# Sign Regulations in Cuero, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Cuero, Texas regulates 23 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Subdivision Entrance Signs in the Residential District zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 50 square feet, with a 10 feet from any street right-of-way or property line, 25 feet from any dwelling unit. setback (Sec. § 9.201B.1.a, Subdivision Entrance Signs.). Most commercial signs in Cuero require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 13 | 5 feet | 14 inches in height | — |
| Residential District | 4 | 6 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential and Mixed-Use District | 4 | 30 feet | 36 to 80 square feet depending on building size | — |
| C-2 | 2 | — | 20 square feet per sign face | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address Signs | — | 14 inches in height | — | — | — | Facade of the building | — | § 9.101F.1, Address Signs. |
| Construction Signs | — | 6 square feet | — | — | One per street front | Site of construction | — | § 9.101F.3, Construction Signs. |
| Integral Signs | — | 6 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to the structure | — | § 9.101F.6, Integral Signs. |
| Interior Signs | — | — | — | — | — | Not visible from residential lots, abutting property, or public rights-of-way | — | § 9.101F.7, Interior Signs. |
| Official Flags | — | Determined by maximum building height and flagpole size | — | — | One per nation, state, county, or City | Affixed to a permanent flagpole or flagpoles mounted to a building | — | § 9.101F.9, Official Flags. |
| Signs with De Minimus Area | — | 1 square foot | — | — | One per elevation | Affixed to a building or structure | — | § 9.101F.10, Signs with De Minimus Area. |
| Unofficial Flags | — | Determined by maximum building height and flagpole size | — | — | Up to three | Attached to a permanent flagpole or flagpole mounted to the building | — | § 9.101F.12, Unofficial Flags. |
| Way-finding Signs | 5 feet | 6 square feet | — | Observe applicable setbacks and provisions of Section 8.102E., Sight Distance Triangle Requirements. | — | Throughout a property | — | § 9.101F.13, Way-finding Signs. |

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Subdivision Entrance Signs | 6 feet | 50 square feet | — | 10 feet from any street right-of-way or property line, 25 feet from any dwelling unit. | One per entrance | At each entrance to the subdivision | — | § 9.201B.1.a, Subdivision Entrance Signs. |
| Commercial Uses of the Home Signs | 6 feet | 4 square feet | — | 10 feet from any street right-of-way, 25 feet from any side lot line. | One | — | — | § 9.201B.2, Commercial Uses of the Home Signs. |
| Nonresidential Use Signs - Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | One | Facing the principal street or containing the main entrance | — | § 9.201B.3.a, Nonresidential Use Signs. |
| Nonresidential Use Signs - Monument Sign | 6 feet | 25 square feet | — | 10 feet from any street right-of-way, 25 feet from any residentially used or zoned property line. | One | — | — | § 9.201B.3.b, Nonresidential Use Signs. |

### Nonresidential and Mixed-Use District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Signs | — | — | — | — | One per building or business/activity | On the building | — | § 9.202C.1, Wall Signs. |
| Window Signs | — | 10 square feet | — | — | — | On the window | — | § 9.202C.4, Window Signs. |
| Freestanding Pole or Pylon Signs | 30 feet | One-half of the combined sign area allowed for the lot | — | Minimum setback for on-premise signs is 10 feet. | One per lot fronting one street, two for lots fronting more than one street | Fronting the right-of-way of a public street | — | § 9.202C.5, Freestanding Pole or Pylon Signs. |
| Freestanding Monument Signs | 4 to 10 feet depending on building size | 36 to 80 square feet depending on building size | — | 5 feet from lot line of another nonresidential or mixed-use lot, 50 feet from another nonresidential or mixed-use freestanding monument sign, 25 feet from a lot used for residential purposes. | One per property | Between the property line and the applicable building or parking setback area | — | § 9.202C.6, Freestanding Monument Signs. |

## Prohibited signs in Cuero

- Mobile, portable, or wheeled signs.
- Posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners or other moving devices.
- Any sign in danger of falling or which is otherwise unsafe.
- Off-premise signs, including billboard signs.
- Pre-existing, nonconforming billboard signs cannot be converted to an electronic changeable message (digital) billboard format.
- Relocation of pre-existing, nonconforming billboard signs is prohibited unless required by construction of a project using public funding.
- Signs erected or maintained on trees, or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.
- Signs placed on parked vehicles or trailers for the purpose of advertising a product or business located on the same or abutting property.
- Signs placed, inscribed or supported upon a roof or upon any structure that extends above the roof line of any building.
- Inflatable images.
- Signs containing flashing, moving, intermittent, or running lights or which imitate traffic-control devices.
- Signs that employ any part or element which revolves, rotates, whirls, spins or otherwise makes use of motion to attract attention.
- Beacons or searchlights.
- High intensity strobe lights.
- Signs with more than two sign faces.
- Signs on public property.
- Tree-cutting or similar clearing of vegetation on public rights-of-way to provide better view of off-premises signs is prohibited.
- Paper and cloth signs are not suitable and shall not be used for exterior use.
- Sound, smoke, or odor emitters.
- Awnings that are backlit and/or made of plastic or vinyl.
- Stacked products (e.g., tires, soft drink cases, bagged soil or mulch).
- Unfinished wood support structures, except that stake signs may use unfinished stakes.
- Street or other furniture items (bus shelters, park benches, transit stations, trash receptacles, directional kiosks, etc.).
- Flags, banners, or comparable elements that are designed to move in the wind, but only when such elements are attached to another sign type.
- Revolving, rotating, whirling, spinning, or other moving parts to attract attention.
- Bare light bulbs, except on holiday displays or those used in the restoration or reproduction of nostalgic historical displays.
- Flashing lights, except on holiday displays.
- Motor vehicles used as signs unless they are functional, used as motor vehicles, and have current registration and tags.
- Semi-trailers, shipping containers, or portable storage units used as signs unless they are functional and used for their primary storage purpose.
- Text or graphics of an indecent or immoral nature and harmful to minors.
- Text or graphics that advertise unlawful activity.
- Text or graphics that are obscene, fighting words, defamation, incitement to imminent lawless action, or true threats.
- Text or graphics that present a clear and present danger due to their potential confusion with traffic-control signs or signs that provide public safety information.

## Signs exempt from permit in Cuero

- Address signs on the facade of the residential or nonresidential building, as long as they do not exceed more than 14 inches in height.
- Signs that are being carried by people.
- Construction signs located on residential lots shall not exceed six square feet in area.
- Decorative signs associated with a holiday, displayed for not more than 60 consecutive days nor more than 60 total days in any one year.
- Holiday decorations displayed for not more than two months per year.
- Integral signs for public assembly facilities that are etched into stone, concrete, or another building material.
- Interior signs that are not visible from residential lots, abutting property, or public rights-of-way.
- Official and legal notice signs issued by any court, public body, person, or officer in performance of a public duty.
- One duly adopted official flag of each the nation, state, county, or City, illuminated or non-illuminated.
- Signs with de minimus area affixed to a building or structure which do not exceed one square foot in sign area.
- Traffic-control signs and other signs related to public safety that the City or another jurisdiction installs or requires a developer to install.
- Up to a maximum of three unofficial flags may be flown on a property.
- Way-finding signs located throughout a property for the individual, sole purpose of directing traffic flow or indicating the locations of buildings or departments and services within the development.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Approval of a sign shall be by sign permit, which may be issued simultaneously with a separate building permit.
- For parcels proposed for development, the developer shall prepare and submit as part of the site plan, an overall sign program.
- The Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant a variance allowing that individual unit or building a maximum sign area.

## Full detail

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