# Sign Regulations in Bulverde, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Bulverde, Texas regulates 3 sign types across 1 zoning district. Monument Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 10 feet for roads < 50 mph; 14 feet for roads >= 50 mph tall and 80 square feet for roads < 50 mph; 140 square feet for roads >= 50 mph, with a Minimum 1 foot from property line; 15 feet from edge of pavement setback (Sec. § 3.08.102(b)). Most commercial signs in Bulverde 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 | 3 | 10 feet for roads < 50 mph; 14 feet for roads >= 50 mph | 100 square feet for roads < 50 mph; 150 square feet for roads >= 50 mph | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Attached Sign | — | 100 square feet for roads < 50 mph; 150 square feet for roads >= 50 mph | 75% of the width of any building or lease space | — | One per lease space per street frontage; secondary sign allowed at public entrance on another side | Within the first story of the main exterior entrance | — | § 3.08.102(a) |
| Monument Sign | 10 feet for roads < 50 mph; 14 feet for roads >= 50 mph | 80 square feet for roads < 50 mph; 140 square feet for roads >= 50 mph | — | Minimum 1 foot from property line; 15 feet from edge of pavement | One per street frontage; no closer than 500 feet on any one site | Wholly located on private property | — | § 3.08.102(b) |
| Ground Sign | 3 feet | 8 square feet | — | Minimum 15 feet from any property line | One per site | Minimum 15 feet from any property line | — | § 3.08.102(c) |

## Prohibited signs in Bulverde

- Any sign which is not specifically permitted in divisions 5 and 6 of this article shall be prohibited.
- No person shall erect or display on any site a sign in which the dominant theme of material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex, or is patently offensive because it affronts community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual matters, and is utterly without redeeming social value.
- No person shall erect or display on any site any sign which prevents free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape.
- No person shall erect or display on any site any sign in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision at any location, street, intersection, or driveway.
- No person shall erect or display on any site any sign which interferes with vehicular or pedestrian traffic as a result of the position, size, shape, movement, color, fashion, manner, or intensity of illumination or any other characteristics causing such interference.
- No signs shall have or consist of any rotating, revolving, spinning or otherwise moving part, whether such movement is a result of mechanical means or human powered.
- No person shall erect or display on any site any portable sign; except, however, that, upon a majority vote by the city council, a conditional sign permit may be issued to any nonprofit organization for an on-site portable sign.
- Illuminated signs shall comply with the city dark sky ordinance.
- It shall be prohibited to erect or display any type of sign on or over public right-of-way or other public property, unless the same be erected by the city, county, state or other authorized governmental agency, or with the permission of the city, for public purposes.
- Any sign erected on a vertical framework supported by and located immediately and entirely over the roof of a building is prohibited.
- No person shall erect or display any sign on any utility pole located upon any public right-of-way or utility easement.

## Signs exempt from permit in Bulverde

- Vehicular signs, unless the sign is used or intended to be used as an on-site or off-site sign.
- Warning and security signs.
- Government signs and signs for nonprofit organizations sponsored by government, including flags, insignia, legal notices, and informational, directional, and traffic signs which are legally required or necessary to the essential functions of government agencies.
- “No Dumping,” “No Trespassing,” and other similar signs.
- Signs in public parks placed inside ballfield fencing by the city which are intended for advertising to raise funds for parks and recreation programs, which have copy on only one face with the copy facing toward the interior of the field.
- House identification signs, resident recognition signs, and residential decorative signs.
- Political signs, unless affixed to the ground or a grounded structure located within a public right-of-way or on public property.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The city council, after review by the planning and zoning commission, may authorize variances to any restriction set forth in this article.
- An application for a conditional sign permit shall be submitted to the director and shall include all documents as required by section 3.08.034 of this article.

## Full detail

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