# Sign Regulations in Ingram, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Ingram, Texas regulates 5 sign types across 1 zoning district. Community Service Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 10 feet tall and 32 square feet (Sec. § 3.07.001 Community service sign (1)-(5)). Most commercial signs in Ingram require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | 10 feet | 32 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Banner Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 3.07.001 Banner sign (1)-(3) |
| Canopy Sign | 3 feet above the top of the canopy | — | Width of the canopy | — | — | Attached to a canopy | — | § 3.07.001 Canopy sign (1)-(5) |
| Community Service Sign | 10 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Public right-of-way | — | § 3.07.001 Community service sign (1)-(5) |
| Changeable Electronic Variable Message Sign (CEVMS) | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Wall or window sign instead of freestanding | — | § 3.07.013 (1)-(8) |
| Wall Sign | 3 feet above the building wall | — | — | — | — | Attached to the outside wall of a building | — | § 3.07.001 Wall sign |

## Prohibited signs in Ingram

- Any signs and supports, other than those signs and supports required by governmental authority, or for which a street use license has been issued, and which are located on the public right-of-way, including on public sidewalks, streets, alleys and parkways.
- Signs or parts of signs that revolve, rotate, whirl, spin or are wind-blown or otherwise make use of motion to attract attention.
- No sign that is illuminated by or contains flashing, intermittent, rotating, or moving lights.
- Any sign that resembles an official traffic sign or signal or which bears the words 'Stop,' 'Go Slow,' 'Caution,' 'Danger,' 'Warning,' or similar words.
- Any sign that emits sound, odor or visible matter, which serves as a distraction to persons within the public right-of-way.
- No sign other than 'Entrance,' 'Exit,' or directional fire escape notices shall be placed in any form, shape, or manner on any fire escape, or door or window giving access to a fire escape.
- Abandoned or damaged signs.
- Unattached signs.
- Signs placed upon motor vehicles or trailers and used as stationary advertising devices.
- Snipe signs.
- Political signs with a surface area of thirty-six (36) square feet or greater.
- Off-premises signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Ingram

- Non-illuminated signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located.
- Professional nameplates or 'shingle signs.'
- Signs denoting the name and address of the occupants of the premises, not exceeding four (4) square feet in size.
- Non-illuminated temporary construction site signs, for a period not exceeding the completion of the construction project and not exceeding twenty-four square feet.
- Governmental signs.
- One non-illuminated sign per street frontage of a building that is under construction or structural alteration or repair announcing the character of the building enterprise or the purpose for which the building is intended, including names of architects, engineers, contractors, developers, financiers, and others, not exceeding twenty-four square feet.
- Community service signs, not placed on the public right-of-way, including any portable or wheeled community service sign.
- Official flags of governmental jurisdictions, and flags carrying the emblems of business firms on the premises where the flag is displayed.
- Commemorative plaques placed by governmental or civic organizations, or integral signs.
- Signs approved in a planned unit development.
- Rearrangement/replacement of letters, numbers, characters, or pictures on existing signs, provided the sign is not enlarged and the sign is not illuminated in violation of this article.
- Pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, or similar moving or wind-blown items or balloons, provided such shall be removed after a period of seven days.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No authorized sign shall be erected, altered, repaired, or relocated within the city limits without first obtaining a permit from the city council or other designated authority.
- All applications for permits for all signs shall be accompanied by such drawing or descriptions as are necessary to fully advise the city council or other designated authority as to location, construction, and details.

## Full detail

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