# Sign Regulations in Josephine, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Josephine, Texas regulates 15 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Model Homes Monument Signs in the Residential District zoning district are capped at 4 ft. tall and 24 sq. ft., with a Minimum ten feet (10') setback from front, side, and rear property lines. setback (Sec. § 3.07.013(i)). Most commercial signs in Josephine require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 2 | 4 ft. | 24 sq. ft. | — |
| Nonresidential District | 11 | 30 ft. | 64 sq. ft. | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 40 ft. for nonresidential property with less than four floors, 60 ft. for nonresidential property with four or more floors. | 36 sq. ft. | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Permitted in conjunction with apartment uses for which a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued. | — | § 3.07.013(a) |
| Model Homes Monument Sign | 4 ft. | 24 sq. ft. | — | Minimum ten feet (10') setback from front, side, and rear property lines. | One (1) per lot that a model home or sales trailer is constructed upon. A maximum of (2) lots per builder in a platted single-family or two-family subdivision may have a model home monument sign installed. | Permitted in conjunction with a model home or sales trailer on a residentially zoned property. | — | § 3.07.013(i) |

### Nonresidential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Projecting Sign | — | 12 sq. ft. | — | Minimum of three feet (3') from back of curb of any adjacent street or drive. | One (1) per tenant per elevation. | Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential uses for which a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued. | — | § 3.07.013(d) |
| Wall Sign | Varies by building height | 60 sq. ft. or 10% of facade area | — | — | Unlimited, subject to area and height restrictions. | Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential uses for which a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued. | — | § 3.07.013(e) |
| Commercial Real Estate Sign | 12 ft. | 64 sq. ft. | — | Minimum of fifteen feet (15') from any property line. | One (1) per property per street frontage. | Shall be located a minimum of fifteen feet (15') from any property line. | — | § 3.07.013(f) |
| Occupational Sign | 6 ft. | 20 sq. ft. | — | Minimum of fifteen feet (15') from any property line. | One (1) per street frontage per lot. | Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential use for which a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued. | — | § 3.07.013(g) |
| Inflatable Sign | 30 ft. | 48 sq. ft. | — | — | One (1) per lot. | Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential uses for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued. | — | § 3.07.013(h) |
| Monument Sign | 8 ft. (Single tenant) / 8 ft. (Multi-tenant) | 64 sq. ft. (Single tenant) / 80 sq. ft. (Multi-tenant) | — | Minimum fifteen feet (15') setback from all property lines. | One (1) per street frontage per lot. | Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential users or on lot containing a multifamily use for which a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued. | — | § 3.07.013(i) |
| Restaurant Drive-Through Sign | 6 ft. | 48 sq. ft. (Drive-through menu board) / 18 sq. ft. (Drive-through pre-order sign) / 9 sq. ft. (Drive-in menu board) | — | Drive-through menu board: Twenty-five-foot (25') setback from front property line. | One (1) per drive-through lane (menu board) / One (1) at the entrance of a drive-through lane (pre-order sign) / One (1) per ordering station (drive-in menu board). | Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential uses for which a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued that includes a drive-through or drive-in. | — | § 3.07.013(j) |
| Unified Commercial Monument | 12 ft. | — | — | Fifteen-foot (15') setback from front property line. | One (1) sign. | Permitted in conjunction with nonresidential uses for which a building permit and/or certificate of occupancy has been issued. | — | § 3.07.013(l) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sandwich Board Sign | — | — | — | — | — | May be placed in front of a business on the sidewalk, but not blocking the walkway. | — | § 3.07.017(2) |
| Flags | 40 ft. for nonresidential property with less than four floors, 60 ft. for nonresidential property with four or more floors. | 20 sq. ft. for sites of less than one acre, 30 sq. ft. for sites of more than one acre but less than five acres, and 40 sq. ft. for sites of five or more acres. | — | — | A maximum of four (4) flags or flagpoles may be located on nonresidential property. | At a residential property, no permit required, height of flagpole shall not exceed zoning height required for that property. | — | § 3.07.017(8) |
| Political Sign | 8 ft. | 36 sq. ft. | — | Closer than ten feet (10') from the edge of the street pavement. | — | May be located on private real property with the consent of the property owner. | — | § 3.07.017(25) |

## Prohibited signs in Josephine

- 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, telegraph pole, or upon any fixture of the alarm systems, telephone systems, or similar or related systems involving governmental or public service of the city, or upon any public building or utility.
- Any sign not referenced in or governed by this article.
- Any sign erected or installed without the issuance of a permit, either prior to or after the adoption of this article (if a permit was required).
- Any sign that emits odor or visible matter.
- Any changeable electronic variable message sign CEVMS or light emitting diode (LED) billboards located, relocated, or upgraded along a regulated highway within the corporate limits or extra-territorial jurisdiction of the city.
- Any sign erected or installed in or over a public right-of-way or access easement, unless permitted within this article.
- Any sign that does not comply with this or other applicable municipal ordinances, or those which do not comply with federal or state laws.
- Any sign supported by a bench, tree, rock, bridge, public utility pole.
- Any sign supported by a fence.
- Any sign not allowed or defined by this article.
- Abandoned signs are prohibited in the city and its extra-territorial jurisdiction.
- Audible signs are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Billboards are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Cloud buster balloon and air devices.
- Feather flag.
- Merchandise display.
- Moving sign.
- Neglected signs are prohibited in the city and its extra-territorial jurisdiction.
- Off-location or off-premise sign.
- Pennant.
- Pole sign.
- Revolving sign.
- Roof signs are prohibited in the city and its extra-territorial jurisdiction.
- Searchlights (skylights) are prohibited in the city and its extra-territorial jurisdiction.
- Temporary nuisance signs.
- Wind device.
- Vacant building signs: No sign shall be permitted to remain on the lot of, or on, any vacant building, except a sign regarding the lease or sale of the building and property to which it pertains, or a sign which is under lease from an owner or his authorized agent when such sign is maintained by a person operating under his own bond.
- Moving, flashing, revolving or color changing signs. Signs that move, flashlight intermittently, change color or revolve, unless specifically allowed in this article.

## Signs exempt from permit in Josephine

- Address signs.
- A-frame/sandwich sign.
- Athletic signs.
- Bulletin boards.
- Café umbrella signs.
- Community entrance sign.
- Construction site sign.
- Flags.
- Garage sale sign.
- Government agency roads street sign.
- Government event sign.
- Government awareness sign.
- Grand opening - balloon arrangement.
- Holiday lights.
- HOA - Neighborhood signs.
- Home improvement signs.
- Human signs.
- Incidental sign.
- Instructional/information signs.
- Memorial/tablet/building identification.
- Nameplate signs.
- Onsite directional signs.
- Open house/house for sale signs.
- Occupational sign.
- Political signs.
- Residential real estate signs.
- Restricted parking signs.
- School event signs.
- Scoreboard sign.
- Service entrance sign.
- Special event or public announcement.
- Temporary religious sign.
- Traffic/legal/municipality signs.
- Vehicle advertisement.
- Window sign.
- Yard signs.
- Zoning sign.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Engineer sealed plans for the foundation of the structure is required with permit submittal for a monument sign.
- Engineer sealed plans for the entire structure is required with permit submittal for a monument sign more than eight feet (8') in height.
- The board of adjustment shall hear appeals and requests for variances to this article.

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