# Sign Regulations in Farmersville, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Farmersville, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/farmersville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Farmersville/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH56SIAD)

## At a glance

Farmersville, Texas regulates 43 sign types across 4 zoning districts. A-frame Signs in the Highway Commercial (HC) Zoning District, Nonresidential zoning district zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall, 16 square feet, and 4 feet wide, with a Minimum 4 feet from curb; not in median; not in right-of-way; not on utility easement. setback (Sec. Sec. 56-31, A-frame sign). Most commercial signs in Farmersville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central Area (CA) Zoning District | 7 | 12 inches; must provide minimum 7-foot pedestrian clearance (CA only) | 15% of rear wall surface, measured vertically from bottom of wall to roof and horizontally from outside corner to outside corner | — |
| Highway Commercial (HC) Zoning District, Nonresidential zoning district | 20 | 30 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| Residential district | 10 | 10 feet | 36 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 9 | 40 feet (<4 floors); 60 feet (nonres. >4 floors) | 60 sq ft (ground flagpole, <4 floors); 96 sq ft (nonres. >4 floors) | — |

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

### Central Area (CA) Zoning District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sandwich Board Sign | 4 feet | 8 square feet per side | 2 feet | — | One per primary entrance | One per primary entrance to commercial structure. Must provide at least four feet pedestrian clearance. Not allowed in medians or utility/right-of-way easements; must not interfere with vehicular traffic. | — | Sec. 56-31, Sandwich board sign |
| Rear Wall Sign | — | 15% of rear wall surface, measured vertically from bottom of wall to roof and horizontally from outside corner to outside corner | — | — | 1 per building | Only permitted in CA Zoning District; on a wall with no main entrances or storefronts, not facing front or side of lot. | — | Sec. 56-31, Rear wall sign |
| Wall Sign (CA District) | — | — | — | — | — | On exterior wall, not more than 12 inches from facade, supported across length by building face. | — | Sec. 56-31, Wall sign; Sec 56-32(i) |
| Awning Sign (CA District) | 4 feet | — | 75% of length of any awning side | — | — | Applied to awning above window, door, patio, or deck. | — | Sec. 56-31, Awning sign |
| Canopy Sign Attachments (CA District) | 12 inches; must provide minimum 7-foot pedestrian clearance (CA only) | — | — | — | One type per storefront | Suspended over pedestrian canopy in CA District. | — | Sec. 56-31, Canopy sign attachments |
| Projecting Sign (CA District) | — | 12 square feet | — | — | — | Attached perpendicular to building; 9-foot clearance required if over sidewalk. | — | Sec. 56-31, Projecting sign |
| Quilt Barn Square Sign (CA District) | — | 4 square feet (2 ft. x 2 ft.) | 2 feet | — | 1 per primary structure | Erected directly on primary structure. | — | Sec. 56-31, Quilt barn square sign, (7) |

### Highway Commercial (HC) Zoning District, Nonresidential zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-frame Sign | 4 feet | 16 square feet | 4 feet | Minimum 4 feet from curb; not in median; not in right-of-way; not on utility easement. | 1 per business/tenant | At least 4 feet from curb, 1 per business/tenant, not in median or right-of-way. | — | Sec. 56-31, A-frame sign |
| Quilt Barn Square Sign (Non-CA District) | — | 16 square feet (4 ft. x 4 ft.) | 4 feet | — | 1 per primary structure | Erected directly to primary structure. | — | Sec. 56-31, Quilt barn square sign |
| Menu Board Sign | 6 feet | 60 square feet (menu board); 24 sq ft (pre-order); 9 sq ft (drive-in); | — | 25 ft from property line (menu/pre-order), per drive-thru/drive-in. | 1/menu board per drive-thru; 1 pre-order per drive-thru; 1 per ordering station (drive-in) | Min 25 ft from property line. Pre-order: at entrance of drive-thru lane. | — | Sec. 56-31, Menu board sign |
| Monument Sign (Lot 5 acres or less) | 8 feet | 64 square feet | — | 15 feet from curbline/property line | 1 per lot | One per lot, except as described for large lots. | — | Sec. 56-31, Monument sign (2-3) |
| Monument Sign (Lot over 5 acres) | 10 feet | 150 square feet | — | 15 feet from curbline/property line | See additional requirements | One per lot; >1 allowed for lot with >500 ft highway frontage with separation. | — | Sec. 56-31, Monument sign (4-7) |
| Pylon Sign | 20 feet | 150 square feet | — | 15 ft from property line or curb line | 1 per lot except as described | Not allowed in CA District. 15 ft from property line. | — | Sec. 56-31, Pylon sign |
| Construction (Project/Development) Sign | 16 feet | 96 square feet | — | 15 ft from property line | 1 per major street frontage (see additional) | No closer than 15 ft to property line, one per major street frontage, 200 ft min. between construction signs on adjacent sites. | — | Sec. 56-31, Construction (project development) sign |
| Commercial Real Estate Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | 4 feet | 15 ft from property line | 1 per property (>1 if >500 ft frontage, 200 ft apart) | No closer than 15 ft to property line, 1 per property (or >1 if >500 ft street frontage, min. 200 ft between). | — | Sec. 56-31, Commercial real estate sign |

### Residential district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yard Sign (Security System) | — | 1 square foot | — | 10 ft from street pavement | — | Lots with occupied single-, two-, or multifamily dwelling. No closer than 10 ft from street pavement. | — | Sec. 56-31, Yard sign |
| Yard Sign (Newborn, Family Sports, Animals) | — | 4 square feet | — | 10 ft from street pavement | — | Lots with occupied single-, two-, or multifamily dwelling. No closer than 10 ft from street pavement. | — | Sec. 56-31, Yard sign |
| For Sale / For Rent / Realtor Open House | 3 feet | 6 square feet | — | 3 ft from back of curb | 1 builder, 1 realtor, 1 open house | In right-of-way, min 3 ft from back of curb, not in median. | — | Sec. 56-31, For sale, for rent, for lease, realtor open house signs |
| Garage Sale Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | — | On private property of residence holding garage sale. | — | Sec. 56-31, Garage sale sign |
| Political Sign | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — | 10 ft from edge of street pavement | — | On private property with owner consent, not closer than 10 feet to street pavement, not on public property or easements. | — | Sec. 56-31, Political sign |
| School Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | 10 ft from street pavement | — | At private or public school or improved property (with certificate of occupancy); min 10 ft from street pavement. | — | Sec. 56-31, School sign |
| Temporary Religious Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | 10 ft from edge of street pavement | — | On private property with owner's consent, at least 10 ft from street/pavement/right-of-way. | — | Sec. 56-31, Temporary religious sign |
| Model Home Sign | 10 feet | 32 square feet | — | Front: 15 ft; Side/Rear: 10 ft | 1 per lot | On lot with building permit for residential dwelling or temporary sales trailer. | — | Sec. 56-31, Model home sign |

## Prohibited signs in Farmersville

- Signs that use any combination of forms, words, colors, or lights to imitate emergency or traffic signs or signals.
- Obsolete or abandoned signs.
- Signs not specifically permitted by this chapter.
- Signs that exceed the maximum height and area requirements established in this chapter and any temporary sign exceeding the time limits established in this chapter.
- Signs not referenced in or governed by this chapter.
- Signs erected or installed without the issuance of a permit (if a permit was required), either prior to or after the adoption of the ordinance.
- Signs that emit odor or visible matter.
- Signs erected or installed in or over a right-of-way or access easement, unless permitted within this chapter.
- Signs that do not comply with this chapter or applicable municipal ordinances, or those which do not comply with federal or state laws.
- Pole signs.
- Off-premises signs.
- Vehicular signs.
- Display upon any sign any obscene, indecent or immoral matter, such as will offend public morals or decency.
- Placing or suspending from any building, light pole, utility pole, structure, sidewalk, parkway, driveway or parking area, any goods, wares, merchandise or other advertising or display of such items other than a sign, as regulated and permitted by this chapter.
- Attachment of any cloth, paper, banner, flag, device or other similar advertising matter to, or suspension from, any sign, building or structure, when this creates a public nuisance or danger.
- Attachment of any sign, paper or other material, or painting, stenciling, or writing any name or number (except address numbers) or otherwise marking on any sidewalk, curb, gutter, street, utility pole, public building, fence or structure, except as otherwise allowed.
- Pasting, sticking, tacking, nailing or otherwise placing any advertisement, handbill, placard or printed, pictured or written matter upon any fence, railing, sidewalk or public property, including trees thereon.
- Scattering or throwing any handbills, circulars, cards, tear sheets or any other advertising device along or upon the street or sidewalk in the city.
- Signs illuminated to such intensity or in such a manner as to cause a glare of brightness to a degree that it constitutes a hazard or nuisance to traffic.
- Moving, flashing, intermittently lighted, color changing, beacons, undulating, swinging, rotating, revolving or similarly constructed signs (except for time and temperature on an otherwise permitted sign, and signs hung or displayed inside a window).
- Any sign erected on a vertical framework supported by and located immediately and entirely over the roof of a building.
- Painting any portion of a sign directly onto the exterior wall or facade of any building or structure other than on a window or door.
- No portion of any sign shall be erected on or over public property, unless the same is erected by the city, or with the permission of the city.

## Signs exempt from permit in Farmersville

- Signs erected by a governmental agency within its territorial jurisdiction for the purpose of carrying out an official duty or responsibility (official signs).
- Instructional/informational signs erected by the city, local, federal or state governments for public instruction, warnings, hazards, street or highway designation, traffic control, etc.
- Signs, lighting, apparatuses, or devices installed or required by federal or state laws.
- Decorative displays that are flags or banners containing no name, initials, logos, insignia, do not represent a government or private organization, and do not protrude over property lines (are not signs).
- Signs designated by official action of the city as having special historic or architectural significance are exempt from removal requirements for nonconforming signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Variance requests (including sign variances) must be submitted in writing, authorized by the property owner, and are heard by the planning and zoning commission at a public hearing.
- No language in Article II directly requires a master sign plan or sign plan for all new developments, but some sign types (e.g., canopy sign attachments) require submission of structural drawings sealed by a licensed engineer as required by the building official.
- No general sign plan or master sign plan requirement is stated in the supplied text; review of specific project plans or special requests may trigger additional requirements.

## Full detail

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