# Sign Regulations in Burnet, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Burnet, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/burnet
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Burnet/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH21SIREST)

## At a glance

Burnet, Texas regulates 16 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Development Complex Signs in the Residential zones zoning district are capped at Same as fence height limitation tall and 25 sq ft per face (Sec. Sec. 21-21(a)). Most commercial signs in Burnet require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential zones | 4 | Height as specified for fences (business signs); 15 ft for churches and schools | 80 sq ft per sign | — |
| Commercial zones | 4 | — | 150 sq ft or 20% of wall area, whichever is less | — |
| Industrial zones, I-1, I-2 | 7 | — | 150 sq ft per sign | — |
| Government and public institutional zones | 2 | — | — | — |
| Historic district | 1 | — | — | — |

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

### Residential zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Development Complex Sign | Same as fence height limitation | 25 sq ft per face | — | — | One per public street frontage or per entrance | Any location on private property, not within project; for each public street frontage or each entrance (if subdivision project) | — | Sec. 21-21(a) |
| Wall Sign (Home Occupation) | — | 4 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Front facade of residential structure | — | Sec. 21-21(b) |
| Facade Sign (Business Sign in Residential) | — | 80 sq ft per sign | — | — | Facade signage and/or 1 freestanding sign per street frontage | Public street frontage | — | Sec. 21-21(c) |
| Freestanding Sign (Business Sign in Residential) | Height as specified for fences (business signs); 15 ft for churches and schools | 80 sq ft per sign | — | — | 1 per public street frontage | Public street frontage | — | Sec. 21-21(c) |

### Commercial zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Commercial Districts, not Historic District) | — | 150 sq ft or 20% of wall area, whichever is less | — | — | — | Building facade | — | Sec. 21-22(b)(1)a,c |
| Wall Sign (Historic District) | — | 75 sq ft or 20% of wall area, whichever is less | — | — | — | Building facade | — | Sec. 21-22(b)(1)b,c |
| Freestanding Sign | — | 150 sq ft | — | — | 1 per enterprise or business per street frontage | Per street frontage | — | Sec. 21-22(b)(2) |
| Under-Canopy Sign | — | Width of canopy in sq ft | Width of canopy | — | 1 per enterprise or business per street frontage | Suspended from canopy/awning/marquee perpendicular to building wall | — | Sec. 21-22(b)(3) |

### Industrial zones, I-1, I-2

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Identification Sign | — | 25 sq ft | — | — | 1 per building | — | — | Sec. 21-23(b) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Building facade | — | Sec. 21-23(c)(1) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 64 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Projects from building wall | — | Sec. 21-23(c)(2) |
| Freestanding Sign | — | 150 sq ft per sign | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Per street frontage | — | Sec. 21-23(c)(3) |
| Under-Canopy Sign | — | — | Width of canopy | — | 1 per street frontage | Suspended from canopy/awning/marquee perpendicular to building wall | — | Sec. 21-23(c)(4) |
| Off-Premise Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 21-23(d) |
| Billboard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 21-23(e) |

## Signs exempt from permit in Burnet

- Governmental signs are exempt from the requirements of this section.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All development complexes in commercial zones shall require a master signage plan prior to the installation of any signage.
- All development complexes in industrial zones shall require a master signage plan prior to the installation of any signage.
- All enterprises or businesses in government and public institutional zones shall submit a comprehensive sign plan to show location, size, height, coloration, lighting, and other criteria as required by the code official. The comprehensive sign plan will be considered by the planning and zoning commission during public hearings, with a recommendation forwarded to the city council.
- All applications for construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, or rehabilitation of a sign for any historic landmark or any property within a historic district shall be considered and acted upon by the historic preservation officer in accordance with chapter 118, article X, City Code.

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

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