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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 479.11479.11 Specified signs prohibited.—No sign shall be erected, used, operated, or maintained:(1) Within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any portion of the interstate highway system or the federal-aid primary highway system, except as provided in ss. 479.111 and 479.16. (2) Beyond 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any portion of the interstate highway system or the federal-aid primary highway system outside an urban area, which sign is erected for the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of such system, except as provided in ss. 479.111(1) and 479.16. (3) Within 15 feet of the outside boundary of the right-of-way of any highway on the State Highway System outside of an incorporated area or on the interstate or federal-aid primary highway system outside an incorporated area. (4) Within 100 feet of any church, school, cemetery, public park, public reservation, public playground, or state or national forest, when such facility is located outside of an incorporated area, except as provided in s. 479.16. (5)(a) Which displays intermittent lights not embodied in the sign, or any rotating or flashing light within 100 feet of the outside boundary of the right-of-way of any highway on the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system or which is illuminated in such a manner so as to cause glare or to impair the vision of motorists or otherwise distract motorists so as to interfere with the motorists’ ability to safely operate their vehicles. (b) If the sign is on the premises of an establishment as provided in s. 479.16(1), the local government authority with jurisdiction over the location of the sign shall enforce the provisions of this section as provided in chapter 162 and this section. (6) Which uses the word “stop” or “danger,” or presents or implies the need or requirement of stopping or the existence of danger, or which is a copy or imitation of official signs, and which is adjacent to the right-of-way of any highway on the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system. (7) Which is placed on the inside of a curve or in any manner that may prevent persons using the highway from obtaining an unobstructed view of approaching vehicles and which is adjacent to the right-of-way of any highway on the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system. (8) Which is located upon the right-of-way of any highway on the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system. (9) Which is nailed, fastened, or affixed to any tree or is erected or maintained in an unsafe, insecure, or unsightly condition and which is adjacent to the right-of-way of any highway on the State Highway System outside of an incorporated area or on any portion of the interstate highway system or the federal-aid primary highway system. (10) Which is on a new highway outside an urban area and otherwise would have been subject to the permit requirements of this chapter. History.—s. 9, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 3, ch. 26959, 1951; s. 1, ch. 31413, 1956; s. 1, ch. 57-282; s. 2, ch. 61-151; s. 5, ch. 71-971; s. 2, ch. 75-202; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 44, ch. 94-237; s. 32, ch. 95-257; s. 4, ch. 2012-83.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 479.11
Total Results: 23
366 So. 2d 96, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 14026
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 1979 | Docket: 1655442
Cited 12 times | Published
of compensation, for its nonconformance to Section 479.11, implementing the Highway Beautification Act
549 So. 2d 1086, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2285, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5309, 1989 WL 110924
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 1989 | Docket: 1719626
Cited 7 times | Published
interstate highway system, as set forth in section 479.11(1).[3]See Atlantic Outdoor Advertising v. Department
397 So. 2d 769, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19667
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 1981 | Docket: 1357103
Cited 7 times | Published
"highway" appears both in Section 479.07 and in Section 479.11.[1] The term highway is defined in Section
488 So. 2d 563, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 938, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7378
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 1986 | Docket: 1685424
Cited 6 times | Published
from the main travelled way." To that end, Section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes, provides that "no sign
491 So. 2d 1192, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1548
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 15, 1986 | Docket: 1721936
Cited 5 times | Published
visible from the maintraveled way. To that end, Section 479.11(1) provides that no sign shall be erected in
830 So. 2d 181, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 15490, 2002 WL 31373490
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 23, 2002 | Docket: 471444
Cited 4 times | Published
intentionally distract or confuse travelers. See, e.g., § 479.11(5), Fla. Stat. (2001) (prohibiting signs displaying
513 So. 2d 181, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2204
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 9, 1987 | Docket: 1295227
Cited 4 times | Published
the circumstances of this case. We disagree.
Section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes (1983), prohibits outdoor
493 So. 2d 33, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1748, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9300
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 11, 1986 | Docket: 1671704
Cited 3 times | Published
above exception to the prohibition contained in Section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes, and thus is legally in
492 So. 2d 1164, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1757, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9260
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 12, 1986 | Docket: 478279
Cited 2 times | Published
WILLIS, Associate Judge, concur.
NOTES
[1] Section 479.11, Florida Statutes (1981), provides in part:
399 So. 2d 981
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 11, 1981 | Docket: 1167397
Cited 2 times | Published
"conflict" in § 11(5). And it cannot be said that § 479.11(1), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., and Dade County
390 So. 2d 159
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 19, 1980 | Docket: 1750252
Cited 2 times | Published
prohibited by the 600-foot setback provisions of Section 479.11, Florida Statutes (1977), and none displayed
364 So. 2d 104
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 1978 | Docket: 461969
Cited 2 times | Published
on December 8, 1971, even though violative of § 479.11(2), because located within 660 feet of a portion
471 So. 2d 1271, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 317, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3485
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1985 | Docket: 64612852
Cited 1 times | Published
were in an unpermitted zone, in violation of section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes (1983), and were constructed
559 So. 2d 240, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1576, 1990 WL 25960
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 1990 | Docket: 64649479
Published
292 in Escam-bia County was in violation of section 479.-11(4), Florida Statutes, which prohibits placement
518 So. 2d 384, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 100, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 11848, 1987 WL 31971
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 1987 | Docket: 64631984
Published
sign; 4) whether appellant’s sign violates section 479.11(1); and 5) whether appellant’s sign violates
498 So. 2d 1357, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 70, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 11036
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 1986 | Docket: 64623752
Published
77 in Washington County, was in violation of section 479.11, Florida Statutes (1983), and rule 14-10.05(1)
448 So. 2d 1052, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12145
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 1984 | Docket: 64604291
Published
Interstate 10 and State Road 79 in Holmes County. Section 479.11, Florida Statutes (1981), generally prohibits
418 So. 2d 1142, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20978
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 19, 1982 | Docket: 64591925
Published
proving not only that there was a violation of Section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes (1981), but also that
390 So. 2d 818, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 18167
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 1980 | Docket: 64579027
Published
Interstate Highway 10 in Jackson County is AFFIRMED. Section 479.11, Florida Statutes (1979); Henderson Sign Service
371 So. 2d 494, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 15109
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 1979 | Docket: 64570394
Published
statutory provision regulating lighting is Section 479.11, which prohibits erection of any sign which
366 So. 2d 116, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 13947
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 1979 | Docket: 64567945
Published
Department of Transportation.”
. Fla.Stat. § 479.11(1): “No advertisement, advertising sign or advertising
352 So. 2d 126, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 17074
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 1977 | Docket: 64561409
Published
to an interstate highway are in violation of Section 479.11(1) and (2), Florida Statutes (1975). The signs
349 So. 2d 720, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16549
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 23, 1977 | Docket: 64560047
Published
right-of-way of Interstate 10, in violation of Section 479.11, Florida Statutes (1975).
Petitioner relies
