Materials for freestanding signs.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 9-103
in effectSec. 9-103. - Materials for freestanding signs.
(a) All freestanding permanent signs, structures or poles shall be self-supporting structures erected on or permanently attached to concrete foundations or meet wind load requirements as specified in the building code, or any amendment thereto, adopted by the city.
(b) All new freestanding on-premises and off-premises signs constructed, relocated or converted on, or adjacent to Interstate 10, Dedeaux Road, U.S. Highway 49, Pass Road and/or Airport Road pursuant to section 9-122 shall be constructed, as follows, when the base of a sign pole, defined as the point in which the emerging sign pole is viewed at its intersection with ground level from a distance of seventy-five (75) linear feet along the street (chord distance) in which the sign face(s) shall be viewed from. Such distance is to be measured from the center of the sign structure on a line parallel to the street or highway on which the sign is facing (See Diagram E).
(1) Sign structure support pole(s) shall be wrapped with a masonry, stucco, stone and/or a similar synthetic material, from the ground level to a height not to exceed ten (10) feet above said ground level.
(2) A decorative buttress shall be constructed at the ground/base level of the façade.
(3) A decorative cap or crown shall be constructed at the top of the façade.
(4) Any portion of the sign structure's support pole(s) between the façade and the display of the sign that is greater than ten (10) feet above ground level shall be finished with a stucco wrap or a textured paint.
(c) All freestanding on-premises and off-premises sign façades shall be harmonious in material, style and color with the surrounding landscape of the developed site in which it is located. All sign permit applications for freestanding on-premises and off-premises signs to be constructed shall contain architectural façade plans to be reviewed and approved or denied by the architectural review committee in accordance with section 9-85 upon receipt of a permit application and renderings of the architectural façade plans.
(Ord. No. 1764, § 6.3, 3-17-87; Ord. No. 2686, § 11, 7-6-10)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH9PLDE_ARTIVSI_S9-103MAFRSIFetched: 11/1/2026