# Sign Regulations in Nolanville, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Nolanville, Texas regulates 17 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Monument Signs in the Professional Business District (B-1) and Neighborhood and Community Retail Business District (B-2) zoning district are capped at 35 feet tall and 64 square feet, with a Minimum 12 feet setback (Sec. § 3.07.007(4)(A)(ii)). Most commercial signs in Nolanville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District (R-1S, R-1, R-DT, R-2, A-1, R-TH, R-MH) | 5 | — | 200 square feet | — |
| Multifamily Residential District (R-3) | 5 | — | 200 square feet | — |
| Manufactured Home District (R-MH) | 5 | — | 200 square feet | — |
| Professional Business District (B-1) and Neighborhood and Community Retail Business District (B-2) | 5 | 35 feet | 64 square feet | — |
| Secondary and Highway Business District (B-3), General Business District (B-4), Light Manufacturing District (M-1), Heavy Manufacturing District (M-2) | 6 | 50 feet | 300 square feet | — |
| Multi-unit complex in nonresidential district | 2 | 36 feet | 300 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | 32 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Manufactured Home District (R-MH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 12 feet | 1 per park | On property of manufactured home park | — | § 3.07.007(3)(A)(i) |
| Real Estate Sign - Entire Property | — | 200 square feet | — | — | 1 additional per property | On property | — | § 3.07.007(3)(A)(ii)a |
| Real Estate Sign - Individual Units | — | 10 square feet | — | — | 1 additional per unit | On property | — | § 3.07.007(3)(A)(ii)b |
| Banner Sign | — | 60 square feet | — | — | Varies by lot | On building or wall | — | § 3.07.007(3)(A)(iii) |
| Residential District Sign | — | Varies | — | — | Varies by unit | Within area owned or leased by individual | — | § 3.07.007(3)(A)(iv) |

### Professional Business District (B-1) and Neighborhood and Community Retail Business District (B-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall, Canopy, or Projecting Sign | — | 64 square feet | — | — | Varies by lot | On building | — | § 3.07.007(4)(A)(i) |
| Monument Sign | 35 feet | 64 square feet | — | Minimum 12 feet | 1 per lot | On lot | — | § 3.07.007(4)(A)(ii) |
| Banner Sign | — | 60 square feet | — | — | Varies by lot | On building or wall | — | § 3.07.007(4)(A)(iii) |
| Gasoline Pump Island Sign | — | Logo: 32 square feet, Price: 40 square feet | — | — | 1 logo and 1 price sign per island | On gasoline pump island | — | § 3.07.007(4)(A)(iv) |
| Noncommercial Sign | 6 feet | 36 square feet | — | — | 1 per lot | On private property | — | § 3.07.007(4)(A)(v) |

### Secondary and Highway Business District (B-3), General Business District (B-4), Light Manufacturing District (M-1), Heavy Manufacturing District (M-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall, Canopy, or Projecting Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | Varies by lot | On building | — | § 3.07.007(5)(A)(i) |
| Pole Sign | 50 feet | 200 square feet | — | Minimum 15 feet | 1 per lot | On lot | — | § 3.07.007(5)(A)(ii) |
| Monument Sign | 8 feet | 100 square feet | — | Minimum 15 feet | 1 per lot | On lot | — | § 3.07.007(5)(A)(ii) |
| Banner Sign | — | 60 square feet | — | — | Varies by lot | On building or wall | — | § 3.07.007(5)(A)(iii) |
| Gasoline Pump Island Sign | — | Logo: 32 square feet, Price: 40 square feet | — | — | 1 logo and 1 price sign per island | On gasoline pump island | — | § 3.07.007(5)(A)(iv) |
| Noncommercial Sign | 6 feet | 36 square feet | — | — | 1 per lot | On private property | — | § 3.07.007(5)(A)(v) |

## Prohibited signs in Nolanville

- Installation of new billboards is prohibited.
- Installation of new electronic signs is prohibited.
- Signs and supports located on the public right-of-way, including on public streets, alleys, and parkways, are prohibited unless required by governmental authority.
- Signs with flashing, blinking, or traveling lights are prohibited.
- Pennants, searchlights, twirling signs, sandwich or A-frame signs, sidewalk or curb signs, balloons or other gas-filled objects are prohibited.
- Display of commercial goods or services is classified as a sign and is not permitted in any residential district.
- Signs which 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 hide from view any traffic or street sign or signal or device are prohibited.
- Any sign which emits sound, odor or visible matter which serves as a distraction to persons within the public right-of-way is prohibited.
- Signs constructed of scrap materials, paper, or other fragile materials which are not weather-resistant are prohibited, except for signs measuring two feet by two feet or smaller on residential property displayed less than seventy-two hours.
- The use of fluorescent paint, metallic paint, or similar nonconventional paint emitting luminosity upon exposure to external radiation or bombardment by a stream of particles is prohibited.
- Sloping roof signs are prohibited.
- Portable signs over ten square feet in size are prohibited.
- Vehicle signs are prohibited if the vehicle is in public view and is larger than thirty-two square feet, has not moved in fourteen days, is mechanically inoperable, or does not display a current license plate or proof of current inspection.

## Signs exempt from permit in Nolanville

- Any sign wholly within the confines of a building, and oriented to be out of view from outside the building.
- Commemorative plaques and historical markers, or flags mounted on the face of a building or erected on a site as a freestanding monument, when placed by a governmental entity or historical society.
- Any sign erected or required to be erected by any governmental entity or public utility to give information, directions, or warnings to the public, regardless of the sign’s location on public or private property.
- Signs required by law.
- A noncommercial sign that is carried or worn by a person or is a bumper sticker on a vehicle.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- When this article conflicts with other ordinances of the city, the later adopted ordinance controls unless the ordinance is a master sign plan or an overlay zoning district.

## 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 7 zoning districts in Nolanville — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Nolanville+TX&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-nolanville

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