# Sign Regulations in Beaumont, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Beaumont, Texas regulates 19 sign types across 11 zoning districts. Detached Sign - Single-family Residential Developments in the Major/Dowlen/Gladys/Hwy. 105 Sign Overlay District zoning district are capped at 5 feet tall and 20 square feet, with a Located at the property line setback (Sec. § 28.03.021(f)(4)(A)). Most commercial signs in Beaumont require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (11 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Major/Dowlen/Gladys/Hwy. 105 Sign Overlay District | 6 | 20 feet | 240 square feet | — |
| Residential Districts | 2 | 15 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| RCR, Residential Conservation and Revitalization District | 1 | 15 feet | 40 square feet | — |
| RCR-H, Residential Conservation and Revitalization District | 2 | 15 feet | 40 square feet | — |
| NC, Neighborhood Commercial District | 2 | 15 feet | 70 square feet | — |
| OP, Office Park District | 2 | 15 feet | 70 square feet | — |
| NSC, GC-MD, GC-MD-2, C-M, L-I, H-I | 2 | 50 feet | 60 square feet or 50% of maximum sign area | — |
| CBD, Central Business District | 2 | — | 60 square feet or 50% of maximum sign area | — |
| PD, Port Development District | 2 | — | 60 square feet or 50% of maximum sign area | — |
| PUD, Planned Unit Development District | 4 | 50 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 40 feet | 672 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 11 zones)

### Major/Dowlen/Gladys/Hwy. 105 Sign Overlay District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Sign - Single-family Residential Development | 5 feet | 20 square feet | — | Located at the property line | One per entrance | At each entrance to identify a single-family residential development | — | § 28.03.021(f)(4)(A) |
| Detached Sign - Multiple-family Development | 6 feet | 50 square feet | — | Located at the property line | One per abutting street | For each abutting street | — | § 28.03.021(f)(4)(B) |
| Attached Sign - Multiple-family Dwelling Development | Height of the wall | 150 square feet or 10% of wall area | — | — | One per abutting street | Attached to or painted on the outside of the building | — | § 28.03.021(f)(4)(C) |
| Detached Monument Sign - Single-tenant Business Establishment | 6 feet | 70 square feet | — | Minimum 10 feet from any other property line | One per street frontage | Street right-of-way, minimum 10 feet from other property line | — | § 28.03.021(f)(5)(A) |
| Detached Monument Sign - Multi-tenant Business Development | 20 feet | 240 square feet | — | Minimum 10 feet from any other property line | One per street frontage | Street right-of-way, minimum 10 feet from other property line | — | § 28.03.021(f)(5)(B) |
| Detached Sign - Gasoline Retailers On-premises/Pricing Board | 15 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 10 feet from any other property line | One per street frontage | Street right-of-way, minimum 10 feet from other property line | — | § 28.03.021(f)(5)(C) |

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached On-premises Sign - Multiple-family Dwelling Development | 15 feet | 50 square feet | — | Minimum 15 feet from any property line | One per abutting street | For each abutting street | — | § 28.04.003(b)(1) |
| Attached On-premises Sign - Multiple-family Dwelling Development | Height of the wall | 40 square feet | — | — | One per abutting street | Attached flat against the wall of the building | — | § 28.04.003(b)(2) |

### PUD, Planned Unit Development District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-premises Sign - Multiple-family | 15 feet | 20 square feet | — | Front setback 25 feet | One per thoroughfare | Front setback 25 feet | — | § 28.04.003(c)(5) |
| On-premises Sign - Prof./med. Services | 15 feet | 40 square feet | — | Front setback 20 feet | One per thoroughfare | Front setback 20 feet | — | § 28.04.003(c)(5) |
| On-premises Sign - Wholesale/retail trade | 40 feet | 50 square feet | — | Front setback 10 feet | One per thoroughfare | Front setback 10 feet | — | § 28.04.003(c)(5) |
| On-premises Sign - Industrial | 50 feet | 50 square feet | — | Front setback 10 feet | One per thoroughfare | Front setback 10 feet | — | § 28.04.003(c)(5) |

## Prohibited signs in Beaumont

- It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any post, stake or other mark indicating the lines of any street or alley.
- No person shall paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any signs, placard, advertisement or inscription whatsoever, nor shall any person erect or cause to be erected any sign whatsoever on any public land or highway or roads adjacent to the park.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or hold by hand or otherwise any billboard, showcard, placard or advertisement, or sign of any description for the purpose of advertising; or to scatter or throw any handbills, circulars, cards, newspapers or any advertising device of any description, along or upon any street or sidewalk in the city; or to place in or attach to any automobile any handbill, circular, card, newspaper, placard or other advertising device, without receiving permission from the owner of such automobile.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed upon any public street or sidewalk within the city’s right-of-way, or on or against any pole, post, tree, fireplug, trash receptacle or other property located in a public street or sidewalk, any poster, placard, handbill or sign.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to paint or write signs or advertisements upon the sidewalks or the streets of the city.
- No sign shall be attached or applied to trees, utility poles or trash receptacles or located within any public right-of-way.
- Signs with flashing lights or intermittent illumination shall be prohibited, except those signs that cannot be seen from the public right-of-way or as allowed under specific sections.
- Signs shall not revolve, rotate or move.
- No private sign shall resemble an official sign or marker erected by a governmental agency.
- Signs affixed to vehicles, trailers or storage containers not used in the normal conduct of business.
- No sign shall be placed on any property in such a manner as to obstruct the view from the left or right of a vehicle from other traffic on the public right-of-way when lawfully entering the roadway.

## Signs exempt from permit in Beaumont

- Changing of permitted sign face of an existing bulletin board, general billboard poster or paint panel(s), display encasement, marquee, flat sign, projecting sign, detached sign, or roof sign, provided no increase occurs with respect to either the area of any such sign or the manner in which it is structurally supported.
- Signs mounted on or applied to trucks, buses, or passenger vehicles which are used in the normal conduct of business.
- Window signs hung on the inside of the window or painted on the window glass.
- Warning, security, and traffic directional signs, less than eight (8) square feet in area and four (4) feet in height.
- Supplementary signs, including temporary signs on properties with Single-Family or Two-Family Residential Uses and Institutional, Multi-Family, Commercial and Industrial Uses, provided they are not located within the rights-of-way.
- Properties for sale or lease may have temporary signs exempt from permitting during the time in which a property is for sale or lease, provided they are removed within seven (7) days following the sale or lease of the property.
- Properties under construction and for thirty (30) days after the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy shall have no restrictions as to number and size of temporary signs, provided signs are not located within the rights-of-way.
- Garage sales may have one additional nonilluminated temporary sign, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area and five (5) feet in height and not located within the right-of-way.
- In the fifteen (15) days prior to and fifteen (15) days following the “Grand Opening” of a new business or institution, an additional temporary sign not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area and five (5) feet in height is allowed.
- Temporary yard lettering not greater than sixty (60) square feet in area and five (5) feet in height.
- Banner signs, other than those specified in the Major/Dowlen/Gladys/Hwy. 105 Sign Overlay District, attached to a building for not more than thirty (30) days.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A permit for an electrical sign must be obtained from the housing code enforcement division before any sign is installed.
- No sign, unless herein excepted, shall be located, constructed, erected, altered, posted, attached or painted until a building permit has been approved by the building official in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the International Building Code.
- All outdoor billboard companies shall provide to the city a complete list of all signs it owns or maintains within the limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the city.

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

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