# Sign Regulations in Marble Falls, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Marble Falls, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/marble-falls
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Marble_Falls/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH20SI)

## At a glance

Marble Falls, Texas regulates 8 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Monument Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 12 ft. (Highway), 10 ft. (Non-Highway) tall, 100 sq. ft. (Highway), 70 sq. ft. (Non-Highway), and None wide, with a Minimum 10 ft. setback, 15 ft. from intersecting right-of-way lines setback (Sec. Sec. 20-7.B.2-8, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013). Most commercial signs in Marble Falls 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 | 4 | 20 ft. (Highway), 10 ft. (Non-Highway) | 120 sq. ft. (Highway), 70 sq. ft. (Non-Highway) | — |
| Historic District | 1 | 4 ft. | 10 sq. ft. | — |
| NC, DN, DT, GC, IN, BP, FR | 2 | 10 ft. | 32 sq. ft. | — |
| Rural Estate District (RE), Existing Neighborhood Zone District (ENZ.1) | 1 | None | 10 sq. ft. | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign | 12 ft. (Highway), 10 ft. (Non-Highway) | 100 sq. ft. (Highway), 70 sq. ft. (Non-Highway) | None | Minimum 10 ft. setback, 15 ft. from intersecting right-of-way lines | One per lot or tract, with conditions for additional signs | Highway and Non-Highway | — | Sec. 20-7.B.2-8, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013 |
| Monolith Sign | 20 ft. (Highway), 10 ft. (Non-Highway) | 120 sq. ft. (Highway), 70 sq. ft. (Non-Highway) | None | Minimum 10 ft. setback, 15 ft. from intersecting right-of-way lines | One per lot or tract, with conditions for additional signs | Highway and Non-Highway | — | Sec. 20-7.C.2-8, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013 |
| Freestanding/Pole Sign | 20 ft. | 100 sq. ft. | None | 10 ft. from right-of-way, 35 ft. from intersecting right-of-way lines | One per lot or tract | Highway properties only | — | Sec. 20-7.E.2-11, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013 |
| Wall Sign | Shall not project above the top of the wall | 30 sq. ft., up to 80 sq. ft. with commission approval | None | Zero foot setback if wall is at zero setback from property line | One per lot or tract | Attached to a wall | — | Sec. 20-9.A.2, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013 |

### Historic District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Directional Sign | 4 ft. | 10 sq. ft. | None | 5 ft. setback, 0 ft. if less than 3 ft. in height | One per driveway/entrance/exit | One per driveway/entrance/exit | — | Sec. 20-7.F.2-7, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013 |

### NC, DN, DT, GC, IN, BP, FR

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial Contractor Sign | 10 ft. | 32 sq. ft. | None | 10 ft. from right-of-way, 20 ft. from intersecting right-of-way lines | One per street frontage, max four per lot | Private property | — | Sec. 20-6.B, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013 |
| Commercial Realty Sign | 10 ft. | 32 sq. ft. | None | 10 ft. from right-of-way, 20 ft. from intersecting right-of-way lines | One per street frontage, max four per lot | Private property | — | Sec. 20-6.D, Ord. No. 2013-O-09C, § II.B, 10-1-2013 |

## Prohibited signs in Marble Falls

- No sign shall be erected, structurally changed, refaced, or reconstructed in whole or part, within the city or the ETJ without a permit having been first obtained.
- All signs are prohibited from blinking, flashing, or pulsing lighting or messages to adversely attract attention or otherwise detract from the consistent sign forms in the city.
- All signs are prohibited from being erected upon trees, bridges, fences (unless specified herein), towers, utility poles, automobiles and/or vehicles, junk or abandoned automobiles and/or vehicles and dilapidated buildings shall not be used as sign supports.
- Any sign that advertises or identifies a business, structure, person, or activity which ceases to operate shall remove the name of the person, business or activity within thirty (30) days of the date that the business, person or activity ceased.
- Signs and supports (other than those placed by the governmental authority such as street name signs) which are located within any public right-of-way.
- Sandwich or 'A' frame signs, sidewalk or curb signs; unless specifically authorized herein.
- Display of merchandise or examples of work are classified as signs, if any reference, thereon, is made to the business itself.
- All flags are prohibited except those of any nation, state, political subdivision. One (1) flag that shows an emblem or logo of a firm or corporation shall be permitted providing all other regulations are met.
- Any signs which resemble an official traffic-control device or sign, or which bear the words of traffic-control.
- Signs, which by reason of their size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination, may be confused with or construed as a traffic-control sign, signal or device or the light of an emergency or road equipment vehicle or which hides from view any traffic or street sign or any signal device.
- Any sign which emits sound, odor or visible matter which serve as a distraction to persons who are within the public right-of-way.
- Portable, wheeled, banner, and/or temporary signs are not allowed, unless specifically authorized herein.
- Off-premise signs are prohibited. No signs shall be erected advertising products or services not available on the site.
- Signs may not be constructed of scrap materials, paper or other fragile materials, which are not weather-resistant.

## Signs exempt from permit in Marble Falls

- Street number signs do not require a permit.
- Contractor signs, commercial and residential, do not require a permit if they meet specific size and location criteria.
- Political signs do not require a permit but must comply with size and location restrictions.
- Garage sale signs do not require a permit but must comply with size and timing restrictions.
- Sponsorship signs in parks do not require a specific individual permit but must have prior approval by the city manager or designee, or city council.
- Open/closed business signs and neon open/closed business signs within a window of a business or attached to the exterior of the business are not counted as sign square footage for a building allotment.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The city manager will forward to the planning and zoning commission any sign permit application that requests a variance to the regulations established in this chapter and any application for a landmark sign permit.
- The commission will approve, reject or approve upon condition, the sign permit application and the associated variance based upon its findings related to the variance criteria set out in section 20-16.
- An application for a sign permit shall contain specific information including scaled drawings, site plans, and stress sheets if required by the commission.
- A special event sign permit may be obtained from the development services department for the use of a searchlight or beacon sign for a maximum of two (2) times per year, not to exceed five (5) days each time, for each special event.

## 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 Marble Falls — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Marble+Falls+TX&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-marble-falls

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