# Sign Regulations in Glenn Heights, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Glenn Heights, Texas regulates 4 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Monument Signs in the Residential District zoning district are capped at 8 ft. tall, 60 sq. ft. per sign face, and 12 ft. wide, with a 12 ft. from public right-of-way setback (Sec. § 15.01.063(a)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |
| Residential District | 1 | 8 ft. | 60 sq. ft. per sign face | — |
| Nonresidential District | 2 | — | — | — |
| Town Center (TC) | 1 | 5 ft. | — | — |
| Manufactured Home (MH) | 1 | 8 ft. | 60 sq. ft. per sign face | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 8 ft. | 60 sq. ft. per sign face | 12 ft. | 12 ft. from public right-of-way | 1 per street frontage | Street frontage | — | § 15.01.063(a) |

### Nonresidential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per business, additional for corner lots | Principal structure only | — | § 15.01.062(a) |
| Neon Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Nonresidential zoning districts | — | § 15.01.062(c) |

### Manufactured Home (MH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 8 ft. | 60 sq. ft. per sign face | 12 ft. | 12 ft. from public right-of-way | 1 per street frontage | Street frontage | — | § 15.01.063(a)(4) |

## Prohibited signs in Glenn Heights

- Signs that are not described or mentioned anywhere in this article are prohibited.
- Balloon, banner, flags for the explicit purpose of advertising a business or attracting attention to a business or place is prohibited.
- Changeable electronic variable message signs (CEVMS) are prohibited, except for time and temperature signs.
- Imitation signs that imitate official traffic, warning, or governmental signs, lights or other similar devices, emergency signs, or block visibility of such signs are prohibited.
- Nuisance signs applied to, placed or scattered upon streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, trees, rocks, natural features, fences, railings, public telephones, utility poles or any public property are prohibited.
- Off-premises signs, including billboards, are prohibited.
- Portable signs mounted on portable or movable frames or structures are prohibited.
- Roof signs mounted on the main roof portion of a building or on the uppermost edge of a parapet wall of a building are prohibited.
- Signs causing safety concerns that interfere, confuse, or obstruct the view of moving traffic, traffic signs, signal or device, and signs erected within the visibility triangle or within public right-of-way are prohibited.
- Vehicular signs placed on or leaning on vehicles and/or trailers parked on a public right-of-way, public property, or private property to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Glenn Heights

- No permit shall be required for official signs required or authorized by the local, state or federal government or any kind of governmental agency.
- No permit shall be required for holiday decoration signs or materials displayed in a temporary manner on or prior to traditional civic, patriotic or religious holidays.
- No permit shall be required for political signs supporting, opposing, encouraging or identifying any candidate, or proposition in an upcoming election, or any sign displaying political speech.
- No permit shall be required for real estate signs not exceeding six square feet in residential zoning districts and thirty-six square feet in nonresidential and agricultural zoning districts.
- No permit shall be required for gasoline price or credit card signs placed on pump islands not exceeding four square feet in sign area.
- No permit shall be required for window signs in windows facing public rights-of-way that are limited to ten percent of the window area per facade in nonresidentially zoned districts.
- No permit shall be required for special event banners associated with a special event that has obtained a special events permit from the city’s planning and permitting division.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- For any nonresidential property with a proposal of one hundred thousand square feet or more nonresidential development that may require a combination of different sign types and number of signs, a comprehensive sign package proposal is required.
- The comprehensive sign package will be reviewed by city staff and processed through the planning and zoning commission and city council in a manner similar to that of a variance request.

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

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