Signs in DT District
Biloxi Land Development Ordinance § 23-6-13(I)
in effect(I) - Signs in DT District
The following Table 23-6-13(I), Sign Standards for DT District, lists signs permitted in the DT Zoning District and the number, area, height, and other dimensional standards applicable to such signs in the district.
TABLE 23-6-13(I): SIGN STANDARDS FOR DT DISTRICT 1 sf = square feet ft = feet n/a = not applicable
SIGN TYPE co;normal;normal | MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS co;normal;normal | MAXIMUM SIGN SURFACE AREA PER BUILDING FAÇADE co;normal;normal | MAXIMUM SIGN SURFACE AREA PER SIGN (sf) co;normal;normal | MAXIMUM HEIGHT (ft) co;normal;normal
Use identification sign 2,6 | 1 per principal non-business use | n/a | 30 | 25
Construction sign 3,6 | 1 per site | n/a | 32 | 15
Future development sign 6,7 | 1 per site | n/a | 25 | 15
Business sign, wall 4 | n/a | Greater of 50 sf or 20% of façade area | 50 10 | 25
Business sign, projecting 5 | n/a | n/a
Business sign, freestanding 6 | n/a | n/a
Business sign, roof 8 | n/a | n/a
Coordinated development sign, freestanding 6 | 1 per street frontage | n/a | n/a | 25
Placard sign 9 | n/a | n/a | 8 | 6
NOTES: 1. Illumination of signs within 50 ft of and facing an adjoining property zoned A, RE, RER, RS-, RM-, RMH, or AHO shall be diffused or indirect, and designed to prevent direct rays of light from illuminating the adjoining property, and shall not be flashing. 2. Includes signs identifying residential subdivisions and multifamily developments, as well as nonresidential uses permitted in the district. 3. Temporary construction signs shall be removed within 30 days after initial occupancy of the development. 4. Wall signs shall not extend beyond the roof by more than 12 inches. 5. Projecting signs shall project into a public street right-of-way no more than one-half the distance between the front lot line and the curb line of the street. 6. Freestanding signs shall be: - Limited in number to one sign for a lot with not more than 100 ft of lot frontage and one additional sign for each additional 100 ft of lot frontage; - Limited to no more than 2 signs per facing; - Set back from the front lot line by at least one foot per foot of sign height (measured from the lot line to the nearest point of the sign); - Set back from adjoining lots zoned A, RE, RER, RS-, RM-, or AHO by at least one foot per foot of sign height (measured from the lot line to the nearest point of the sign); and - No more than 6 ft in length. 7. Future development signs shall not be erected until after a Building Permit is issued for the associated development. 8. Roof signs shall be an integral part of the roof design and not extend above the top of the roof. 9. Placard signs shall be: - Non-illuminated; - Placed within a reasonable distance of a building's primary public entrance without impeding pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and - Be displayed only during hours of operation. 10. Individual business signs shall not be arranged or integrated to create a surface sign area greater than 50 sf.
Source: City of Biloxi, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Land Development Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/biloxi/codes/land_development_ordinance?nodeId=ART23-6DEST_13SI_ISIDTDIFetched: 11/2/2026