# Sign Regulations in Plainview, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Plainview, Texas regulates 11 sign types across 8 zoning districts. Banner Signs in the Rural and Residential Districts (RA, SR, MR, MF, MH) zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 60 square feet (Sec. Table 14.08.008. Temporary Sign Standards). Most commercial signs in Plainview require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (8 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | 4 feet if detached | 50 square feet if less than 25 feet of linear street frontage | — |
| Downtown (DT) | 1 | — | 6 square feet | — |
| Rural and Residential Districts (RA, SR, MR, MF, MH) | 2 | 6 feet | 60 square feet | — |
| Nonresidential and Mixed Use Districts (CU, DT, MU, NC, GC, LI, HI) | 6 | 36 feet | 50 square feet if less than 25 feet of linear street frontage | — |
| College and University (CU) | 1 | 35 feet | — | — |
| General Commercial (GC) | 1 | 35 feet | — | — |
| Light Industrial (LI) | 1 | 35 feet | — | — |
| Heavy Industrial (HI) | 1 | 35 feet | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 8 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 square feet if less than 25 feet of linear street frontage | — | — | 1 per building facade | Building facade | — | Table 14.08.007. Permanent Sign Standards |
| Bulletin Board | — | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per principal public entrance | Attached to building walls | — | § 14.08.002(b)(1) |
| Temporary Sign | 4 feet if detached | 6 square feet if detached | — | — | — | — | — | § 14.08.002(b)(3) |
| Applied Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 14.08.002(b)(4) |

### Rural and Residential Districts (RA, SR, MR, MF, MH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 1 per building facade | Building facade | — | Table 14.08.007. Permanent Sign Standards |
| Banner Sign | 6 feet | 60 square feet | — | — | 1 double-faced, or 2 single-faced, signs per auto access to a development | Auto access to a development | — | Table 14.08.008. Temporary Sign Standards |

### Nonresidential and Mixed Use Districts (CU, DT, MU, NC, GC, LI, HI)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 square feet if less than 25 feet of linear street frontage | — | — | One sign for each side a building faces a public street | Building facade | — | Table 14.08.007. Permanent Sign Standards |
| Pole Sign | 36 feet | — | 18 feet | — | 1 per building | Building | — | Table 14.08.007. Permanent Sign Standards |
| Monument Sign | 10 feet | — | 24 feet | — | 1 per building | Building | — | Table 14.08.007. Permanent Sign Standards |
| Banner Sign | 18 feet | 1 square foot per linear foot of street frontage, not to exceed 150 square feet | — | — | 1 per 600 linear feet of street frontage | Street frontage | — | Table 14.08.008. Temporary Sign Standards |
| Flag Sign | 12 feet | — | — | — | Maximum of 5 | — | — | Table 14.08.008. Temporary Sign Standards |
| Stake Sign | 4 feet | 9 square feet | — | — | Maximum of 5 | — | — | Table 14.08.008. Temporary Sign Standards |

## Prohibited signs in Plainview

- No sign shall be approved or disapproved based on the content or message it displays.
- Text or graphics of an indecent or immoral nature that is harmful to minors under state or federal law are prohibited.
- Text or graphics that advertise unlawful activity are prohibited.
- Text or graphics that are obscene, fighting words, defamation, incitement to imminent lawless action, or true threats are prohibited.
- Text or graphics that present a clear and present danger due to their potential confusion with traffic-control signs are prohibited.
- Signs that provide false information related to public safety are prohibited.
- Animated or moving signs, including any moving, swinging, rotating, flashing, blinking, scintillating, fluctuating, or otherwise animated light or appendage, are prohibited.
- Portable signs are prohibited except as specifically permitted.
- All off-site advertising is prohibited except for specific temporary signage and nonconforming signs.
- Flags, banners, or comparable elements designed to move in the wind are prohibited except flags attached to flagpoles.
- Flashing lights are prohibited except as part of holiday displays or electronic signs.
- Motor vehicles used as signs are prohibited unless they meet specific operational criteria.
- Semi-trailers, shipping containers, or portable storage units used as signs are prohibited unless they meet specific criteria.
- Spinning or moving parts are prohibited.
- Unshielded bare light bulbs larger than C9 format or brighter than 50 lumens per bulb are prohibited.
- Materials with a high degree of specular reflectivity are prohibited.
- Signs shall not obstruct building ingress or egress, sidewalks, driveways, alleys, equipment, structures, or architectural elements related to public safety, building operations, or utility service.
- Signs shall not obstruct visibility to any traffic-control device or street sign from traffic lanes.
- Signs shall not obstruct a driver’s ability to safely see all vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
- Signs shall not be located in or over public rights-of-way except under specific conditions.

## Signs exempt from permit in Plainview

- Signage affixed to or painted on vehicles.
- Signage carried by people.
- Signage posted by the city on property owned, leased, or licensed by the city.
- Signage posted by governmental entities that are not subject to city jurisdiction, located on property owned, leased, or licensed by the governmental entity.
- Signage regulated by law or regulation in furtherance of the performance of a public duty or function.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A master sign program is applicable to a single-tenant development that exceeds 25,000 square feet of gross floor area or a multi-tenant development that exceeds 10,000 square feet of gross floor area in specific zoning districts.
- The administrator may approve a master sign program for a multi-tenant or mixed use development if it results in a substantially improved, comprehensive, and unified proposal.
- Master sign programs may deviate from the standards of the chapter in terms of types and numbers of signs allowed, maximum sign area, and materials and illumination standards.
- A master sign program application shall set out a master plan for signage for an entire parcel or parcels proposed for development.
- An approved master sign program shall expire two years from the date of approval if no progress has been made towards completion of the project.

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

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