# Sign Regulations in Rancho Viejo, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Rancho Viejo, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/rancho-viejo
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Rancho_Viejo/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH42SI)

## At a glance

Rancho Viejo, Texas regulates 11 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Ground Sign (Shopping Center or Multi-use Building Entrances/Exits)s in the Commercial District zoning district are capped at 36 sq ft (6 ft x 6 ft) and 6 ft wide, with a Minimum 10 ft from edge of street setback (Sec. Sec. 42-16, Sec. 42-17). Most commercial signs in Rancho Viejo require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial District | 8 | 8 ft | 50% of the building facade upon which it is being mounted. | — |
| Residential zoning district | 5 | 8 ft | 64 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 50% of the building facade upon which it is being mounted. | — | — | One per street frontage | On the wall or blank facade adjacent to each street where the building has frontage. | — | Sec. 42-29, Sec. 42-31, Sec. 42-32, Sec. 42-30 |
| Ground Sign (Shopping Center or Multi-use Building Entrances/Exits) | — | 36 sq ft (6 ft x 6 ft) | 6 ft | Minimum 10 ft from edge of street | One per exit or entrance (must be at least 4 businesses in same building; minimum distance between signs: 150 ft) | At each exit and entrance for integrated developments with four or more separate businesses. | — | Sec. 42-16, Sec. 42-17 |
| Grand Opening Sign | 8 ft | 20 sq ft | — | — | One per business | — | — | Sec. 42-44 |
| Window Sign (Permanent) | — | 30% of window area | — | — | — | In the window | — | Sec. 42-45 |
| Window Sign (Temporary) | — | 30% of window area | — | — | — | In the window | — | Sec. 42-45 |
| For Sale or Rental Sign (Ground, Window, or Wall) | — | 12 sq ft (3 ft x 4 ft) | 4 ft | Ground sign min 8 ft from edge of street | One per premises | On private property | — | Sec. 42-46 |
| Political Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 42-50 |
| Flag | — | — | — | — | — | May be displayed on poles, hoisted, or hung over balconies. | — | Sec. 42-51 |

### Residential zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| For Sale or Rental Sign (Ground, Window, or Wall) | — | 12 sq ft (3 ft x 4 ft) | 4 ft | Ground sign min 8 ft from edge of street | One per premises | On private property | — | Sec. 42-46 |
| Development Sign (Non-illuminated Ground) | 8 ft | 64 sq ft | — | — | One per subdivision entrance | At the entrance to the residential subdivision | — | Sec. 42-47 |
| Political Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 42-50 |
| Flag | — | — | — | — | — | May be displayed on poles, hoisted, or hung over balconies. | — | Sec. 42-51 |
| Garage or Estate Sale Sign (Temporary Ground) | — | — | — | — | — | On premises of sale | — | Sec. 42-49 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Builder or Contractor Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sec. 42-48 |

## Prohibited signs in Rancho Viejo

- Any off-site outdoor advertising sign or structures placed for the purpose of advertising a business or sale of property not on the property which is being advertised.
- No commercial sign shall be erected within or encroach upon any public property or within any public right-of-way.
- Flashing, moving, pulsating, or intermittently lighted signs, electronic reader boards, time and temperature signs, laser lighting and searchlights.
- Signs which conflict with or imitate any traffic control device due to color, wording, design, location or illumination, or which interfered with safe and efficient flow of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.
- Animals, or human beings, live or simulated, designed or used so as to attract attention to the premises.
- Signs which emit sound, odor or visible matter.
- Roof signs.
- Projecting signs, a marquee is a projecting sign.
- Signs on the rear of buildings or oriented toward a freeway.
- Changeable copy signs.
- Permanent commercial kites, banners requiring two anchors, pennants, balloons or other such advertising devices or displays.
- Signs which no longer identify a bona fide business conducted on the premises. Such signs shall be removed by the owner within 60 days of the business' closing date.
- Signs on automobiles, trailers, trucks, golf carts or other vehicles parked on any property within the town for the principal purpose of advertising or display.
- Exposed neon conduit or tubing, interior (other than interior encased open/close signs) or exterior neon window signs or lighting displays inside or outside a building so as to be visible from the streets, parking areas, or site boundaries unless approved by the building committee.
- Window signs unless permitted by this chapter or required by law.
- Price signs unless required by law.
- Any permanent sign continuously outlined with individual light bulbs or strings or lights.
- Portable signs.
- Signs in the public right-of-way.
- Signs constructed of cloth, canvas, fabric, cardboard, wallboard or other flimsy material with or without frames. Flags are exempt or flag type banners are exempt.
- Multi-tenant directory signs unless approved by the town.
- Signs which have less horizontal or vertical clearance from authorized communication or energized electrical power lines than those prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas.
- Marquee signs.
- Monument signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Rancho Viejo

- Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window or door and not oriented so as to be read from outside the building.
- Commemorative plaques and historical markers mounted on the face of a building or erected on a site as a free-standing monument, when placed by a governmental entity, historical society or religious organization to commemorate a person, event or other matter of historical interest.
- 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, regardless of the sign's location on public or private property.
- A sign carried by a person.
- Any sign integrated into or on a coin-operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or telephone booth.
- Signs required by law.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Development signs require a permit to be applied for and sign design approved by the building committee prior to erection.
- Exposed neon conduit or tubing, neon window signs or lighting displays visible from the outside require approval by the building committee.
- Multi-tenant directory signs are prohibited unless approved by the town.

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