# Sign Regulations in Princeton, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Princeton, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/princeton
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-19
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Princeton/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH58SI)

## At a glance

Princeton, Texas regulates 16 sign types across 3 zoning districts. A-frame Signs in the Commercial zoning district are capped at 4 feet tall, 12 square feet, and 3 feet wide (Sec. Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. A-frame sign.). Most commercial signs in Princeton require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial | 5 | 4 feet | 48 square feet (100 square feet for businesses with floor area of 50,000 square feet or greater) | — |
| Nonresidential zoning district | 4 | 4 feet | 48 square feet (100 square feet for businesses with floor area of 50,000 square feet or greater) | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 11 | 10 feet | 1 square foot | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Commercial

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-frame Sign | 4 feet | 12 square feet | 3 feet | — | Maximum of one per business or tenant | Minimum of 3 feet from any curb to any adjacent street; must be placed on a sidewalk or adjacent to a sidewalk | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. A-frame sign. |
| Awning Sign | 4 feet | — | 75% of any side of an awning | — | — | Not extend into or over the right-of-way | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Awning sign. |
| Banner | — | 48 square feet (100 square feet for businesses with floor area of 50,000 square feet or greater) | — | — | One per suite within a retail development | Securely attached to the front, side, or rear face of a building | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Banner. |
| Canopy Sign | — | 15 square feet | — | — | — | Only on the two sides of a canopy band that face a public street | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Canopy Sign. |
| Wall Sign | Varies by building height | Varies by building height | Varies by building height | — | — | Minimum of 9 feet above grade | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Wall sign. |

### Nonresidential zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning Sign | 4 feet | — | 75% of any side of an awning | — | — | Not extend into or over the right-of-way | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Awning sign. |
| Banner | — | 48 square feet (100 square feet for businesses with floor area of 50,000 square feet or greater) | — | — | One per suite within a retail development | Securely attached to the front, side, or rear face of a building | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Banner. |
| Canopy Sign | — | 15 square feet | — | — | — | Only on the two sides of a canopy band that face a public street | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Canopy Sign. |
| Wall Sign | Varies by building height | Varies by building height | Varies by building height | — | — | Minimum of 9 feet above grade | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Wall sign. |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abandoned Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Abandoned sign. |
| Audible Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Audible sign. |
| Billboard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Billboard. |
| Cloud Buster Balloon and Air Devices | 10 feet | 1 square foot | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Cloud buster balloon and air devices. |
| Moving Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Moving sign. |
| Off-location or Off-premises Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Off-location or off-premises sign. |
| Portable Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Portable signs. |
| Prohibited Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 58-2. - Definitions and requirements. Prohibited signs. |

## Prohibited signs in Princeton

- Abandoned signs are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Audible signs are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Billboards are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Cloud buster balloons and air devices are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Graffiti is prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Grand opening balloons and/or balloon arrangements are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Merchandise signs and/or displays are prohibited in the City of Princeton and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Mobile advertisement signs are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Moving signs, and/or any sign appendage that moves, are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Pennants are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, unless used for the marking of utilities, at ground level, consistent with other law.
- Portable signs are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, except as specifically allowed by other sections of this chapter.
- Prohibited signs include any sign not referenced in or governed by this chapter, any sign erected or installed without the issuance of a permit, any sign that emits odor or visible matter, any changeable electronic variable message sign (billboard) or light emitting diode (LED) billboards along a regulated highway, any sign erected or installed in or over a public right-of-way or access easement unless permitted, any sign that does not comply with municipal ordinances or federal or state laws, and any sign not allowed or defined by this chapter.
- Revolving signs are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Roof signs are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Searchlights (skylights) are prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, except by written permission received from the city council.
- Vacant building signage is prohibited in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

## Signs exempt from permit in Princeton

- Exemption: Religious organizations that temporarily operate in a school or other nonreligious facility may erect a banner no earlier than two hours before worship and remove no later than two hours after worship without the issuance of a sign permit.
- Signs, lighting, apparatuses and/or devices installed or required by federal or state laws are exempt from approval requirements.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign coordination plan is required to be prepared for variance requests and for any specialized sign regulations submitted as part of a planned development or specific use permit where the signage is part of the overall concept for the development.
- A sign coordination plan is also required prior to the issuance of a sign permit to determine overall sign location on a property, the relationship of the signs to surrounding existing, proposed and proposed future improvements and to determine consistency and uniformity among buildings and signs within a planned development or residential development.

## Full detail

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