# Sign Regulations in Alpine, Texas

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Alpine, Texas, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Alpine, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/alpine
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Alpine/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH78SI)

## At a glance

Alpine, Texas regulates 15 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Nonresidential regulations zoning district are capped at 30 feet tall and 100 square feet (Sec. Sec. 78-3. - General regulations.). Most commercial signs in Alpine require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | — | 200 square feet | — |
| R-3 zones, apartments | 4 | 12 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| R-1, R-2, R-4 zoned residential areas | 5 | — | 32 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential regulations | 5 | 40 feet | 100 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### R-3 zones, apartments

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Wall Sign (5-24 Units) | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | On apartment premises | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Wall Sign (More than 24 Units) | — | 100 square feet | — | — | — | On apartment premises | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Freestanding Sign | 12 feet | — | — | — | — | One per each 750 feet of public street frontage | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |

### R-1, R-2, R-4 zoned residential areas

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Illuminated Sign | — | — | — | — | One per premises | — | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Occupant Name Sign | — | 1 square foot | — | — | One per premises | Attached flat to the building | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Church or School Sign | — | 15 square feet | — | — | One per premises | — | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | One per premises | On property it refers to | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Political Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One per premises | — | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |

### Nonresidential regulations

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | One per each 100 feet of street frontage | One per each 100 feet of street frontage | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Building Mounted Sign | 40 feet | — | — | — | Four per facade | Flush mounted wall mounted signs may protrude up to one foot into the public right-of-way | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Projecting Sign | 40 feet | 100 square feet | — | — | One per premises | Oriented to the primary entrance or entrance frontage | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Marquee Sign | — | — | — | — | One per each street frontage | One per each street frontage | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |
| Perpendicular Canopy Sign | — | — | — | — | One every 15 feet | On premises | — | Sec. 78-3. - General regulations. |

## Prohibited signs in Alpine

- Signs, or any part of a sign, that might contribute to confusion of traffic control, or imitating signs or devices for control of traffic or railroad.
- Rotating or oscillating beacons of light, or strobe lights.
- Freestanding signs with overhead wiring to supply electric or support cables.
- Temporary signs for any period over seven days. Temporary signs may be renewed eight times per year.
- Canopy signs or hanging signs, the bottom of which are less than seven feet above grade.
- Freestanding signs whose top exceeds 30 feet above grade.
- Any sign, or part thereof, erected or constructed wholly upon or over the roof of any building that is visible from any grade of street level.
- Any wall sign, or part thereof, that projects more than 12 inches from the building wall at a height lower than ten feet.
- Signs (except wall signs) in a clear sight triangle.
- Any sign, or part thereof, that contains any audible devices.
- Any sign, or part thereof, that is partially or wholly illuminated by floodlights or spotlights, unless such lights are used for indirect lighting, and the illumination is shielded as not to be directly visible from the public right-of-way, or to a residential area that may be within 40 feet distant.
- Any sign that is in obvious poor repair as determined by the code enforcement officer or agency representative, which decision may be appealed to the planning and zoning commission.
- Any sign attached to trees, fences, utility poles or street furniture, which is in the public right-of-way.

## Signs exempt from permit in Alpine

- Construction signs confined to the site of construction and removed within 14 days of the beginning of the occupancy of the project.
- Real estate signs located on the property it refers to for each street frontage.
- Advertising for community or civic events, flags or emblems or civic, philanthropic, educational or religious organizations, maintained for a temporary period not in excess of one month.
- Temporary directional signs not exceeding three square feet in area placed on private property.
- Official national, state, city or school flags for any period of time.
- Street banners and holiday decorations displayed during appropriate season or event.
- Residential name signs and/or address signs not exceeding 1.5 square feet.
- Private traffic directional signs necessary for and function only to direct traffic movement on, off of or within a premises.
- Nameplates on mailboxes.
- Religious emblems located on the premises of the religious institution.
- Window signs, show cards and bulletins, as long as such signs are not illuminated.
- Memorial signs or historic markers.
- Signs required by law.
- Street banners owned and maintained by the city.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The planning and zoning commission shall have authority and power to grant variances of this chapter in a duly conducted public hearing.
- When requesting a permit, the applicant may apply to the planning and zoning commission through the administrator for a variance from certain requirements of this chapter.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 4 zoning districts in Alpine — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Alpine+TX&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-alpine

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