Miami‑Dade amends sign code to ease removal of nonconforming billboards, adds local limits

Miami‑Dade County’s Infrastructure and Technology Committee on Oct. 27 approved an ordinance amending Miami‑Dade County Code sections 33‑84 and 33‑107 to ease removal of legally nonconforming billboards and to revise the definition and placement rules for replacement poster boards.

The ordinance changes the poster board height in the county code from 10 feet to 12 feet — the industry standard for the smaller poster‑style signs — and removes a strict 600‑foot limitation that had required replacement poster boards to be sited within 600 feet of the nonconforming billboard being removed when no permissible zoning existed within that distance. The vote passed 3–2.

The change applies only to Class C sign structures and is framed as a one‑for‑one replacement policy: owners may replace a legally nonconforming billboard with a smaller poster board located in a conforming zoning district when the 600‑foot rule prevents finding an acceptable replacement site closer to the original. The ordinance keeps public‑hearing requirements and other county siting and height limits in place.

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