# Sign Regulations in Diboll, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Diboll, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/diboll
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Diboll/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH15.5SI)

## At a glance

Diboll, Texas regulates 16 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Projecting Signs in the Fire Districts zoning district are capped at No limit for vertical portion tall and 12 ft (horizontal portion) wide, with a No part less than 2 ft from curb (where allowed). setback (Sec. Sec. 15.5-12). Most commercial signs in Diboll require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 1 | — | 12 sq ft | — |
| Fire Districts | 4 | 20 ft from top of sign to surface of roof below; may not exceed building height limit | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 11 | 24 inches | 32 sq ft (12 sq ft in residential) | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign - For Sale/Lease/Rent | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | — | On premises being sold, leased or rented | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (4) |

### Fire Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Signs | — | — | — | No sign within 6 feet of any other structure. Minimum setbacks as required by zoning ordinance. Sign supports must be on private property. No part less than 2 feet back from the face of street curb. | — | — | — | Sec. 15.5-9, Sec. 15.5-10, Sec. 15.5-15 |
| Projecting Sign | No limit for vertical portion | — | 12 ft (horizontal portion) | No part less than 2 ft from curb (where allowed). | — | Attached to building; vertical portion not nearer than 2 ft to curb where allowed. | — | Sec. 15.5-12 |
| Roof Sign | 20 ft from top of sign to surface of roof below; may not exceed building height limit | — | — | No part within 6 ft of outside wall or 7 ft of roof surface below; open area below main sign body except for supports. | — | On building roof; no part within 6 ft of outside wall or within 7 ft of roof surface below | — | Sec. 15.5-13 |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Against wall, supported by wall, face parallel and not more than 12 inches from wall at bottom | — | Sec. 15.5-15 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nonilluminated Wall Sign (Painted) | — | — | — | — | — | Directly on wall | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (1) |
| Nonilluminated Wall Sign (Name/Profession) | — | — | — | — | — | On wall | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (2) |
| Nonilluminated Wall Sign (Public Building) | — | 10 sq ft | — | — | — | On public building | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (3) |
| Nonilluminated Ground or Pole Sign (Sale/Lease/Rent) | — | 32 sq ft (12 sq ft in residential) | — | — | — | On premises being sold, leased, or rented | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (4) |
| Nonilluminated Portable Sign | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (5) |
| Government or Utility Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (6), (7) |
| Nonilluminated Letters (Wall or Mansard) | 24 inches | — | — | — | — | Directly on wall or mansard-type front | — | Sec. 15.5-3 (8) |
| Marquee Sign | 6 ft | — | 30 ft (length) | — | — | On face of marquee, may extend around 3 sides | — | Sec. 15.5-14 |

## Prohibited signs in Diboll

- No sign shall be attached in any manner to any fire escape or to the supporting members of any fire escape, nor shall it be guyed to or supported by any part of a fire escape.
- No sign shall be erected so as to affect the stability of any parapet wall.
- No sign shall be so erected to interfere with any traffic signal, blinker light or warning device or to confuse those persons governed by such signals.
- Swinging signs on buildings or structures are prohibited.
- The erection of signs on awnings is prohibited.
- No person shall erect, construct, maintain, install or place any sign on any utility pole, street sign or public right-of-way within the city and within five thousand (5,000) feet outside its limits, or on any real property belonging to the city; provided, however, that signs erected by the city for public purposes are exempted from this provision.
- No sign shall be erected nearer than four feet to any telephone cable, power line or street light standard.
- No sign shall be erected so as to block, partially block or interfere with, in any manner, a required means of exit from any building or any window.
- Swinging signs on buildings or structures are prohibited.
- Flashing or flickering lights on portable signs are prohibited.
- No sign shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed or placed unless a permit has been issued by the building official (unless exempt under section 15.5-3).

## Signs exempt from permit in Diboll

- Permits are not required for nonilluminated signs painted directly on the wall of a building or other structure.
- Permits are not required for nonilluminated wall signs consisting of metal, plastic, or wood or combinations thereof displaying the names and professions of the occupants of the building.
- Permits are not required for nonilluminated wall signs not over ten (10) square feet in area, erected on a public building.
- Permits are not required for nonilluminated wall, pole or ground signs not over thirty-two (32) square feet in area, advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon which sign is located, except in areas zoned residential, where such sign shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet.
- Permits are not required for nonilluminated portable signs of six (6) square feet or less in area.
- Permits are not required for all signs erected by the municipal, state, or federal government for the purpose of public instruction, street or highway designation, control of traffic and similar uses incidental to the public interest.
- Permits are not required for all signs of warning, directive or instructional nature erected by a public utility or transportation organization operating under a franchise from the city, permitting the use of public property for the display of such signs, provided such signs are deemed necessary by the building official.
- Permits are not required for nonilluminated letters of plastic, metal, wood or combinations thereof mounted directly on the wall or mansard type front of a building or structure less than or equal to twenty-four (24) inches in height.
- Property owners or lessees erecting or constructing signs on property owned or leased by them are exempt from bond and insurance requirements.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All applications for permits for signs shall be accompanied by drawings as are necessary to fully advise the building official as to location, height, weight, size, material, value, method of erection and construction of said sign.
- When required by the building official, plans shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer or architect if the value of such signs exceeds $5,000.
- Plans shall show the location of the proposed sign in relation to existing signs on the same parcel of land.

## Full detail

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