# Sign Regulations in Gonzales, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Gonzales, Texas regulates 8 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Billboards in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction zoning district are capped at 20 feet tall and 200 square feet, with a 400 feet apart, measured along the same side of the highway or street. setback (Sec. § 3.836). Most commercial signs in Gonzales require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | 65 feet | — | — |
| Extraterritorial Jurisdiction | 1 | 20 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| City Limits | 1 | 20 feet | 80 square feet | — |
| Historic Districts | 2 | — | — | — |

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

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 3.828, § 3.816 |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 3.829 |
| Pole Sign | 65 feet | — | — | — | — | Not on any sidewalk, street or public property. | — | § 3.830 |
| Roof Sign | 10 feet above the roof | — | — | — | — | On-premises advertising only. | — | § 3.831 |
| Marquee Sign | 4 feet | — | — | — | — | Around three sides of the marquee. | — | § 3.832 |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | No more than one real estate sign per residence, lot or building unless multiple street access exists. | — | — | § 3.827 |

### Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Billboard | 20 feet | 200 square feet | — | 400 feet apart, measured along the same side of the highway or street. | — | — | — | § 3.836 |

### City Limits

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Billboard | 20 feet | 80 square feet | — | 400 feet apart, measured along the same side of the highway or street. | — | — | — | § 3.836 |

## Prohibited signs in Gonzales

- No person shall affix a sign or bill by any means whatsoever to any public building, property or thing belonging to the city or to any other public entity without the approval of that authority.
- No person shall affix a sign or bill by any means whatsoever to any private property without having first obtained the written permission of the owner or his or her agents.
- No person shall erect or display any obscene matter upon any sign.
- Any sign erected, altered, used or maintained in violation of this article shall constitute a public nuisance.
- No signs shall be supported on or attached to any fire escape, door or window casing.
- No signs shall be erected on or over public property in a manner which interferes with any fire hydrant, traffic light, fire alarm box or streetlight.
- The use of staples, wires and wood plugs in erecting signs is prohibited.
- No pole, post or standard used to support any sign or floodlight shall be set up or upon any sidewalk, street or public property.
- Pole-mounted, nonlettered, physical representative signs, including without limitation, pole-mounted automobiles, boats or airplanes, are prohibited.
- No billboards shall be erected on property zoned as residential or historical.
- No portable sign, whether electric or nonelectric, shall be placed on any sidewalk, street or other public thoroughfare.

## Signs exempt from permit in Gonzales

- Advertising benches are not regulated by this article.
- No permit shall be required for the construction and/or repair of signs damaged or destroyed by an act of God, or by the occurrence of any other event beyond the control of the owner or occupant.
- Exceptions to the permit requirements of this article are: Real estate, finance and construction signs; Directional traffic control signs; Political signs; Governmental signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The sign control board shall conduct studies, prepare opinions and general plans as requested by the city council.
- The sign control board may discuss the planning of signing in new or existing developments upon request of the developer.

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

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