# Sign Regulations in Highland Village, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Highland Village, Texas regulates 15 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Garage Sale Signs in the Residential zoning district zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall and 6 square feet, with a Minimum of 10 feet from edge of pavement setback (Sec. § 33.7H). Most commercial signs in Highland Village require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | 30 feet for flagpole | 60 square feet per flag | — |
| Nonresidential zoning districts | 5 | 18 inches | 300 square feet | — |
| Residential zoning district | 3 | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — |
| Multifamily district | 2 | 18 inches | 32 square feet per side | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Construction and Development Sign | 6 feet | 32 square feet per side | — | — | One temporary on-site construction sign per development phase | On-site and off-site for residential subdivisions | — | § 33.5C |
| Government Sign | 30 feet for flagpole | 60 square feet per flag | — | — | — | All districts | — | § 33.5D |
| Community Event Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | No more than 15 signs | Off-premises | — | § 33.5E |
| Political Sign | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — | Minimum of 10 feet from adjacent edge of curb or pavement | — | Residential property | — | § 33.5K |
| Temporary Banner | — | 50 square feet | — | — | One banner per business, two if business has two facades | Attached to building or self-supported | — | § 33.5T |
| Vehicular Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On vehicles | — | § 33.5V |

### Nonresidential zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Sign | 4 feet | 32 square feet per side | — | — | One per premises, additional for lots with more than 600 feet of frontage | On-premises | — | § 33.6A |
| Monument Sign | 4 feet | 32 square feet per side | — | — | — | On-premises | — | § 33.6A.3 |
| Center Identification Monument Sign | 6 feet | 60 square feet | — | — | — | On-premises | — | § 33.6A.4 |
| Wall Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | One per tenant space per street frontage | Attached to building | — | § 33.6B |
| Window Sign | 18 inches | 10% of total window glass area | — | — | — | Attached to or behind window | — | § 33.6D |

### Residential zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Political Sign | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — | Minimum of 10 feet from adjacent edge of curb or pavement | — | Residential property | — | § 33.5K |
| Garage Sale Sign | 4 feet | 6 square feet | — | Minimum of 10 feet from edge of pavement | One per street frontage | Residential property | — | § 33.7H |
| Incidental Private Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Residential property | — | § 33.7I |

## Prohibited signs in Highland Village

- Do not create a hazard due to collapse, fire, collision, decay or abandonment.
- Do not obstruct firefighting or police surveillance.
- Do 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.
- Do not interfere with scenic views.
- Do not create a nuisance to persons using the public rights-of-way.
- Do not create a nuisance to occupancy of adjacent and contiguous property by their brightness, size, height or movement.
- Are not detrimental to land or property values.
- No sign shall be erected in violation of the building code of the city.
- Signs with changeable messages are prohibited, except for churches, schools and other sites where a changeable message sign is appropriate.
- Portable signs are not permitted in any zoning district.
- No sign shall display gestures or words, which are obscene, profane, or pornographic in nature.
- 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 public utility pole or structure.
- Signs over or in public rights-of-way are prohibited.
- Vehicular signs shall not advertise anything other than the name or a company and the service it provides.

## Signs exempt from permit in Highland Village

- Temporary lights and holiday decorations shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
- Aircraft traffic signs are exempt.
- Signs advertising the sale or lease of real property on which they are located.
- 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, telegraph or telephone properties and facilities, pipelines, public sewers, or water lines or other public utilities.
- A sign erected by an agency of the state or the municipality.
- Political signs.
- On-site directional and movement signs provided such directional signs do not contain advertising and are not used as such.
- One sign with names and/or street numbers so long as the area of such sign does not exceed one square foot for each dwelling unit.
- Community event notice signs not over 16 square feet in area for public, charitable, religious or other nonprofit organizations, or institutions located on or off the premises of such institutions.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection, when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other noncombustible materials.
- Flags, emblems, and insignia of any governmental body; decorative displays for holidays or public demonstrations which do not contain advertising.
- American or state flags less than 60 square feet in size.
- Signs advertising a garage sale.
- Temporary off-site advertising signs placed on the field side of outfield (non-foul line) athletic fields at Unity Park.
- Incidental private signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All signs must be included in an approved sign plan. If no sign plan exists, a sign plan shall be submitted for approval by the city council.

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

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