# Sign Regulations in Providence Village, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Providence Village, Texas regulates 3 sign types across 1 zoning district. Freestanding Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at Varies by type (e.g., Monument, Pole). tall and Varies by type (e.g., Monument, Pole)., with a Minimum 8 feet from street right-of-way. setback (Sec. § 3.07.233(l), (m), (n), (o) Monument signs, Pole signs.). Most commercial signs in Providence Village require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | Limited to the size of the wall to which the sign is affixed. | 64 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | Limited to the size of the wall to which the sign is affixed. | 64 square feet | — | — | One per business, two if on a corner lot. | Nonresidential zoning districts only. | — | § 3.07.233(x) Wall signs. |
| Freestanding Sign | Varies by type (e.g., Monument, Pole). | Varies by type (e.g., Monument, Pole). | — | Minimum 8 feet from street right-of-way. | Varies by type and location. | Varies by type (e.g., Monument, Pole). | — | § 3.07.233(l), (m), (n), (o) Monument signs, Pole signs. |
| Sandwich Board Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 3.07.201(10) Portable signs. |

## Prohibited signs in Providence Village

- Create a hazard due to collapse, fire, decay or abandonment
- Obstruct firefighting effort, EMS response, or police surveillance
- Create a traffic hazard by confusing or distracting pedestrians or operators of motor vehicles
- Become obstacles that hinder the ability of pedestrians or motorists to read traffic signs
- Signs are required to be maintained in a good and sound condition
- Responsible parties must repair or replace signs that are rotting, peeling, rusting, fading, becoming discolored, covered in dirt, or filled with holes
- Responsible parties shall not allow signs or sign structures to become dangerous
- The responsible party shall remove any sign that advertises a business or project that has ceased operations in excess of one (1) year
- The responsible party shall remove any sign and/or sign structure that has not been used for advertising or promoting a going concern for at least one (1) year
- The owner of any property in the town commits an offense if the owner fails to remove all graffiti from the property
- No sign shall be installed so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape
- No sign of any kind shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape
- No sign or sign structure shall obstruct free and clear vision at any street intersection
- No sign or sign structure shall interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device
- No sign or sign structure shall use illumination resembling an emergency signal
- No sign or sign structure shall be the cause of a recurring traffic slow-down
- A person shall not install a sign on the right-of-way of a street or highway maintained by the town unless explicitly authorized
- Signs installed in violation of this article are declared a public nuisance
- The installation of a sign or sign structure shall not inhibit access to or interfere with a utilities or drainage easement
- Signs are prohibited on trash receptacles except for signs that are required by law
- Signs are prohibited from being installed on any trees
- Signs are prohibited from being installed on utility poles except for signs that are required by law
- Signs with reflective surfaces are prohibited
- Signs and sign structures will be installed, repaired, replaced, and maintained in compliance with all applicable building and electrical codes

## Signs exempt from permit in Providence Village

- Any sign wholly within the confines of a building, and oriented so as to be out of view from outside the building
- Commemorative plaques and historical markers mounted on the face of a building or erected on a site as a freestanding monument
- Any sign erected or required to be erected by any governmental entity or public utility to give information, directions, or warnings to the general public
- Signs required by law
- A political sign that is carried by a person or is a bumper sticker on a vehicle

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Prior to installing a sign requiring a permit, a person must obtain a permit from the town. The permit application must be accompanied by the fee, the illustration, and the master sign plan (if applicable)
- The master plan for signs, with regard to a multi-unit property or in a planned unit development that has been approved under this article
- A master sign plan shall be required for all multi-unit complexes and/or planned unit developments before any signs for such development may be installed on the property

## Full detail

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