# Sign Regulations in Lake Worth, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Lake Worth, Texas regulates 14 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Inflatable Signs in the Nonresidential zoning district (PF, C, HC, LI, I) zoning district are capped at 20 ft tall and 10 ft wide, with a 20 ft from roadway or driveway setback (Sec. § 3.13.016). Most commercial signs in Lake Worth require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nonresidential zoning district (PF, C, HC, LI, I) | 7 | 35 ft | 400 sq ft | — |
| Residential zoning district (SF-7.5, SF-0, MF, MH) | 4 | 24 inches | 100 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | 10 ft | 16 sq ft per side | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Nonresidential zoning district (PF, C, HC, LI, I)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pole Sign | 35 ft | 400 sq ft | — | — | One per 300 ft of street frontage | Next to, but not into, the public right-of-way | — | § 3.13.007 |
| Monument Sign | 8 ft plus 2 ft sign base | 150 sq ft | — | — | One per 300 ft of street frontage | — | — | § 3.13.008(1) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Parallel to building surface | — | § 3.13.009(1) |
| Awning, Canopy, Marquee, and Letter Signs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 3.13.010 |
| Temporary Sign | 6 ft | 50 sq ft total per permit | — | — | Max 5 per permit | — | — | § 3.13.011(a) |
| Portable Sign | — | — | — | — | Max 4 per year | — | — | § 3.13.011(b) |
| Inflatable Sign | 20 ft | — | 10 ft | 20 ft from roadway or driveway | Max 4 per year | — | — | § 3.13.016 |

### Residential zoning district (SF-7.5, SF-0, MF, MH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign - SF-7.5 and SF-0 | 4 ft plus 2 ft sign base | 50 sq ft | — | — | One per 300 ft of street frontage | — | — | § 3.13.008(2) |
| Monument Sign - Other Residential | 6 ft plus 2 ft sign base | 100 sq ft | — | — | One per 300 ft of street frontage | — | — | § 3.13.008(3) |
| Wall Sign | 24 inches | — | — | — | Max 2 per building | Parallel to building surface | — | § 3.13.009(2) |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 3.13.011(a) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Construction Sign | 6 ft | 12 sq ft per side | — | — | One per premises | — | — | § 3.13.012 |
| Real Estate Sign - Developed Property | 10 ft | 16 sq ft per side | — | — | One per street frontage | — | — | § 3.13.013(1) |
| Real Estate Sign - Undeveloped Property | 10 ft | 16 sq ft per side | — | — | One per 300 ft of street frontage | — | — | § 3.13.013(2) |
| Kiosk Sign | — | — | — | — | — | City rights-of-way | — | § 3.13.014 |
| Directional Sign | 3 ft | 8 sq ft total; 4 sq ft per sign face | — | — | Max 2 per premises | — | — | § 3.13.015 |

## Prohibited signs in Lake Worth

- Illuminates a sign to an intensity to cause glare or brightness to a degree that could constitute a hazard or nuisance.
- Moving, flashing, intermittently lighted, changing color, strobe lights, rotating beacons, revolving or similarly constructed signs are prohibited.
- Displays on a sign pictures, gestures or words which are obscene.
- Paints a sign on a fence, railing or wall which is not a structural part of the building in or facing a residential zoning district.
- Attaches a sign, paper, material, or paint; stencils or writes any name or number on any public sidewalk, curb, gutter or street.
- Attaches, erects or maintains any sign upon any public utility pole or structure, or on any tree that is located on public land.
- Attaches, erects or maintains any sign over or on public land, including a public easement, or in a public right-of-way.
- Erects or displays a sign in such a manner as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window or fire escape.
- Erects or displays a sign in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision.
- Erects or displays a sign in such a manner as to interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic-control device.
- Erects or displays a sign in such a manner as to encroach upon the visibility triangle of any street intersection.
- Makes use of words, phrases, symbols or characters, or employs any lamp or light, in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
- Erects or displays an off-premises sign containing a commercial message, except as specifically provided by this article.

## Signs exempt from permit in Lake Worth

- Protective signs that have as their purpose the protection of life and property.
- Signs or markers 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.
- Signs erected by an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
- The display of a national flag or state flag, emblem, insignia, legal notices or informational, directional or traffic signs which are legally required or necessary to the essential functions of government agencies.
- Signs with street names and/or street numbers.
- 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 material.
- Temporary or portable decorative displays for holidays, public demonstrations, civic, school or religious events, or community service announcements which do not contain advertising.
- Signs which state the name of the company which constructed a fence, not to exceed one square foot in size.
- Signs on vehicles, unless used or intended to be used to direct attention to a business, profession, activity, product, service or event conducted, sold or offered upon the premises where the vehicle is located.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A person shall file an application with the building official on forms provided by the city. An application for a sign permit shall include a drawing, to scale, of the proposed sign and all existing signs maintained on the premises and visible from the right-of-way, a drawing of the lot plan or building facade indicating the proposed location of the sign(s), and sign specifications.
- The building official shall, within ten working days of the date of receipt of the application, either approve or deny the application, refer the application to the appropriate authority for approval or granting of a variance, or refer the application back to the applicant in any instance where insufficient information has been furnished.
- The city council shall have the authority to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or interpretation made in the enforcement of this article and to hear requests for variances from the literal provisions of this article for the erection of new signs.

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