# Sign Regulations in Devine, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Devine, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/devine
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Devine/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=CD_ORD_CH78SI)

## At a glance

Devine, Texas regulates 16 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Canopy Signs in the Commercial areas zoning district are capped at 4 ft tall and 32 sq ft (Sec. Sec. 78-6(1)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential zones | 4 | — | 16 sq ft | — |
| Commercial areas | 7 | 4 ft | 192 sq ft per sign | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | 60 in | 32 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Home Occupation/Name Plate) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Attached flat to the building | — | Sec. 78-5(1) |
| Freestanding or Wall Sign (Churches or Schools) | — | 16 sq ft | — | — | 1 | — | — | Sec. 78-5(2) |
| Political Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On private property | — | Sec. 78-5(3) |
| Garage Sale Sign | — | 16 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On private property | — | Sec. 78-5(4) |

### Commercial areas

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canopy Sign | 4 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | — | On top of canopy, rigidly attached | — | Sec. 78-6(1) |
| Freestanding Sign (State Highway, Business/Other than Shopping Center) | — | 96 sq ft per sign | — | — | Varies by frontage | Fronting on state highways | — | Sec. 78-6(2)a |
| Freestanding Sign (Commercial Street, not State Highway, Business/Other than Shopping Center) | — | 64 sq ft (first sign), 72 sq ft (additional signs) | — | — | Varies by frontage | On commercial street not fronting state highways | — | Sec. 78-6(2)b |
| Freestanding Shopping Center Sign (6 or fewer business locations) | — | 192 sq ft per sign | — | — | 1 | — | — | Sec. 78-6(2)c.1 |
| Freestanding Shopping Center Sign (more than 6 business locations) | — | 2 signs total; 32 sq ft minimum each per business location | — | — | 2 | — | — | Sec. 78-6(2)c.2 |
| Freestanding or Wall Sign (Churches and Schools) | — | 64 sq ft | — | — | 1 | — | — | Sec. 78-6(2)d |
| Marquee/Change Panel Sign | — | Must comply with max area and height of other signs in chapter (i.e., must follow the limits specified for other signs in the same use/location) | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 78-6(3) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign - On-premises (No permit required) | — | — | — | — | ≤ number of entrances | On wall of building | — | Sec. 78-7(b)(9) |
| On-premises Window/Door Sign (No permit required) | — | — | — | — | — | On glass surfaces of windows or doors | — | Sec. 78-7(b)(1) |
| Directional/Regulatory Sign (No permit required) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 78-7(b)(2) |
| Gasoline Service Station Price Sign (No permit required) | 60 in | — | 36 in | — | 2 | At gasoline service stations | — | Sec. 78-7(b)(8) |
| Construction/Repair/Sale/Rental Sign | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | — | On premises | — | Sec. 78-7(b)(12) |

## Prohibited signs in Devine

- Off-premises signs.
- Portable signs, except for nonprofit charitable special events approved by the city council on an individual basis.
- Snipe signs.
- Signs attached to chain link fences unless permitted elsewhere in this Code.
- No sign shall resemble any official marker erected by any governmental unit, or by reason of position, shape or color conflict with the proper functioning of, or be confused with, any traffic sign, signal or emergency vehicle.
- Use of words such as 'stop,' 'look,' 'danger' or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse any driver or traffic is prohibited.
- Signs shall not be located or illuminated in such a manner as to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal or device, or so as to obstruct or interfere with the view of any driver or any traffic.
- No sign shall contain lights which are not effectively shielded so as to prevent light from being directed at any portion of a street or highway from which the lights or light rays are visible and which are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or which otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle.
- No sign shall obstruct any means of egress, or any opening necessary for required light, ventilation or firefighting or for escape from any place, or tend to prevent free passage from one part of a roof to any other part thereof.
- No sign shall be attached to any exterior stairway, fire escape, fire tower balcony or balcony serving as a horizontal exit.
- No sign shall interfere with the free operation of a fire escape, and no projecting sign shall be erected, constructed or maintained without a minimum of seven feet of clearance over any counterbalanced section of a fire escape.
- No sign shall obstruct the free use of any window above the first story.
- No permit for a sign shall create any easement.
- All signs shall be constructed so as to prevent the accumulation of rainwater in the signs.
- No person shall place, construct, reconstruct, erect or use any sign, or cause any of said things to be done, on any private or public property of any nature whatsoever, without the permission of the person or governmental entity owning or controlling the property.
- No sign shall be erected nearer than ten feet horizontally or ten feet vertically from any utility pole.

## Signs exempt from permit in Devine

- Signs painted on glass surfaces of windows or doors.
- Directional and regulatory signs erected by any governmental entity.
- Railroad signs.
- Legal notices, house numbers, no trespassing signs, no parking signs and other similar warning signs.
- Signs otherwise required by law.
- On-premises signs setting forth the location of or directions to parking or buildings located on the premises, or regulating the flow of on-premises traffic.
- Signs displayed, designed or used upon motor vehicles as long as such vehicles are continuously used as vehicles and not merely as signs.
- Signs at gasoline service stations not over 36 inches wide and 60 inches tall, which display the price of gasoline or other services performed by the station and limited to two per station.
- Signs which are mounted on the wall of a building no higher than the roofline and state only the street number and name of the proprietor; provided that the number of such signs shall not exceed the number of entrances for each premises.
- Signs within a stadium, open-air theater or arena which are designed primarily to be viewed by patrons within such structure.
- Christmas displays and similar temporary displays erected without advertising.
- A sign not over 32 square feet in area setting forth information concerning a building or other structure under repair or construction or advertising the sale or rental of the premises.
- Subdivision identification signs.
- Political signs on private property which satisfy the requirements of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 216.903(d).
- No sign permit is required for the change of any of the ornamental features, electric devices or the advertising display of a sign.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- There is no indication in this ordinance text that a master sign plan, sign plan, or similar document is required.
- A permit is generally required to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter or use a sign, except for the specified exemptions.
- Permit applications must include drawings and descriptive data to verify compliance with the provisions of the chapter.
- Construction permit applications for signs 20 feet above ground level must be accompanied by a drawing prepared and certified by a professional engineer registered with the state certifying compliance with wind load specifications.

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