# Sign Regulations in Natalia, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Natalia, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/natalia
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Natalia/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH30SIOTAD)

## At a glance

Natalia, Texas regulates 13 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Canopy Signs in the Commercial areas zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall and 32 square feet (Sec. Sec. 30-49). Most commercial signs in Natalia require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential zones | 4 | — | 16 square feet | — |
| Commercial areas | 7 | 4 feet | 192 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | — | 32 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Occupant Name Sign | — | 1 square foot | — | — | One | Attached flat to the building | — | Sec. 30-48 |
| Church or School Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | — | One | On church or school property | — | Sec. 30-48 |
| Political Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Private property | — | Sec. 30-48 |
| Garage Sale Sign | — | 16 square feet | — | — | One | Private property | — | Sec. 30-48 |

### Commercial areas

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canopy Sign | 4 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | — | On top of a canopy | — | Sec. 30-49 |
| Freestanding Sign - State Highway Frontage | — | 96 square feet | — | — | One per 100 feet of frontage | Fronting on state highways | — | Sec. 30-49 |
| Freestanding Sign - Commercial Street Frontage | — | 64 square feet | — | — | One per 60 feet of frontage | Commercial streets not fronting on state highways | — | Sec. 30-49 |
| Shopping Center Sign - Six or Fewer Businesses | — | 192 square feet | — | — | One | Shopping center property | — | Sec. 30-49 |
| Shopping Center Sign - More Than Six Businesses | — | 32 square feet per business location | — | — | Two | Shopping center property | — | Sec. 30-49 |
| Church or School Sign | — | 64 square feet | — | — | One | Church or school property | — | Sec. 30-49 |
| Marquee or Change-Panel Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Commercial property | — | Sec. 30-49 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | One per entrance | Wall of a building | — | Sec. 30-23 |
| Temporary Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Various locations | — | Sec. 30-1 |
| Portable Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Various locations | — | Sec. 30-1 |
| Political Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Private property | — | Sec. 30-23 |

## Prohibited signs in Natalia

- Off-premises signs.
- Portable signs, except for nonprofit charitable special events approved by the city council on an individual basis.
- Snipe signs.
- Signs attached to chain link fences unless permitted elsewhere in this Code.
- No sign shall resemble any official marker erected by any governmental unit, or by reason of position, shape or color conflict with the proper functioning of, or be confused with, any traffic sign, signal or emergency vehicle.
- Signs shall not be located or illuminated in such a manner as to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal or device, or so as to obstruct or interfere with the view of any driver.
- No sign shall contain lights which are not effectively shielded so as to prevent light from being directed at any portion of a street or highway from which the lights or light rays are visible and which are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare.
- No sign shall obstruct any means of egress, or any opening necessary for required light, ventilation or firefighting, or for escape from any place, or tend to prevent free passage from one part of a roof to any other part thereof.
- No sign shall be attached to any exterior stairway, fire escape, fire tower balcony or balcony serving as a horizontal exit.
- No sign shall interfere with the free operation of a fire escape, and no projecting sign shall be erected, constructed or maintained without a minimum of seven feet of clearance over any counterbalanced section of a fire escape.
- No sign shall obstruct the free use of any window above the first story.
- All signs shall be constructed so as to prevent the accumulation of rainwater in the signs.
- No person shall place, construct, reconstruct, erect or use any sign, or cause any of the things to be done, on any private or public property of any nature whatsoever, without the permission of the person or governmental entity owning or controlling the property, and no sign shall be erected nearer than ten feet horizontally or ten feet vertically from any utility pole.

## Signs exempt from permit in Natalia

- Signs painted on glass surfaces of windows or doors.
- Directional and regulatory signs erected by any governmental entity.
- Railroad signs.
- Legal notices, house numbers, no trespassing signs, no parking signs and other similar warning signs.
- Signs otherwise required by law.
- On-premises signs setting forth the location of or directions to parking or buildings located on the premises, or regulating the flow of on-premises traffic.
- Signs displayed, designed or used upon motor vehicles as long as such vehicles are continuously used as vehicles and not merely as signs.
- Signs at gasoline service stations not over 36 inches wide and 60 inches tall, which display the price of gasoline or other services performed by the station and limited to two per station.
- Signs which are mounted on the wall of a building no higher than the roofline and state only the street number and name of the proprietor; provided that the number of such signs shall not exceed the number of entrances for each premises.
- Signs within a stadium, open-air theater or arena which are designed primarily to be viewed by patrons within such structure.
- Christmas displays and similar temporary displays erected without advertising.
- A sign not over 32 square feet in area setting forth information concerning a building or other structure under repair or construction or advertising the sale or rental of the premises.
- Subdivision identification signs.
- Political signs on private property which satisfy the requirements of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 216.903(d).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- The city council shall serve and perform as an appeal board with regard to appeals arising under this article. The council shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official of the city in enforcement of this chapter. Upon appeal from the decision of the administrative official in specific cases the city council may grant such variance from the terms of this chapter as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this chapter would result in unnecessary hardship.

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