# Sign Regulations in Hereford, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Hereford, Texas regulates 3 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Residential District (R-1, R-2, TH, MF, MH) zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 64 square feet (Sec. 4.09.006(10)(A)(i)). Most commercial signs in Hereford require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District (R-1, R-2, TH, MF, MH) | 2 | 8 feet | 64 square feet | — |
| Commercial District (C-1, C-2, C-3) | 2 | 20 feet on arterial street, 15 feet on nonarterial street | 150 square feet | — |
| Central Business District (CB) | 2 | 38 feet on arterial street, 20 feet on nonarterial street | 250 square feet if adjacent to nonarterial thoroughfare, 300 square feet if adjacent to arterial thoroughfare | — |
| Highway Commercial District (HC) | 1 | 60 feet | 450 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | 120 square feet | — |

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

### Residential District (R-1, R-2, TH, MF, MH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 8 feet | 64 square feet | — | — | Two per main entrance | At each main entrance to the subdivision | — | 4.09.006(10)(A)(i) |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | One per building facade | On building facade | — | 4.09.006(10)(A)(iii)d |

### Commercial District (C-1, C-2, C-3)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet on arterial street, 15 feet on nonarterial street | 150 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Per street frontage | — | 4.09.006(10)(B)(iii) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | One per building facade | On building facade | — | 4.09.006(10)(B)(vi) |

### Central Business District (CB)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 38 feet on arterial street, 20 feet on nonarterial street | 250 square feet if adjacent to nonarterial thoroughfare, 300 square feet if adjacent to arterial thoroughfare | — | — | One per street frontage | Per street frontage | — | 4.09.006(10)(C)(iii) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | One per building facade | On building facade | — | 4.09.006(10)(C)(vi) |

## Prohibited signs in Hereford

- Portable signs, banners, and other such temporary signs, except as allowed under sections 4.09.005 and 4.09.008.
- Snipe or bandit signs or any advertisement placed on trees, rocks, or other natural features.
- Off-premises signs in the city limits, unless excepted in section 4.09.010.
- Off-premises signs in the city's extra territorial jurisdiction unless excepted in section 4.09.010.
- Signs or any portion of signs that are in or project or extend into a public right-of-way, or any public sidewalk, street, alley, or other public property unless excepted in section 4.09.006.
- Signs that make use of any word, phrase, symbol, character, device, or illumination, in such manner as to interfere with, mislead, or otherwise constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- Signs that resemble official traffic-control signs, signals, or devices, other than as allowed by section 4.09.005(17).
- Signs that contain reflectors or glaring, strobe, or rotating lights, beacons, beams or other effects resembling an emergency signal.
- Searchlights or any type of beacon used to attract attention to a property.
- Spectacular signs and signs that emit audible sound, odor, or visible matter.
- Any sign or advertising device attached to any motor vehicle or any trailer or other structure parked on a public right-of-way, the basic purpose of such sign or advertising device being to provide advertisement of a product or to direct people to a business or activity located on the same property or other property or premises, except as allowed under section 4.09.005(12).
- Video display signs, except for the use on private property where such sign is not visible from any public street.
- Any stereopticon or motion picture machine used in conjunction with or attached to any sign in such manner as to permit the images projected there from to be visible from any public street or sidewalk.

## Signs exempt from permit in Hereford

- Copy change and sign face replacement, when no increase in sign area or sign height is made, for signs otherwise allowed under this section; not to include however, changes proposed on a nonconforming sign or modifying any sign to an electronic message center.
- Construction sign, when placed upon the construction site following the issuance of a building permit. Only one such sign shall be allowed per street frontage and each sign shall not exceed 64 square feet in area. Such sign must be removed not later than 30 days after a certificate of occupancy is issued by the building official.
- Contractor signs identifying the contractor or subcontractor performing work on the premises where the sign is displayed. Such signs may not exceed a total of 6 square feet in area and must be removed from the premises when the work is completed.
- One directory sign and one office identification sign per building facade, provided that no one sign shall exceed 64 square feet in area.
- Flags of the United States, the state, or any other political subdivision; any flag or banner of a bona fide religion, fraternal or charitable organization; and flags of corporations, subdivisions, or community associations or organizations.
- Incidental signs, provided that such signs do not exceed four square feet in area and comply with all other requirements of this section.
- Nameplate signs for residential locations, not to exceed two square feet in area.
- Noncommercial message signs, provided that such signs shall not exceed a total of 64 square feet in area per lot and five feet in height to the top from the surrounding finished grade.
- On-site directional signs and signs denoting street or the entrance, exit, or direction of traffic flow, not to exceed four square feet in area.
- Political signs that do not exceed an area equal to 1 square foot per linear foot of lot frontage on which the sign is erected or 36 square feet in area, whichever is greater. Political signs shall be removed within 30 days following the election or activity for which such sign was intended.
- Professional nameplates and occupational signs, when attached to the building face and which denote only the name and occupation of an occupant in a commercial building or public institutional building and not exceeding four square feet in sign area.
- Signs painted on or attached to any vehicle or trailer or other portable structure, provided that such a sign merely identifies the vehicle or trailer or other portable structure as belonging to such business by displaying the name, address, and/or contact information of such business, and/or generally identifies the type of product or service offered by such business, but which includes no specific advertisement of goods or services for sale; the primary use of such vehicle or trailer or other portable structure is for the transportation of products or the delivery of services in connection with such business; such vehicle or trailer or, if applicable, other portable structure is currently licensed and inspected in the state and is in operable condition; and such vehicle or trailer or other portable structure does not remain parked for longer than 72 consecutive hours on the same property.
- Real estate signs that advertise the sale, rental, or lease of the premises on which such signs are located, subject to the following limitations: Residential district - A total sign area not to exceed 16 square feet; or Nonresidential district - A maximum sign dimension of 32 square feet, and: One per lot frontage; or For lots that have frontage that exceed 300 linear feet, one additional sign per 300 linear feet.
- Signs on fences or other structures that are positioned internally within public or private play fields.
- Signs prepared by or for the local, state, or federal government, including signs for sites or buildings of historical significance.
- Signs advertising garage sales shall be subject to the terms of section 4.06.007 of this code of the city.
- Traffic or street signs, legal notices, public utilities, railroad crossing signs, danger signs, and such emergency, temporary, or nonadvertising signs as approved by the Texas Department of Transportation or the city.
- Window signs of a temporary nature only that do not exceed 50% of the total window area.
- Wall decorations and works of art that do not include a commercial message.
- Messages or promotional items related to the sale or lease of motor vehicles where such message or items are affixed to, on, or within said motor vehicles.
- Flags, streamers, pennants, and inflatables associated with a promotion or special event.

## Full detail

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