# Sign Regulations in Fort Stockton, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Fort Stockton, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/fort-stockton
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Fort_Stockton/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH20SI)

## At a glance

Fort Stockton, Texas regulates 20 sign types across 2 zoning districts. Wall Sign (Nonilluminated, Flat, ≤ 2 ft Height, ≤ 10 sq ft Area)s in the Business District, Industrial District zoning district are capped at 2 ft tall and 10 sq ft (Sec. Sec. 20-51(b)(2)). Most commercial signs in Fort Stockton require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business District, Industrial District | 3 | 2 ft | 96 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 17 | — | 24 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Business District, Industrial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Nonilluminated, Flat, ≤ 2 ft Height, ≤ 10 sq ft Area) | 2 ft | 10 sq ft | — | — | — | Flat against the face of a business or public building. | — | Sec. 20-51(b)(2) |
| Wall Sign (Nonilluminated, Flat, ≤ 1 sq ft, Name/Profession Plate) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | Flat against the face of a business or public building. | — | Sec. 20-51(b)(3) |
| Wall or Ground Sign (Sale, Lease, Rental, ≤ 96 sq ft Area) | — | 96 sq ft | — | — | — | On premises for sale, lease, or rental. | — | Sec. 20-51(b)(4) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Painted, Nonilluminated, Direct On Wall) | — | — | — | — | — | Directly on the wall of a building. | — | Sec. 20-51(b)(1) |
| Wall or Ground Sign (Sale, Lease, Rental, ≤ 18 sq ft Area) | — | 18 sq ft | — | — | — | On premises for sale, lease, or rental. | — | Sec. 20-51(b)(4) |
| Government Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Public property for purpose of public instruction, street or highway designation, control of traffic, and similar public interests. | — | Sec. 20-51(b)(5) |
| Parapet Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Parapet wall of a building | — | Sec. 20-51(d)(2) |
| Ground Sign (≤ 18 sq ft Area) | — | 18 sq ft | — | — | — | On the ground | — | Sec. 20-51(d)(1) |
| Pole Sign (Nonilluminated, ≤ 24 sq ft Area) | — | 24 sq ft | — | — | — | On pole(s) | — | Sec. 20-51(d)(3) |
| Projecting Sign (Nonilluminated, ≤ 24 sq ft Area) | — | 24 sq ft | — | — | — | Projecting from building | — | Sec. 20-51(d)(4) |
| Marquee Sign (Nonilluminated, ≤ 24 sq ft Area) | — | 24 sq ft | — | — | — | On marquee | — | Sec. 20-51(d)(6) |

## Prohibited signs in Fort Stockton

- No person shall install, erect, or maintain any sign nor contract for such service until such person has applied to the building inspector for a license to install, erect and maintain signs and until such license has been approved and issued.
- No license for the installation, erection and maintenance of signs shall be issued to any person nor shall any person install, erect or maintain any sign or medium of display or advertising, electric or otherwise, until such person has filed a surety bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with the city secretary.
- No sign of any character, other than those specifically excepted, shall be erected on the ground or suspended from or attached to any building or structure until a permit for such work has been issued by the building inspector.
- No permit for the erection of any sign shall be issued to any person other than those licensed and bonded as provided in this article.
- No sign shall be altered, rebuilt, enlarged, extended, replaced or relocated nor shall sign faces by renewed or neon tubing be rearranged (when the value of such work exceeds twenty-five dollars ($25.00)), except upon the issuance of a permit by the building inspector. All work under such permit shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.
- Signs of any character which are not specifically provided for in this chapter may be erected only by special permission from the city council.
- Any nonconforming sign which is damaged or deteriorated to a point where its restoration cost exceeds fifty percent of its replacement value shall be removed.

## Signs exempt from permit in Fort Stockton

- A permit is not required for nonilluminated signs painted directly on the wall of a building.
- A permit is not required for nonilluminated wall signs not over two feet in height or ten square feet in area, when erected flat against the face of a business or public building.
- A permit is not required for nonilluminated wall signs not over one square foot in area, displaying the name and profession of the occupant of the building.
- A permit is not required for nonilluminated wall or ground signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises on which such sign is located, when such sign is erected in a business or industrial district and does not exceed ninety-six square feet in area, or when such sign is not more than eighteen square feet in area.
- A permit is not required for 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 interests.
- Signs which have been erected in conformance with this chapter and with the zoning ordinance and which have been damaged by windstorm or other natural causes may be repaired without first securing a permit.
- The changing of movable parts of signs which are designed for changing, repainting of display matter, or repairing damaged neon tubing while a sign is in place shall not be deemed to be alterations for the purpose of requiring a permit.

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