# Sign Regulations in Lockhart, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Lockhart, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/lockhart
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Lockhart/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH46SI)

## At a glance

Lockhart, Texas regulates 24 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Flag (AO, RLD, RMD, MH)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at Pole: 20 ft tall and 24 sq ft per side, with a 5 ft setback (Sec. Sec. 46-10(i)(1)-(2)). Most commercial signs in Lockhart require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 19 | No more than 40 ft | 64 sq ft per street frontage | — |
| Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), Agricultural Open Space District (AO), Planned Industrial District (PI), Campus Light Business District (CLB), Commercial Central Business District (CCB), Commercial Medium Business District (CMB), Commercial Highway Business District (CHB), Industrial Light District (IL), Industrial Heavy District (IH) | 13 | No more than 40 ft | CHB: 200 sq ft; CHB (SH130): 200 sq ft; IL, IH, AO, ETJ (highway): 200 sq ft; IL, IH (SH130): 200 sq ft | — |
| Residential Low Density District (RLD), Residential Medium Density District (RMD), Residential High Density District (RHD), Manufactured Home District (MH) | 6 | Pole: 20 ft | 64 sq ft per street frontage | — |
| Historic District (H) | 1 | — | Comply with standards of underlying conventional district | — |
| Planned Development District (PDD) | 1 | — | Determined at time of PDD development plan and zoning approval | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Profile Sign | 6 ft above ground at base | — | — | None required except corner sight triangle/easements | One sign structure per street frontage | Affixed to ground/fence/retaining/screening wall not part of building | — | Sec. 46-10(b)(1) |
| Medium-Profile Sign | More than 6 ft, but no more than 20 ft | — | — | 5 ft from property line (adjacent to street) | One sign structure per street frontage | Freestanding, see above | — | Sec. 46-10(b)(2) |
| High-Profile Sign | No more than 30 ft | — | — | 10 ft from property line (adjacent to street) | One sign structure per street frontage | Freestanding, see above | — | Sec. 46-10(b)(3) |
| Expressway Corridor Sign | No more than 40 ft | — | — | 10 ft from property line (adjacent to street) | One sign structure per street frontage | Abutting SH 130 right-of-way (Cesar Chavez Parkway) | — | Sec. 46-10(b)(4) |
| Sail Banner | 14 ft | — | 3 ft | 5 ft from property line | 1 per 50 ft, max 4 per lot | Inserted in ground/anchoring device (applicable districts) | — | Sec. 46-10(g)(5) |
| Flag (AO, RLD, RMD, MH) | Pole: 20 ft | 24 sq ft per side | — | 5 ft | Max 3 flagpoles/lot | On flagpole on property, see districts | — | Sec. 46-10(i)(1)-(2) |
| Flag (PI, CLB, CCB, CMB, CHB, IL, IH, ETJ, AO highway, etc.) | Pole: 30 ft | 48 sq ft per side | — | 10 ft | Max 3 flagpoles/lot | On flagpole on property, see districts | — | Sec. 46-10(i)(1)-(2) |
| Off-premises Sign | Permanent: by sign type; small: 6 ft; temporary: 10 ft (city limits); separate rules for EC/HP/MP/LP | As allowed in zone and sign-type table (see below); small signs: 2x3 ft, max 6 ft high; temporary: 24 sq ft if ≤40 mph, 32 sq ft if >40 mph | — | As per freestanding sign type; generally 10 ft for larger types | Per table/spacing/total limit | Only in AO, CLB, CMB, CHB, IL, IH, ETJ; only Hwy corridors; must have owner consent | — | Sec. 46-10(h) |

### Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), Agricultural Open Space District (AO), Planned Industrial District (PI), Campus Light Business District (CLB), Commercial Central Business District (CCB), Commercial Medium Business District (CMB), Commercial Highway Business District (CHB), Industrial Light District (IL), Industrial Heavy District (IH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Profile Sign | 6 ft | PI, CLB, CCB, ETJ (non-highway): 100 sq ft; CMB: 125 sq ft; CHB: 150 sq ft; IL, IH, AO, ETJ (highway): 125 sq ft | — | None, except for sight triangle/easements | One per street frontage | Freestanding; as described | — | Sec. 46-11, Table |
| Medium-Profile Sign | More than 6 ft, no more than 20 ft | PI, CLB, CCB, ETJ (non-highway): 100 sq ft; CMB: 125 sq ft; CHB: 150 sq ft; IL, IH, AO, ETJ (highway): 125 sq ft | — | 5 ft from property line (adjacent to street) | One per street frontage | Freestanding | — | Sec. 46-10(b)(2), 46-11, Table |
| High-Profile Sign | No more than 30 ft | CHB: 200 sq ft; CHB (SH130): 200 sq ft; IL, IH, AO, ETJ (highway): 200 sq ft; IL, IH (SH130): 200 sq ft | — | 10 ft from property line (adjacent to street) | One per street frontage | Freestanding | — | Sec. 46-10(b)(3), 46-11, Table |
| Expressway Corridor Sign | No more than 40 ft | CHB (SH130), IL, IH (SH130): 225 sq ft | — | 10 ft from property line (adjacent to street) | One per street frontage | Abutting SH 130 right-of-way | — | Sec. 46-10(b)(4), 46-11, Table |
| Freestanding Banner Pole Structure | 6 ft | — | — | 5 ft from property line | One per lot | Private property; one per lot/parcel | — | Sec. 46-10(g)(4) |
| Sail Banner | 14 ft | — | 3 ft | 5 ft from property line | 1 per 50 ft; max 4/lot | Inserted in ground/anchoring device | — | Sec. 46-10(g)(5) |
| Off-premises Sign | As above/see Expressway/High-Profile/Medium-Profile standards | Per sign-type and location; see general provisions (2x3 ft, 6ft small for tax exempt; otherwise as for other signs) | — | As for corresponding sign type | See city/ETJ wide total (30) | Only on highway corridors (see CHB, AO, CLB, CMB, IL, IH, ETJ); must abut listed highways | — | Sec. 46-10(h), Sec. 46-11 Table |
| Flag | 30 ft pole | 48 sq ft per side | — | 10 ft | Max 3 per lot | On flagpole | — | Sec. 46-10(i) |

### Residential Low Density District (RLD), Residential Medium Density District (RMD), Residential High Density District (RHD), Manufactured Home District (MH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Institutional Sign | — | 64 sq ft per street frontage | — | — | — | Premises of governmental, educational, religious, or other permitted institutional uses | — | Sec. 46-10(c), 46-11 Table |
| Development Entrance Sign | — | 64 sq ft aggregate per entrance | — | — | Max 2 per entrance | Perimeter street frontage at each street entrance to residential subdivision or manufactured home park | — | Sec. 46-10(e), 46-11 Table |
| Residential Identification Sign (RMD) | — | 16 sq ft per street frontage or driveway/street entrance | — | — | 1 per driveway/street entrance or street frontage | Multifamily, condo, townhouse developments (RMD district) | — | Sec. 46-10(f) |
| Residential Identification Sign (RHD) | — | 48 sq ft per street frontage or driveway/street entrance | — | — | 1 per driveway/street entrance or street frontage | Multifamily, condo, townhouse developments (RHD district) | — | Sec. 46-10(f) |
| Banner Sign | — | Not allowed; except as otherwise exempted | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 46-11 Table, Sec. 46-10(g) |
| Flag | Pole: 20 ft | 24 sq ft per side | — | 5 ft | Max 3 per lot | On flagpole on property | — | Sec. 46-10(i)(1)-(2) |

## Prohibited signs in Lockhart

- It is unlawful to erect or place a sign within the city limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
- It is prohibited to erect or maintain beacons as signs.
- Inflatable signs or objects intended to attract attention are prohibited, except as allowed in subsection 46-7(27).
- Flashing, fluttering, undulating, swinging, rotating, or otherwise moving sign or sign surfaces, or electronic visual representation of motion or animation by intermittent or variable illumination are prohibited, except for limited exceptions outlined for electronic message centers, digital video displays, and pennants/streamers for grand opening events.
- Strings of lights are prohibited on signs, except as exempted in subsection 46-7(15).
- Sign lighting, other than neon tube lighting, is prohibited if it exceeds 100 nits between sunset and sunrise, exceeds 300 nits between sunrise and sunset, or causes any direct or undiffused illumination to be visible from any roadway or any residential district.
- Portable or mobile signs not permanently affixed to the ground or a structure are prohibited, except as provided in subsection 46-7(17).
- Unless required by law or otherwise allowed or permitted by these regulations, no sign or its appurtenances may be placed on, over, within, or across a public street or right-of-way, except as exempted (development identification, marquee, wall signs, governmental signs, banners, portable signs in specific districts).
- No sign or appurtenance may be placed on, over, within, or across any land held in trust for the use of the public by any governmental or quasi-governmental agency.
- Placement of signs on any utility pole, street light, street sign, traffic control device or tree is prohibited.
- No sign may be placed within the sight triangle, as defined by city code section 50-5.

## Signs exempt from permit in Lockhart

- Public notices or warnings required by any federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
- Signs erected by or for a governmental body to direct or regulate pedestrian or vehicular traffic, identify public property, convey public information, advertise community events, or promote local economic development (with size limits for some permanent freestanding signs).
- Traffic control signs on private property not exceeding 12 sq ft per entrance and containing only limited business information.
- Informational signs of utility and pipeline companies relating to location, caution, and warning.
- Memorial signs or building markers, within allowed zoning limits and historic requirements.
- Bus stop signs with no commercial message.
- Street and mailbox addresses.
- Temporary construction site signs within specified size/duration limits.
- Political signs, within specified size, height, illumination, movement, and location limits.
- Real estate and open house signs within specified size, number, and timing limits.
- Temporary sales office signs for homebuilders within new residential subdivisions, within specified limits.
- Garage sale signs meeting size, location, and duration limits.
- No trespassing or 'posted' signs not exceeding one sq ft per sign and one per 100 linear ft.
- Works of art that do not include any commercial message.
- Temporary lights and decorations with no commercial message and commonly associated with holidays, with some wiring provisions for safety.
- Banners over streets or on public property advertising noncommercial special events sponsored by qualifying groups when approved by the city manager.
- Portable signs in nonresidential districts, with limits on number, size, power, materials, and display time (except as exempted for agricultural uses).
- Estate sale signs erected by professional estate liquidators, with limits on number, size, duration, and location.
- One permanent nonilluminated sign not exceeding two sq ft per residential dwelling or business occupancy.
- One temporary non-electric sign not exceeding six sq ft per unit or occupancy, displayed for no more than 120 days/year, containing only a noncommercial message.
- Signs on vending machines, ATMs, gasoline pumps, and amusement equipment pertaining to the function of the device.
- Temporary signs on trailers or portable buildings for accessory uses at nonresidential premises (maximum 32 sq ft, nonilluminated).
- Temporary window displays (merchandise or posters) in nonresidential districts.
- Signs not visible from public street or that are indoors and visible through a window from a public street (except those affixed to/painted on inside of window glass).
- Temporary signs up to 32 sq ft/12 ft high announcing 'coming soon' or similar, within timing and removal limits for new development.
- Tethered balloons without electrical connection and not more than 36 inches in diameter, with anchoring/location/height limits.
- Temporary off-premises signs (up to 32 sq ft) erected by or approved by city/county/state for directions to businesses blocked by road construction or events, with removal upon restoration of access.
- Signs and scoreboards facing inside of stadiums, athletic fields and arenas/fairgrounds (with conditions for attachment/location/size/number and type for sponsorship acknowledgments).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign permit is generally required prior to construction, erection, placement, repair, or modification of a sign, unless specifically exempted in section 46-5(a).
- A sign permit application is always required for murals (including design submittals), and murals are regulated as part of the sign permitting process.
- Freestanding banner pole structures, sail banners, and light pole banners require a permit.
- Freestanding flag poles require a permit.
- Specific use permits may be required for certain sign types or situations, as referenced in section 64-127.
- Applicants may request a variance from the terms of the chapter via the board of adjustment under section 64-129.
- Signs requiring a specific use permit or variance must follow the procedural steps outlined in referenced city code sections, which include public hearings/review at the planning and zoning commission (sign review board) or zoning board of adjustment (board of appeal).
- Permits expire if a sign is not erected within six months from the issuance date.
- For places zoned PDD (Planned Development District), sign standards are determined at the time of PDD development plan and zoning approval (subject to whatever plan/variance review process is prescribed for PDDs).
- Community entrance signs on US Highway 183, SH 142, FM 20, and SH 130 require city council approval before erection.

## Full detail

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