# Sign Regulations in Highland Park, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Highland Park, Texas regulates 19 sign types across 9 zoning districts. Detached Business Signs in the CS, GR, PD 1 zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall, 60 square feet per sign face, and 10 feet wide, with a Minimum of 5 feet from property line setback (Sec. 14A-14.108). Most commercial signs in Highland Park require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (9 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | 8 feet | 72 square inches | — |
| CS, GR, PD 1 | 4 | 8 feet | 200 square feet | — |
| Residential zoning districts | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nonresidential zoning districts | 1 | — | — | — |
| A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H | 1 | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — |
| Multifamily zoning districts | 2 | — | 20 square feet | — |
| Highland Park Village (PD 1) | 4 | 7 feet | 6 square feet | — |
| University Property | 1 | 20 feet | 2 feet by 6 feet | — |
| PD, CC | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 9 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address Sign | — | 72 square inches | — | — | — | — | — | 14A-14.101(1) |
| Political Sign | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 14A-14.117 |
| Real Estate Sign | 6 feet | 8 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | — | — | 14A-14.115 |
| Noncommercial Sign | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 14A-14.119(2) |

### CS, GR, PD 1

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Business Sign | 6 feet | 60 square feet per sign face | 10 feet | Minimum of 5 feet from property line | No more than two per site | On-site | — | 14A-14.108 |
| Wall or Attached Business Sign | Height of the wall | 200 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to building | — | 14A-14.109 |
| Nonresidential Construction Sign | 8 feet | 20 square feet | — | — | One per site | On-site | — | 14A-14.118 |
| Temporary Sign | — | 30 square feet | — | — | — | On-site | — | 14A-14.121 |

### Highland Park Village (PD 1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | — | — | — | — | Four for entire PD 1 | On-site | — | 14A-14.122(1)(a) |
| Interior Sign | 7 feet | 3 square feet per side | — | — | One per two acres | Interior | — | 14A-14.122(1)(b) |
| Sandwich Board Sign | 4 feet | — | 30 inches | — | One per business tenant | On sidewalk | — | 14A-14.122(1)(c) |
| Projecting Blade or Hanging Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | One per tenant | Attached | — | 14A-14.122(2)(b) |

## Prohibited signs in Highland Park

- It shall be unlawful for any person to deface or injure any of the street signs of the Town by throwing any rocks, stones or other hard substance against same, or by scratching or defacing or damaging same in any manner or injuring in any manner the posts on which such signs are erected.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any premises if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on said premises, in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words 'no trespassing,' 'no peddlers or agents,' 'no advertisements,' or any similar notice.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to post, hand out, distribute or transmit any sign or any handbill which is reasonably likely to incite or to produce imminent lawless action; or which is obscene or unlawful.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to post, suspend, print, stick, stamp, tack or otherwise affix, or cause the same to be done, any notice, placard, bill, card, poster, sticker, banner, sign, advertising, or other device calculated to attract the attention of the public to, over, or upon any street right-of-way, public sidewalk, curb, lamp post, hydrant, tree, electric light pole, telephone pole, or upon any fixture of the telephone systems, traffic-control poles or supports, or similar or related systems involving governmental or public service of the Town, or upon any public building, structure, or utility.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or install any sign which, in whole or in part, moves, rotates, flashes, reflects, blinks, or appears to do any of the foregoing, or which simulates motion in any manner.
- A sign shall not be supported in whole or in part from any public utility installation or any tree on private premises.
- Off-premise signs are prohibited in any zoning district within the Town.
- Signs displaying indecent, obscene gestures or pictures or profanity are prohibited in any zoning district within the Town.
- Pole signs are prohibited in any zoning district within the Town.
- Portable business and similar signs are not permitted in any zoning district within the Town.

## Signs exempt from permit in Highland Park

- Maintenance and repairs to existing signs for which a valid sign permit was obtained, if required at the time of the initial installation.
- Signs for public safety and convenience such as directional signs, provided that they do not exceed three (3) square feet in size.
- Public notice signs, such as notices to remove weeds.
- Political signs.
- Garage sale or estate sale signs.
- Detached or attached signs designating a building or place as historic, provided that they are no larger than six (6) square feet in size.
- Security protection signs not exceeding one (1) square foot in size.
- For Sale, For Lease, and other similar real estate signs.
- Certain temporary window signs pursuant to section 14-109.
- School, civic, religious, charitable, and other nonprofit and noncommercial signs.
- Address signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Other signs not specifically set forth herein may be approved by the Town Council by site plan amendment to PD 1.

## 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 9 zoning districts in Highland Park — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Highland+Park+TX&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-highland-park

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