitted if the following criteria are met.
- 1. Multiple street frontages: Any premises with multiple street frontages may allocate its total
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Engineering & Architecture
- Legal Services
- Signage & Printing
- 1. No non-commercial special event requires a special event sign permit.
- 1. No sign or sign structure shall be erected that impedes use of any fire escape, emergency exit
- 1. Ord. 26-07-LC - LDC Rewrite Article
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- General Contractor
- Concrete & Masonry
- Electrical
- HVAC & Climate Control
- Painting & Flooring
- Plumbing
- Roofing
- Drywall & Insulation
- Building & Industrial Supply
- Real Estate Development
- Landscaping & Lawn Service
- 1. Permanent Commercial - a sign that is constructed or used for ninety-one (91) days or more,
- 1. Signs located within the clear visibility triangle near street and driveway intersections shall meet
- 1. Signs placed by public utilities on or near the location of underground utility lines and facilities,
- Government Authority
- Signage & Printing
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Engineering & Architecture
- 1. Signs shall not be placed in, upon, or project over a public or private ROW or easement, except
- 1. Temporary Commercial - a sign that is not constructed in a manner as to be permanent and
- 1. The City Manager or designee may require a temporary sign permit review and regulations that
- 1. The intent of this section is to prevent permanent signs that are made in a banner material or
- 1. These signs do not require a sign permit when placed by or required by the governing authority
- 1. These signs do not require a sign permit.
- 2. A temporary sign other than a light source must be:
- 2. All commercial special event sign permits are valid for no more than 40 calendar days a year
- 2. Exhibit A to Ordinance 26-07-LC
- 2. Free Standing, i.e., a “ground sign” that is independent of another structure.
- Signage & Printing
- 2. Free Standing, i.e., a “ground sign” that is independent of another structure.
- Signage & Printing
- 2. Other explicit allowances per this Article.
- 2. Permanent Non-Commercial - a sign that is constructed or used for ninety-one (91) days or
- 2. Revise remaining references to “digital” signs within Section 8 .07.03 to reference
- 2. Signage shall only be allowed forty-five (45) days prior to the event.
- 2. Single-occupancy Building: Fifteen percent (15%) of the façade not to exceed 150 sq. ft.
- 2. Site Plan
- 2. Temporary Non-Commercial - a sign that is not constructed in a manner as to be permanent
- 2. The signs shall require a sign permit to review for compliance with setbacks and the criteria
- 3. AGENDA APPROVAL:
- 3. Add a change-of-ownership provision in 8.07.03 and addition of #2, for nonconforming
- Legal Services
- Signage & Printing
- 3. Background Working Draft
- 3. Multi-occupancy Building: Fifteen percent (15%) of the lease space/unit façade, not to exceed
- 3. No property may have more than two (2) special event sign permits issued within any
- 3. Not be an electric/digital sign.
- 3. Sign renderings
- 3. Signage shall be removed within ten (10) days after conclusion of the event.
- Signage & Printing
- Event Planning & Rentals
- 4. CURRENT BUSINESS
- 4. CURRENT BUSINESS
- 4. LDC Approval Timeline_060926
- 4. Signage shall not go up earlier than ten (10) days prior to the event start.
- 4. Signs shall be set back ten feet from all property lines. However, if the property is located
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Engineering & Architecture
- Legal Services
- Signage & Printing
- 4. Square footage calculations of signs and façade, if applicable
- 5. Gas Station Sign Exhibit
- Engineering & Architecture
- Signage & Printing
- 5. Signage shall be removed no later than thirty (30) days after the first day of the event.
- 5. Total number of signs
- 6. Electrical plans if applicable
- 7. Any previously approved and valid agreements for signage
- 8. Other documents deemed necessary by the Community Development Director or designee.
- A. All permanent signs require a permit unless expressly exempted by this Article.
- A. During a special event, temporary signage, whether free-standing or attached, may be allowed
- A. Lifeguard Station Signs
- A. May 21, 2026 Minutes
- A. May 21, 2026 Minutes
- A. Near Street and Driveway Intersections
- A. No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or relocate any sign that requires a permit without
- A. No sign, whether permanent or temporary, shall be allowed within any right-of-way (ROW),
- A. Proposed Ordinance 26-07-LC - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Government Authority
- Construction (Other)
- Signage & Printing
- A. Proposed Ordinance 26-07-LC - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Government Authority
- A. Proposed Ordinance 26-16-LC
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- A. Sign lighting may not be designed or located to cause confusion with traffic lights.
- A. Temporary signs may not require a permit from the City, if they satisfy the restrictions imposed by
- A. The following permanent sign classifications are adopted by the City of Destin to regulate signage
- A. The following temporary sign classifications are adopted by the City of Destin to regulate signage
- Signage & Printing
- B. A temporary sign may:
- B. Commercial Special Event Signage
- B. Illumination by floodlights or spotlights shall comply with the lighting regulations located within
- B. In or Over Public or Private Right-of-Way
- B. It shall be unlawful to erect or construct, or cause to be erected or constructed, maintain or cause
- B. No permit shall be issued until the City determines that such work is in accordance with the
- B. Proposed Ordinance 26-18-PC
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- B. The following types of signs are allowed as designated in this Article.
- B. The following types of signs are allowed as designated in this Article.
- B. The sign face area of any non-conforming sign located on the premises shall be included for
- B. Utility Signs:
- C. All required building or sign permit applications shall be submitted to the Community Development
- C. All signage shall be constructed of material that is rigid or in a manner that it is permanently affixed
- C. Any temporary sign not complying with the requirements of this section is illegal and subject to
- C. Blocking Emergency Access
- C. Illuminated signs shall not have lighting mechanisms that project more than 18 inches
- C. Non-Commercial Special Event Signage
- C. PROPOSED ORDINANCE 26-07-LC
- Legal Services
- Engineering & Architecture
- Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Signage & Printing
- C. Public Traffic Controls Signs
- C. These sign regulations are intended to complement the requirements of the Florida building and
- D. All sign lighting shall be continuous lighting and shall not have any lighting element that flashes,
- D. Compliance with the requirements of these regulations shall not constitute a defense to an action
- D. Free Standing or Ground Signs
- D. Relationship to Building Features
- D. Signs placed on public/private right-of-ways or accessways shall meet the standards and minimums
- D. The application shall contain all the information required for a proper review of the proposed sign,
- E. All signs, including their supports, braces, guys and anchors, electrical parts and lighting fixtures,
- E. Maximum Projection
- E. Off-street Directional Signage
- F. All permanent signs, and the illumination thereof, shall be designed, constructed, and maintained
- F. Residential Commercial Signs
- I. BACKGROUND: On Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Local Planning Agency (LPA)
- Lighting & Low-Voltage Systems
- Design & Creative
- Signage & Printing
- II. DISCUSSION: Although the LPA has previously recommended approval of the
- Gas Station & Convenience
- Signage & Printing
- Engineering & Architecture
- III. RECOMMENDATIONS: While Staff has received a recommendation of approval
- Legal Services
- Business Consulting
- Signage & Printing
- IV. RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move that the LPA recommend approval of
- a. Constructed of rigid material; and
- a. These signs do not require a sign permit.
- a. These signs do not require a sign permit.
- a. Time: A permanent sign
- b. Not count towards any square footage limitation of ground signs.
- b. Place:
- b. Secured at all corners or edges to prevent wave action or from moving due to wind forces.
- b. This section does not apply to buried utility line markers.
- c. Be no closer than five feet (5’) to the property boundary.
- c. Manner: not to exceed sixty (60) square feet and no taller than eight feet (8’) high as
- i. Located on common property owned by the homeowners, property, or condominium,
- ii. Setback a minimum ten feet (10’) from the ROW/property line.
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