# Sign Regulations in Hedwig Village, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Hedwig Village, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/hedwig-village
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Hedwig_Village/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH34FIPRPR_ARTIVFILA_S34-125DEFILATAYSI)

## At a glance

Hedwig Village, Texas regulates 9 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Electronic Message Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 110 inches tall and 98 inches wide, with a Not located closer than 400 feet to any residential property setback (Sec. Sec. 507.A.4). Most commercial signs in Hedwig Village require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 110 inches | — | — |
| Districts A and C (residential districts) | 4 | — | 4 square feet | — |
| District B (business districts B1, B2, B3, B4) | 4 | 10 feet | 300 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electronic Message Sign | 110 inches | — | 98 inches | Not located closer than 400 feet to any residential property | No more than one electronic message sign is allowed for each school, church, temple, mosque or municipal office | Within 1,255 feet of the IH-10 right-of-way | — | Sec. 507.A.4 |

### Districts A and C (residential districts)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Institutional Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 507.B.3.a |
| For Sale or For Lease Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | Not within ten feet of any public or private roadway right-of-way | One per lot or tract of land | Not within ten feet of any public or private roadway right-of-way | — | Sec. 507.B.3.b |
| Noncommercial Sign | — | — | — | Not within ten feet of any public or private roadway right-of-way | — | On property owned or lawfully occupied by the person displaying the message | — | Sec. 507.B.3.c |
| Security Sign | — | 1 square foot | — | Not within ten feet of any public or private roadway right-of-way | — | On premises | — | Sec. 507.B.3.d |

### District B (business districts B1, B2, B3, B4)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Large Monument Sign | 10 feet | — | 16 feet | At least three feet from any road right-of-way or road easement | One per 275 feet of property line abutting Interstate Highway 1-10 | On owner's property, set back at least three feet from any road right-of-way or road easement along Interstate Highway 1-10 | — | Sec. 507.C.1.a |
| Small Monument Sign | 4 feet | — | 6.5 feet | At least three feet from any road right-of-way or road easement | One per 200 feet of property line abutting a road | On owner's property, set back at least three feet from any road right-of-way or road easement | — | Sec. 507.C.1.b |
| Attached Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | One per business per exterior facing street | On exterior of the building oriented to each street on which the building has frontage | — | Sec. 507.C.2 |
| Temporary Sign | — | 6 square feet for vacant tracts on one acre or less; 16 square feet for vacant tracts greater than one acre but not more than two acres; 32 square feet for vacant tracts greater than two acres | — | — | One per tract or tenant | Attached to a permanent structure associated with the property or incorporated as part of the advertising space of a monument sign | — | Sec. 507.C.4 |

## Prohibited signs in Hedwig Village

- No animated, moving, rotating, flashing, intermittently or variably illuminated, noise making or producing, moveable, or portable sign shall be erected, displayed, or used within the city.
- No person shall place, maintain, or display any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or resembles an official traffic control device, sign or signal.
- No person shall place or maintain any traffic sign or signal bearing commercial advertising.
- No person shall place or maintain a flashing light or flashing electric sign within 1,000 feet of any intersection unless a permit is granted.
- No sign shall be constructed, erected, changed, altered, displayed, or used without first obtaining a permit from the city.
- Signs that resemble official traffic control signs, signals or devices are prohibited.
- Signs utilizing digital technology to form images or messages are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Hedwig Village

- Signs erected by the City, Harris County, State of Texas, or federal government, or signs otherwise required to be erected by federal, state or local laws.
- Numerical signs and signs containing the name of the resident, illuminated from the front and attached to or depicted on a building, mail box, or curb, identifying the address of the property and/or the name of the resident.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No building permit shall be issued for construction on any property on which there is situated a nonconforming sign.
- It shall be unlawful to erect, display or alter a sign in the city without a sign display permit issued by the building official, or his or her designee.

## Full detail

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