# Sign Regulations in Dish, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Dish, Texas regulates 4 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Commercial Zone zoning district are capped at 35 ft. tall and 120 sq. ft., with a Minimum 25 ft. setback setback (Sec. § 9.02.020(d)(1), Table 20-2, Notes for table 20-2). Most commercial signs in Dish require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial Zone | 3 | 35 ft. | 120 sq. ft. | — |
| Industrial Zone | 3 | 35 ft. | 120 sq. ft. | — |
| Other Zones | 1 | 6 ft. | 32 sq. ft. | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 6 ft. | 60 sq. ft. | — |

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

### Commercial Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 35 ft. | 120 sq. ft. | — | Minimum 25 ft. setback | One per 200 ft. of street frontage | Private property, minimum 25 ft. setback | — | § 9.02.020(d)(1), Table 20-2, Notes for table 20-2 |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Building facade | — | § 9.02.020(d)(1), Table 20-1 |
| Portable Sign | 8 ft. | 50 sq. ft. | — | Minimum 35 ft. from intersection | One per lot, exceptions for multi-tenant properties | Private property, minimum 35 ft. from intersection | — | § 9.02.020(f) |

### Industrial Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 35 ft. | 120 sq. ft. | — | Minimum 30 ft. setback | One per 200 ft. of street frontage | Private property, minimum 30 ft. setback | — | § 9.02.020(d)(1), Table 20-2, Notes for table 20-2 |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Building facade | — | § 9.02.020(d)(1), Table 20-1 |
| Portable Sign | 8 ft. | 50 sq. ft. | — | Minimum 35 ft. from intersection | One per lot, exceptions for multi-tenant properties | Private property, minimum 35 ft. from intersection | — | § 9.02.020(f) |

### Other Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 ft. | 32 sq. ft. | — | Minimum 5 ft. setback | One per lot | Private property | — | § 9.02.020(d)(1), Table 20-2 |

## Prohibited signs in Dish

- Signs which imitate or resemble any official traffic sign, signal or device.
- Signs which use a revolving beam or beacon resembling any emergency vehicle.
- Signs located or illuminated in such a manner as to obscure or interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal or device.
- Signs that obstruct or interfere with the view of a driver of approaching, emerging, or intersecting traffic.
- Signs erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.
- Beacons.
- Strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background, except holiday lights and decorations.
- Projecting signs.
- Roof signs.
- Signs advertising off-premises businesses, products or services.
- Animated or moving signs.
- Signs located on private property without the consent of the owner.
- Signs located in or interfere with the use of a required off-street parking space or maneuvering area.
- Signs that are deteriorated, dilapidated or in danger of falling or otherwise unsafe.
- Unauthorized signs on or attached to public street lights, utility poles, hydrants, bridges, traffic-control devices, street signs or other public structures or buildings.
- Signs located in, on, over, or within a public street, sidewalk, alley, easement, or right-of-way.
- Illuminated signs that are illuminated in such a manner, to such intensity, or without proper shielding, so as to constitute a hazard to the operation of motor vehicles or interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of residential property.
- Illuminated signs with intermittent illumination, including flashing, fading, revolving, intermittently lighted, changing color or blinking lights, except those displaying time and temperature information only.
- Balloons or other inflatable devices used as a sign.
- Signs which display obscene, indecent or immoral matter.

## Signs exempt from permit in Dish

- Any public notice or warning required by a federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
- Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window or door, that is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot line.
- Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
- Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message, between November 15 and January 15.
- Traffic-control signs on private property that meet standards of the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and contain no commercial message.
- Temporary political campaign signs on private property, meeting size, height, and setback requirements for freestanding signs within the zoning district, for a period not more than thirty days prior nor more than ten days following an official election.
- Vehicle signs, when such vehicle is used in the normal day-to-day operations of the business.
- Informational and/or welcome signs erected by the town on private or public property with owner's authorization, not on street right-of-way, not exceeding 120 square feet in area or ten feet in height, unless otherwise approved by the town board of commissioners.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Application for a sign permit shall be made upon forms provided by the building inspector.
- Permit required for any person to erect, replace, enlarge or relocate any sign within the town.
- Separate permits may be required for signs requiring electrical inspection.
- Applications for sign permits must be submitted to the town secretary.
- Permit valid only for sixty days if work authorized has not commenced.
- Appeals related to enforcement of sign regulations or petitions for variance may be made to the town's board of adjustment.

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

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