# Sign Regulations in Hewitt, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Hewitt, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/hewitt
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Hewitt/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH58SIRE)

## At a glance

Hewitt, Texas regulates 14 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Detached Monument Signs in the Multifamily Zoning District zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 32 square feet, with a Minimum of five feet from the street right-of-way or property line setback (Sec. Sec. 58-8(b)). Most commercial signs in Hewitt 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 | 9 | 30 feet | 60 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential and Multi-family Zoning Districts | 2 | — | — | — |
| Single- and Two-family Residential Zoning Districts (R1, R2) | 2 | 8 feet | 32 square feet per side | — |
| Multifamily Zoning District | 2 | 18 inches | 32 square feet | — |
| C2, CO, M | 1 | 42.5 feet (IH-35) | 672 square feet (IH-35) | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag | 30 feet | 60 square feet | — | — | — | All districts | — | Sec. 58-6(a) |
| Garage Sale Sign | — | — | — | — | One sign allowed | On premises having the permitted garage sale | — | Sec. 58-6(b) |
| Hazardous or Nuisance Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-6(c) |
| Mural | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-6(e) |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Prohibited adjacent to or within street rights-of-way or located on private property | — | Sec. 58-6(l) |
| Political Sign | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — | — | — | On private property | — | Sec. 58-6(r) |
| Protective Sign | 2 feet | 1 square foot | — | — | Two signs allowed | On premises | — | Sec. 58-6(p) |
| Vehicular Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On vehicles used for bona fide business activity | — | Sec. 58-6(q) |

### Single- and Two-family Residential Zoning Districts (R1, R2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Externally Lighted Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet per side | — | — | One sign allowed | On-premises for churches, schools, and other nonresidential uses | — | Sec. 58-8(a) |
| Personal Real Estate Property Sale Sign | — | 3 square feet | — | — | One sign allowed | In the required front yard of a dwelling on private property | — | Sec. 58-8(a) |

### Multifamily Zoning District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Monument Sign | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | Minimum of five feet from the street right-of-way or property line | One sign per entry-point | On-premises, per entry-point | — | Sec. 58-8(b) |
| Attached Building Sign | 18 inches | — | — | — | Two signs per building | For building identification only (address or building numbers) | — | Sec. 58-8(b) |

## Prohibited signs in Hewitt

- Signs shall not obstruct firefighting or police surveillance.
- Signs shall not create traffic hazards by confusing or distracting motorists, or by impairing the driver's ability to see pedestrians, obstacles, or other vehicles, or to read traffic signs.
- Signs shall not interfere with scenic views.
- Signs shall not create urban blight due to lack of maintenance.
- Signs shall not obstruct or create a nuisance to persons using the public rights-of-ways.
- Signs shall not create a nuisance to occupancy of adjacent and contiguous property by their brightness, size, height, or movement.
- Signs shall not be detrimental to land or property values.
- All off-site signage, including billboards, is prohibited unless specifically allowed by this chapter.
- Signs may not be configured to resemble a warning or danger signal or to cause a driver to mistake the digital sign for a warning or danger signal.
- No sign shall be illuminated to an intensity to cause glare or brightness to a degree that could constitute a hazard or nuisance or impair the vision of an ordinary motorist.
- Signs emanating audible tones including horns, sirens, or other noises are not allowed in any zoning district.
- Signs emanating smoke or fog are not allowed in any zoning district.
- Signs may not resemble, replicate, or simulate any lights or official signage used to control traffic in accordance with the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) published by the Federal Highway Administration, as amended.
- Flashing, fluttering, undulating, swinging, rotating, or otherwise moving sign or sign surfaces, or electronic visual representation of motion or animation by intermittent or variable illumination are prohibited.
- No internally illuminated sign shall be erected in single-family or two-family residential zoning districts; or within 150 feet of a single-family or two-family residential development unless the lighting is shielded from view of the residential development.
- Signs shall not display gestures or words that are obscene, profane, or pornographic in nature or connote erotic entertainment.
- No person shall paint a sign or attach a sign, other than a nameplate and address (showing a street number), to the outside of a fence, railing or a wall which is not a structural part of a building.
- No person shall attach any sign, paper, or material, or paint, stencil, or write any name, number (except house or street address numbers) or otherwise mark on any sidewalk, curb, gutter, or street.
- No person shall attach or maintain any sign upon any tree or utility pole, light pole or similar structure.
- Signs over or in public rights-of-way are prohibited, except movement control, traffic control devices, street signs, or directional signs placed by the city or state.
- All temporary (paper, cardboard, plastic, etc.) signs adjacent to or within street rights-of-way or located on private property are prohibited.
- Temporary signs known as weekend real estate directional signs are prohibited in the City of Hewitt.
- Park bench signs, bus stop bench signs, or similar bench signs are prohibited in the City of Hewitt.
- It shall be unlawful to attach any sign advertising anything, other than the name of a company and the service it provides, to a trailer, skid, or similar mobile structure or vehicle, where the primary use of such structure is to provide a base for such sign or constitute the sign itself.
- Signs attached to or upon any vehicle shall be prohibited where any such vehicle is allowed to remain parked in the same location, or in the same vicinity, at frequent or extended periods of time, where the intent is apparent to be one of using the vehicle and signs for purposes of advertising an establishment, service, or product.
- Temporary signs or banners are prohibited within the right-of-way, adjacent to the right-of-way, on buildings or anywhere on the property.
- Signs/banners are not allowed for any for-profit business advertising promotions, special events, job openings, open for business, etc.
- Extensive paper, plastic or similar signs and advertising attached to the windows of a building is prohibited.
- No off-premises sign shall be permitted if property zoned residential is located between the sign location and the roadway toward which the sign would be oriented.
- No part or foundation or support of any off-premises sign may be placed on, in, or over any private property without the written consent of the property owner.
- No part or foundation or support of any off-premises sign may be placed on, in, or over any public property, public easements, or street rights-of-way, or upon telephone or utility poles, or natural features such as trees and rocks.
- No person shall remove, cut, or otherwise alter any vegetative screening on public property or private landscaping required by code as a condition of permit approval in order to improve the visibility of a nearby off-premises sign.
- No off-premises sign may be erected or maintained upon the roof of any building structure.
- No off-premises sign may be constructed where it obscures or shades the windows or doorways of adjacent buildings.
- No off-premises sign may be permitted which, because of its size, shape, or location, may obscure or obstruct the view of vehicular or pedestrian traffic so as to endanger the safe movement thereof or be confused with any authorized traffic control sign, signal, or device.
- No off-premises sign may be permitted which, because of its size, shape, or location, may impair any scenic vista from the highway or a building adjacent to the highway or to the off-premises sign.

## Signs exempt from permit in Hewitt

- Signs advertising the sale or lease of real property on which they are located.
- A garage sale sign located on the same premises having the permitted garage sale.
- A protective sign that has as its purpose the protection of life and property.
- A sign or marker giving information about the location of underground electric transmission lines, data, communications, telegraph or telephone properties and facilities, pipelines, public sewers, or water lines or other public utilities.
- Political signs.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection, when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other similar materials.
- Flags, emblems, and insignia of any governmental body; decorative displays for holidays or public demonstrations which do not contain advertising.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Electronic message centers must be equipped with both a dimmer control and a photocell, which automatically adjusts the display's intensity such that the contrast is appropriate for the natural ambient light conditions.
- Digital video displays must be equipped with both a dimmer control and a photocell, which automatically adjusts the display's intensity such that the contrast is appropriate for the natural ambient light conditions.
- All detached signs shall be shown on the site plan.
- Multifamily developments are allowed to have two construction and development signs in accordance with this chapter.

## Full detail

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