# Sign Regulations in Blanco, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Blanco, Texas regulates 17 sign types across 1 zoning district. Community Service Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 6 sq feet (Sec. § 9.03.041(a) Type E Community service sign). Most commercial signs in Blanco require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 17 | 18 feet | 125 sq feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Banner | — | 36 sq feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type B Banners |
| Community Service Sign | 6 feet | 6 sq feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type E Community service sign |
| Construction/Development Sign | — | 32 sq feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type G Construction/development sign |
| Feather Banner | 18 feet | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type H Feather banner |
| Ingress/Egress Sign | — | 3 sq feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type J Ingress/egress sign |
| Mobile Service Provider Sign | — | 20 sq feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type L Mobile service provider |
| Monument Sign | 8 feet | 125 sq feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type M Monument sign |
| Traffic-Control Sign | — | 4 sq feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 9.03.041(a) Type N Traffic-control signs |

## Prohibited signs in Blanco

- Create a hazard due to collapse, fire, decay or abandonment
- Obstruct firefighting effort, EMS response, or police surveillance
- Create traffic hazards by confusing or distracting pedestrians, obstacles or other vehicles
- Become obstacles that hinder the ability of pedestrians or motorists to read traffic signs
- Do not interfere with scenic views
- Do not create a nuisance to persons using the public rights-of-way for transportation
- Do not create a nuisance to occupants of adjacent or nearby property due to brightness, size, height, or movement
- Are not detrimental to land or property values
- Do not contribute to visual blight or clutter
- Are architecturally compatible and harmonious with the structure to which they pertain and to neighboring structures
- No sign shall be installed so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape
- No sign of any kind shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape
- A person shall not install a sign on the right-of-way of a street or highway maintained by the city unless explicitly authorized
- Signs are prohibited from being installed on any trees
- Signs are prohibited from being installed on utility poles except for signs that are required by law, or provide safety instructions
- Signs with reflective surfaces are prohibited except for purposes of traffic control or safety
- Signs must comply with all applicable building and electrical codes adopted by the city
- No sign shall be located nearer than twenty (20) feet to any church, cemetery, public building, or historic site or district unless associated with such location

## Signs exempt from permit in Blanco

- Any sign wholly within the confines of a building, and oriented so as to be out of view from outside the building
- Commemorative plaques and historical markers, flags mounted on the face of a building or erected on a site as a freestanding monument, when placed by a governmental entity, or historical society
- Any sign erected or required to be erected by any governmental entity or public utility to give information, directions, or warnings to the general public
- Signs required by law
- A political sign that is carried by a person or is a bumper sticker on a vehicle

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Prior to installing a sign requiring a permit or a nonconforming sign, a person must obtain a permit from the city. The permit application must be accompanied by the fee, the illustration, and the master sign plan (if applicable)

## Full detail

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