# Sign Regulations in Childress, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Childress, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/childress
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Childress/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH38SI)

## At a glance

Childress, Texas regulates 9 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Bulletin Boards in the A-G districts zoning district are capped at 15 feet tall and 12 square feet, with a Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height setback (Sec. Sec. 38-81(a)(1)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-G districts | 3 | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — |
| R-S districts | 4 | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — |
| R-G districts | 2 | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — |
| C-C districts | 4 | 20 feet or the height of the building, whichever is higher | 50 square feet | — |
| C-A/R, C-G, I-L and I-H districts | 3 | 30 feet | 50 square feet | — |

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

### A-G districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — | Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height | One per street frontage | Each street frontage of an educational, religious, institutional, or similar use | — | Sec. 38-81(a)(1) |
| Identification Sign | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — | Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height | One per street frontage | Each street frontage of a single-family subdivision or permitted nonresidential use | — | Sec. 38-81(a)(2) |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 feet | 8 square feet | — | Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height | One per street frontage | Each street frontage of the parcel | — | Sec. 38-81(a)(3) |

### R-S districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Bulletin Board or Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height | — | Pertaining to the lease or hire or sale of a building or premises | — | Sec. 38-82(a)(1) |
| Bulletin Board | 15 feet | 12 square feet | — | Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height | One per street frontage | Each street frontage of an educational, religious, institutional, or similar use | — | Sec. 38-82(a)(2) |
| Official Public Notices | — | — | — | Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height | — | On affected property | — | Sec. 38-82(a)(3) |
| Nameplate | — | 2 square feet | — | Set back from all property lines not less than two feet for each one foot of height | One per premises | — | — | Sec. 38-82(a)(4) |

### C-C districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | Set back from all street right-of-way lines not less than one foot for each one foot of height | One per street frontage | Each street frontage of the parcel | — | Sec. 38-84(1) |
| Accessory Building Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | Set back from all street right-of-way lines not less than one foot for each one foot of height | One per shopping center | On the lot of a shopping center containing a group of businesses and/or activities | — | Sec. 38-84(1) |
| Ground Sign | 20 feet or the height of the building, whichever is higher | — | — | Set back from all street right-of-way lines not less than one foot for each one foot of height | — | On the premises of the principal use | — | Sec. 38-84(2) |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 feet | 16 square feet | — | Set back from all street right-of-way lines not less than one foot for each one foot of height | One per street frontage | Each street frontage of the development | — | Sec. 38-84(5) |

## Prohibited signs in Childress

- Any signs which resemble an official traffic sign or signal or which bears the words 'stop,' 'slow,' 'caution,' 'danger,' 'warning' or similar words.
- Signs with flashing lights (except time-temperature signs), or lights that may be confused with a traffic control signal, or the light of an emergency or road equipment vehicle.
- Signs which are erected or maintained on trees or painted or drawn on rocks or other natural resources.
- Parked vehicles used as advertising. No person shall park an advertising vehicle or trailer on a public right-of-way or on public property or on private property if visible from a public right-of-way or public property.
- Signs with more than three colors plus white.
- No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway, street or alley any unauthorized signs, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal.
- No person shall place or maintain or shall any public authority permit upon any highway, street or alley any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to attach any cable, wire or signs or any other object to any street, public or park trees.

## Signs exempt from permit in Childress

- Signs not exceeding eight square feet in area, which advertise the sale, rental, or lease of the premises on which such signs are located.
- One nonilluminated nameplate not exceeding two square feet in area and not containing lettering other than the name of the owner or occupants or name or address of the premises.
- Temporary political signs erected on public easements and private property with the owner's consent for a maximum of six weeks.
- Garage sale/yard sale signs when located on the premises of the sale or on private property with the owner's consent and removed immediately following completion of the sale.
- Signs not exceeding 12 square feet in area for public, charitable, or religious organizations when the same are located on the premises of the institution.
- Temporary construction signs, not exceeding 16 square feet in area, denoting the architect, engineer, or contractor when placed upon premises under repair or construction.
- Occupational signs, not exceeding two square feet in area, denoting only the name and professions of an occupant in a commercial or public institutional building.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date erection, when cut into any masonry surface, or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible materials.
- Flags, emblems and insignia of any governmental body and decorative displays, for holidays or public demonstrations which do not contain advertising and are not used as such.
- Directional signs not exceeding eight square feet, provided such signs do not contain advertising and are used as such.
- Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad crossings signs, danger, and such emergency, temporary or nonadvertising signs, as may be approved by the city council.
- Window signs, for use on establishments in commercial or retail areas, provided they do not obscure more than 50 percent of the visible window area.
- Temporary banner signs announcing the grand opening of a business may be put up for a maximum of 90 days.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any application for a sign that is more than 30 feet in height shall be accompanied by plans sealed by an architect or engineer licensed to practice in this state.
- Any roof sign that is more than 15 feet in height from the top of the sign to the roof below shall be accompanied by plans sealed by an architect or engineer licensed to practice in this state.
- When strict enforcement of this chapter creates a substantial hardship to the applicant, such applicant may seek a variance from the zoning board of adjustment by following the normal procedures established by the city for zoning variances.

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

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