# Sign Regulations in Azle, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Azle, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/azle
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-09

## At a glance

Azle, Texas regulates 9 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Pole Signs in the Nonresidential zoning district zoning district are capped at 35 feet tall and 40 square feet per side, with a Not placed in the visibility triangle setback (Sec. § 3.08.013(1)). Most commercial signs in Azle require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nonresidential zoning district | 5 | 35 feet | 40 square feet per side | — |
| Residential zoning district | 3 | 24 inches | 32 square feet per side | — |
| MF-1, MF-2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| O, HC, C, CBD, I, INS, PD | 1 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 10 feet | 16 square feet per side | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Nonresidential zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pole Sign | 35 feet | 40 square feet per side | — | Not placed in the visibility triangle | One per street frontage | Next to, but not into, the public right-of-way | — | § 3.08.013(1) |
| Monument Sign | Varies by lot size | Varies by lot size | — | Not placed in the visibility triangle | One per street frontage | Next to, but not into, the public right-of-way | — | § 3.08.014(1) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Mounted parallel to the building surface | — | § 3.08.015(1) |
| Awning, Canopy, Marquee and Letter Signs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 3.08.016 |
| Window Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Attached to the window | — | § 3.08.027 |

### Residential zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pole Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet per side | — | Not placed in the visibility triangle | One per premises | Next to, but not into, the public right-of-way | — | § 3.08.013(2) |
| Monument Sign | 6 feet | 32 square feet per side | — | Not placed in the visibility triangle | One per premises | Next to, but not into, the public right-of-way | — | § 3.08.014(2) |
| Wall Sign | 24 inches | — | — | — | Two per building | Mounted parallel to the building surface | — | § 3.08.015(2) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Construction Sign | 6 feet | 12 square feet per side | — | — | One per contractor | On premises to which the sign pertains | — | § 3.08.018(1) |
| Real Estate Sign | 10 feet | 16 square feet per side | — | — | One per street frontage | On developed property | — | § 3.08.020(1) |
| Temporary Real Estate Directional Sign | 2.5 feet | 6 square feet | — | Minimum three-foot setback from back of curb | 50 signs per builder | Not closer than 100 feet or more than 150 feet back from major intersections | — | § 3.08.021 |

## Prohibited signs in Azle

- No sign shall be illuminated to an intensity to cause glare or brightness to a degree that could constitute a hazard or nuisance.
- Animated, moving, scrolling, flashing, intermittently lighted, changing color, strobe lights, rotating beacons, moving video, revolving or similarly constructed signs are prohibited.
- Signs shall not display gestures or words which are obscene.
- No person shall paint a sign to a fence, railing or wall which is not a structural part of the building in or facing a residential zoning district.
- No person shall attach any sign, paper or material, or paint, stencil or write any name or number on any public sidewalk, curb, gutter or street.
- No person shall attach, erect or maintain any sign upon any public utility pole, or structure, nor on any tree that is located on public land or in a public right-of-way.
- No person shall attach, erect or maintain a sign over or in public rights-of-way.
- No sign shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free regress to or egress from any door, window or fire escape.
- No sign shall be erected or maintained in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision.
- No sign shall be erected or maintained in such a manner as to interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic-control device.
- No sign shall make use of words, phrases, symbols or characters or employ any lamp or light in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
- Off-premises signs are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Azle

- Protective signs that have as their purpose the protection of life and property.
- Signs or markers giving information about the location of underground electric transmission lines, telegraph or telephone properties and facilities, pipelines, public sewers or water lines or other public utilities.
- Signs erected by an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
- The display of a national flag or state flag, emblem, insignia, legal notices or informational, directional or traffic signs which are legally required or necessary to the essential functions of government agencies.
- Signs with street names and/or street numbers.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection, when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other noncombustible material.
- Temporary or portable decorative displays for holidays, public demonstrations, civic, school or religious events, or community service announcements which do not contain advertising.
- Signs which state the name of the company which constructed a fence, not to exceed one square foot in size.

## 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 5 zoning districts in Azle — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Azle+TX&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-azle

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