# Sign Regulations in El Campo, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

El Campo, Texas regulates 11 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Construction Signs in the Residential District zoning district are capped at 16 square feet, with a Set back to the normal building setback line setback (Sec. § 10.14.003(4)). Most commercial signs in El Campo require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 5 | — | 32 square feet | — |
| C-2 district | 1 | 80 feet | 450 square feet | — |
| Industrial and Commercial Districts | 3 | 40 feet for larger sign, 35 feet for smaller sign | 250 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | 80 square feet | — |

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

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Realty Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Premises upon which the sign is located | — | § 10.14.003(1) |
| Professional Nameplate | — | 4 square feet | — | — | One | Premises | — | § 10.14.003(2) |
| Occupant Name/Address Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | One | Premises | — | § 10.14.003(3) |
| Construction Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | Set back to the normal building setback line | One per street frontage | Premises under construction | — | § 10.14.003(4) |
| Subdivision Name Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One | Residential district | — | § 10.14.005(c) |

### Industrial and Commercial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign (50-150 ft lot width) | 30 feet | 50 square feet | — | — | One | Building lot | — | § 10.14.005(d) |
| Freestanding Sign (150-400 ft lot width) | 35 feet | 250 square feet | — | — | One | Building lot or commercial center | — | § 10.14.005(e) |
| Freestanding Sign (400 ft or greater lot width) | 40 feet for larger sign, 35 feet for smaller sign | 250 square feet for one sign, 150 square feet for the other | — | — | Two | Building lot or commercial center | — | § 10.14.005(f) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Banner Sign | — | 80 square feet | — | — | One | Business location | — | § 10.14.005(g) |
| Sign at Intersecting Streets or Driveways | — | — | — | — | One | Intersecting streets or driveways | — | § 10.14.005(h) |

## Prohibited signs in El Campo

- All off-premises signs (including billboards).
- Signs which revolve, rotate, whirl, spin, or otherwise make use of motion to attract attention.
- Changeable electronic variable message signs (CEVMS) in which the illumination is not kept stationary or constant for at least five seconds before changing.
- Scrolling message signs.
- Signs which utilize flashing lights, or blinking lights or traveling lights that do not form letters, words, or a message.
- No external lighting device used for the illumination of signs, buildings, or grounds shall employ sources of light which are directed at streets or any adjacent residential properties.
- Signs which, by reason of their size, location, movement, content, coloring, or manner of illumination, may be confused with or construed as a traffic-control sign, signal or device.
- Any sign which emits sound.
- No signs other than entrance, exit or directional fire escape notices shall be placed in any form, shape, or manner on any fire escape or door or window giving access to a fire escape.
- Damaged signs, or signs that are located on property which becomes vacant and is unoccupied for a period of 12 months or more, or any sign which pertains to a time, event, or purpose which no longer applies.
- Motor vehicles or trailers whose primary purpose is as a permanent advertising device.
- Snipe signs.
- Any sign which has been or is erected, altered, repaired or relocated without having received an applicable permit.
- Unattached or portable signs.
- Any sign supported by a bench, tree, rock, bridge, public utility pole or placed in the public right-of-way.

## Signs exempt from permit in El Campo

- Realty signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located.
- One professional nameplate or shingle sign not to exceed four square feet in area.
- Signs denoting the name and/or address of the occupants of the premises.
- One sign per street frontage of a building which is under construction or structural alteration or repair.
- Community service signs.
- Scoreboards facing an athletic area.
- Murals.
- Flags or pennants attached to a building.
- Commemorative plaques placed by governmental or civic organizations.
- Signs specifically approved in a planned development district.
- Rearrangement/replacement of letters, numbers, characters, or pictures on existing signs.
- Political election signs.
- Public service signs indicating time and temperature.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The council finds that instances may occur in the application of this article where strict enforcement would deprive a person of the reasonable use of a sign, or the reasonable utilization of a sign in connection with other related property rights, and herein provides for such persons to have the right to seek variances from the requirements of this article for good cause.

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

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