# Sign Regulations in Mineral Wells, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Mineral Wells, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/mineral-wells
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-05
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Mineral_Wells/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6ADSI)

## At a glance

Mineral Wells, Texas regulates 20 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Pole Sign (Pylon Sign) - Highway Frontages in the LB, GR, C, CBD, BP, LI, HI, WP-A, CF zoning district are capped at 50 ft tall, 200 sq ft per face (except multi-tenant: no max, but width ≤ 1/2 height), and Width not to exceed 1/2 height for multi-tenant wide, with a 5 ft from property line setback (Sec. Sec. 6-32(f)). Most commercial signs in Mineral Wells require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LB, GR, C, CBD, BP, LI, HI, WP-A, CF | 19 | 50 ft | 200 sq ft per face (except multi-tenant: no max, but width ≤ 1/2 height) | — |
| CBD, Heritage Overlay | 1 | 5 ft | 9 sq ft per side | — |
| MF | 10 | 35 ft | 75 sq ft viewable | — |
| SF9, WF9, SF6, MD | 3 | 10 ft | 75 sq ft per side | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 10 ft | 75 sq ft per side | — |

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

### LB, GR, C, CBD, BP, LI, HI, WP-A, CF

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canopy Sign | Height of canopy (sign must be contained on canopy) | 30 sq ft per side | — | — | Max three sides of canopy | On canopy | — | Sec. 6-32(a) |
| Changeable Copy Sign | Controlled by sign type incorporated into (e.g., wall, pole, monument) | 12 sq ft per side | — | — | Depends on underlying sign type, but not more than two per wall and four per site for wall-mounted units | Varies; incorporated into allowed sign types. | — | Sec. 6-32(b) |
| Message Board Sign | As incorporated sign type | As incorporated sign type (e.g., wall, pole, monument) | — | — | As incorporated sign type | As incorporated sign type; must not create motion/animation effect | — | Sec. 6-32(d) |
| Monument Sign | 7 ft | 75 sq ft per side | — | — | Max one per street frontage, two per parcel | Ground sign; may serve multifamily/subdiv. | — | Sec. 6-32(e) |
| Pole Sign (Pylon Sign) - Highway Frontage | 50 ft | 200 sq ft per face (except multi-tenant: no max, but width ≤ 1/2 height) | Width not to exceed 1/2 height for multi-tenant | 5 ft from property line | Max one per street frontage, max two per parcel | Must be 5 ft from property line; not allowed in CBD unless ZBA permits | — | Sec. 6-32(f) |
| Pole Sign (Pylon Sign) - Non-Highway Frontage | 35 ft | 120 sq ft per sign face (except multi-tenant: no max, width ≤ 1/2 height) | Width not to exceed 1/2 height for multi-tenant | 5 ft from property line | Max one per street frontage, max two per parcel | Must be 5 ft from property line; not allowed in CBD unless ZBA permits | — | Sec. 6-32(f) |
| Wall Sign - Primary | Up to top of parapet wall or roof eave, not exceeding 6 ft | 2 sq ft per linear foot of store front width (max extra for setback as per 6-31(k), absolute max 400 sq ft unless ZBA permits) | — | — | No limit (aggregate max area controls) | On wall, parallel and ≤12 inches from wall | — | Sec. 6-32(g), 6-31(k) |
| Weekend Builder Advertising Sign (Temporary) | 3 ft | 6 sq ft per side | — | See above (3ft, 40ft, 15ft) | 25 per permit | Public right-of-way (with adjacent owner permission) | — | Sec. 6-33(k) |

### MF

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Banner, Horizontal (Temporary) | — | 50 sq ft per side | — | — | One per premise; in multi-tenant, one per tenant/lease site, max two at once | Freestanding or attached | — | Sec. 6-33(a) |
| Banner, Vertical (Temporary) | 35 ft | 12 sq ft | — | — | — | Outdoors, on pole | — | Sec. 6-33(b) |
| Bench Sign (Temporary) | — | 16 sq ft | — | — | — | Adjacent to building near customer entrance | — | Sec. 6-33(c) |
| Political and/or Ideological Sign (Temporary) | 8 ft | 36 sq ft | — | — | — | Private property with owner consent | — | Sec. 6-33(g) |
| Portable Sign (Temporary) | 6 ft | 50 sq ft | — | — | One per tenant/business per lot | On-premises | — | Sec. 6-33(h) |
| Swooper Flag (Temporary) | 17 ft | — | 3 ft | — | Two per tenant in multi-tenant; otherwise as many as spacing allows | — | — | Sec. 6-33(j) |
| Contractor/Construction Sign (Temporary) | 10 ft | 75 sq ft per side | — | — | Two per thoroughfare | Project/site under construction | — | Sec. 6-33(d) |
| Weekend Builder Advertising Sign (Temporary) | 3 ft | 6 sq ft per side | — | 3 ft from curb, 40 ft from intersection, 15 ft between signs | 25 per permit | Public right-of-way (with owner consent) | — | Sec. 6-33(k) |

### SF9, WF9, SF6, MD

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Political and/or Ideological Sign (Temporary) | 8 ft | 36 sq ft | — | — | — | Private property with owner consent | — | Sec. 6-33(g) |
| Contractor/Construction Sign (Temporary) | 10 ft | 75 sq ft per side | — | — | Two per thoroughfare | Project/site under construction | — | Sec. 6-33(d) |
| Weekend Builder Advertising Sign (Temporary) | 3 ft | 6 sq ft per side | — | 3 ft from curb, 40 ft from intersection, 15 ft between signs | 25 per permit | Public right-of-way (with adjacent owner permission) | — | Sec. 6-33(k) |

## Prohibited signs in Mineral Wells

- No sign shall be erected, re-erected, constructed, attached, altered, painted on, or maintained, except as provided by this article and after a permit for the same has been issued by the administrative official.
- No person shall erect, reconstruct, alter, relocate or place any sign within the city except such signs as are permitted by this article.
- All signs, including the frames, braces or supports thereof, shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with this title, the building and electrical codes, the zoning ordinance and all other applicable ordinances of the city.
- No part of any sign shall overhang the property line into the public right-of-way or into the adjacent property.
- No sign or other advertising structure shall be erected in the 25 feet by 25 feet visibility triangle at the intersection of two streets. Any sign projecting into the visibility triangle shall have a clearance of at least ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets.
- No sign or other advertising structure shall be erected in the seven feet by 60 feet visibility triangle at the intersection of a driveway with a street. Any sign projecting into the visibility triangle shall have a clearance of at least ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets.
- No sign shall be erected at any location where, by reason of the position, shape or color it may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign or signal device; or which makes use of the words "stop", "go", "caution", "look", "danger", or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
- No person or individual (hawker) shall carry a temporary sign adjacent to or in a public right-of-way.
- All signs or other advertising structures, which are erected at any point where pedestrians might be endangered, shall have a smooth surface and no nails, tacks or wires shall be permitted to protrude therefrom.
- Illuminated signs shall be erected in such a manner as not to interfere with traffic or pose other health or safety hazards. Nor shall any stand alone lighted sign be located within 50 feet of a residential dwelling unit.
- All signs shall be designed and constructed to withstand wind pressure of not less than 90 mph wind load factor and shall be constructed to receive loads as required by the Building Code.
- Abandoned, dilapidated, deteriorated, or illegal signs shall be considered a public nuisance and are prohibited by this sign ordinance.
- No sign will be allowed to become frayed, discolored or torn.
- With the exception of portable signs, religious institutions and charitable organizations are exempt from the temporary sign regulations.
- Off-premises advertising signs (includes billboards) are prohibited unless specifically permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Hawkers are prohibited unless specifically permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Projecting signs (signs projecting more than 12 inches from the wall to which it is attached) are prohibited unless specifically permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Roof signs are prohibited unless specifically permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Search lights or flashing lights (other than message board signs) are prohibited unless specifically permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Signs on utility poles (bandit signs) are prohibited unless specifically permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Vehicular signs (not electronic display signs) are prohibited unless specifically permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Pole signs located in the CBD are prohibited unless permitted by the zoning board of adjustment.
- Portable signs are prohibited in any residential zoning district or within any right-of-way or city easement within the city, except in the MF multifamily zoning district.

## Signs exempt from permit in Mineral Wells

- Address numbers and other signs required to be maintained by law, rule or regulation.
- Banners and streamers which are used for a single event such as "welcome home," "new baby," "happy birthday," etc. or school spirit signs, provided they are removed after two days.
- Banners, vertical, when used for a public purpose and attached to public poles in the right-of-way or on publicly owned property.
- Inflatable objects less than 24 inches in diameter.
- Directional signs less than four square feet in area and less than three feet in height.
- Directory sign.
- Gasoline pricing signs less than 15 square feet.
- Incidental sign.
- Menu board signs for drive-thru lanes at nonresidential establishments.
- Murals.
- Nameplate sign not exceeding two square feet.
- Patriotic flags.
- Painted wall sign when the message is associated with the on-premises business.
- Real estate signs (including open house signs) located in the SF9, WF9, SF6, and MD zoning districts and on the premises to which the sign applies and not exceeding eight square feet in area, which advertises the sale, rental or lease of the premise.
- Real estate signs (one per premise and not exceeding 50 square feet in area) located in the MF, LB, GR, C, CBD, BP, LI, HI, WPA, and CF zoning districts and on the premises.
- Scoreboards in athletic fields or stadiums.
- Window signs as defined in section 6-2.
- Standard maintenance, painting, repainting or cleaning of an advertising structure or message thereon for an ongoing entity for which no structural changes are required. Lighted signs are not included except for theater marquees and similar signs that are specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy.
- Signs that are permitted through the zoning board of adjustment.
- Decorative displays for holidays or public demonstrations which do not promote or identify any person, goods and services supplied by a person, or display a commercial message.
- Traffic control or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad crossing signs, danger/emergency signs, and other temporary or nonadvertising signs as may be determined by the administrative official.
- A protective sign that has as its purpose the protection of life and/or property, as may be determined by the administrative official.
- A sign or marker giving information about the location of underground electrical transmission lines, telegraph/telecommunications lines or cables, pipelines, water or sewer lines, or other public/private utility line/structure.
- A sign erected by city, state or federal agencies, or by political subdivisions of the state (except lottery signs).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A scaled site plan showing the proposed location of any signs to be erected on the property and defining the size and height of the signs with dimensions and elevation views must be submitted with the sign permit application.
- Whenever a site plan is required to be filed for a property, the site plan shall show the proposed location of any signs to be erected on the property and shall define the size and height of the signs with dimensions and elevation views.
- Engineered drawings as required by the administrative official may be required as part of the sign permit application.
- The standards and restrictions for electronic graphic display signs and video display signs shall be determined on a case by case basis upon presentation of an application to the zoning board of adjustment.
- Relief from sign regulations (such as variances regarding height, area, location or number of signs) require an application for a hearing before the zoning board of adjustment.
- Any appeal to a decision or interpretation of the administrative official (including computation of sign area) may be made to the zoning board of adjustment, which will consider the appeal at a board meeting.

## Full detail

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