# Sign Regulations in Farmers Branch, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Farmers Branch, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/farmers-branch
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Farmers_Branch/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH62SIADMESADI)

## At a glance

Farmers Branch, Texas regulates 5 sign types across 8 zoning districts. Freestanding Sign - Monument (Individual)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 75 square feet, with a Minimum 5 feet from front property line setback (Sec. Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding.). Most commercial signs in Farmers Branch require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (8 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| PD Planned Development District | 5 | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| HI Heavy Industrial Districts | 5 | 40 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| LR-1, LR-2, O | 5 | 40 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| LI, HI, C | 5 | 40 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| MF-1, MF-2, MF-3, MF-4 | 5 | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| I-RU | 5 | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, D-1, D-2 | 3 | 6 feet | 32 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 8 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Not specified | Varies by zone | Not specified | — | One projecting sign per building facade | Parallel to the plane of the wall | — | Sec. 62-10. - Sign types—Wall or awning. |
| Freestanding Sign - Monument (Individual) | 6 feet | 75 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from front property line | One per lot or parcel | Non-residential and residential zoning districts | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Freestanding Sign - Monument (Multi-Tenant) | 10 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from front property line | One per lot or parcel | Non-residential zoning districts | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Freestanding Sign - Pylon | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — | Minimum 10 feet from front property line | One per property | Properties fronting Interstate 35E or Interstate 635 | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Directional Sign | 3 feet | 3 square feet | — | — | Two per property | Required front yard | — | Sec. 62-13. - Directional signs. |

### PD Planned Development District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Not specified | Varies by specific PD ordinance | Not specified | — | One projecting sign per building facade | Parallel to the plane of the wall | — | Sec. 62-10. - Sign types—Wall or awning. |
| Freestanding Sign - Monument (Individual) | 6 feet | 75 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from front property line | One per lot or parcel | Non-residential and residential zoning districts | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Freestanding Sign - Monument (Multi-Tenant) | 10 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from front property line | One per lot or parcel | Non-residential zoning districts | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Freestanding Sign - Pylon | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — | Minimum 10 feet from front property line | One per property | Properties fronting Interstate 35E or Interstate 635 | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Directional Sign | 3 feet | 3 square feet | — | — | Two per property | Required front yard | — | Sec. 62-13. - Directional signs. |

### HI Heavy Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Not specified | 200 square feet | Not specified | — | One projecting sign per building facade | Parallel to the plane of the wall | — | Sec. 62-10. - Sign types—Wall or awning. |
| Freestanding Sign - Monument (Individual) | 6 feet | 75 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from front property line | One per lot or parcel | Non-residential and residential zoning districts | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Freestanding Sign - Monument (Multi-Tenant) | 10 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 5 feet from front property line | One per lot or parcel | Non-residential zoning districts | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Freestanding Sign - Pylon | 40 feet | 150 square feet | — | Minimum 10 feet from front property line | One per property | Properties fronting Interstate 35E or Interstate 635 | — | Sec. 62-11. - Sign types—Freestanding. |
| Directional Sign | 3 feet | 3 square feet | — | — | Two per property | Required front yard | — | Sec. 62-13. - Directional signs. |

## Prohibited signs in Farmers Branch

- Signs located in such a manner as to obstruct or otherwise interfere with an official traffic sign, signal, or devices, or obstruct or interfere with a driver's view of approaching, merging or intersection traffic or pedestrians.
- Signs encroaching upon or overhanging public right-of-way; including, but limited to, signs attached to any utility pole, utility structure, light standard, street tree or any other public facility located within the public right-of-way.
- Signs which blink, flash or are animated by light or any other means except as provided in section 62-14.
- Portable signs except for temporary signs authorized pursuant to section 62-17.
- Any sign attached to, or placed on, a vehicle, trailer or other movable object and placed or parked on public or private property for an extended period of time so as to draw attention to a business, location, product or service.
- A sign consisting of a cloth, paper, banner, flag, device or other similar advertising matter attached to, suspended from or allowed to hang loose from any sign, pole, building or structure, except as allowed by other provisions of this chapter.
- A sign made of paper, paint stencil, or other material and consisting of any name, number (except address numbers) or other text, mark, or graphic on any sidewalk, curb, gutter or street.
- A sign, other than a nameplate sign, painted on or attached to the outside of a fence, railing or a wall which is not a structural part of a building, whether or not on the property line of the property on which the fence or wall is located.
- A balloon, streamer, pinwheel or other floating or motion device anchored to the ground or to any structure, or a sidewalk sandwich board, except those temporarily displayed as part of a special sale, promotion or community event as authorized by other provisions of this chapter.
- Any type of sign or display intended to draw attention or advertise, which is not defined by this chapter shall be prohibited until said sign or display type has been defined by the city council and appropriate regulations regarding said sign or display type has been considered and adopted.
- Roof signs.
- Non-real estate personal property sales signs.
- Off-premise signs except in HI Heavy Industrial Districts.
- Framed, internally illuminated wall signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Farmers Branch

- Signs located on the interior of a building which are not defined as window signs.
- Traffic and other signs erected or maintained by a governmental agency.
- Official and posted legal notices authorized by a court, public body or public safety officer.
- Street number signs not exceeding one square foot in area in residential zoning districts and three square feet in area in non-residential zoning districts.
- Nameplates not exceeding two square feet in area.
- National, state and historical flags; provided, however, flagpoles must comply with the requirements of the building code and must be set back a distance from the property line not less than a distance equal to the height of the pole, but in no case within any easement or public right-of-way.
- Memorial plaques, building identification signs and building cornerstones when cut or carved into a masonry surface or when made of noncombustible material and made an integral part of the building or structure.
- Any sign erected and maintained by the city.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The board of adjustment is authorized to grant variances to the height, sign area, setback and material regulations of this chapter.
- A sign installed without a permit must be removed before a sign variance application can be accepted.

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

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