# Sign Regulations in Sachse, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Sachse, Texas regulates 11 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Projecting Signs in the Commercial District (C-1, C-2) zoning district are capped at 2 feet tall, 6 square feet, and 6 feet, 6 inches wide, with a Minimum 2 feet from curb line setback (Sec. § 8.3(b)(1)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Old Town zoning district | 3 | 6 feet | 40 square feet | — |
| Commercial District (C-1, C-2) | 3 | 10 feet | 60 square feet (single tenant) | — |
| Industrial District (I-1, I-2) | 3 | 10 feet | 60 square feet (single tenant) | — |
| Residential District (SF-R) | 2 | 4 feet | 8 square feet | — |
| Agricultural District (AG) | 1 | — | 32 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### Old Town zoning district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 6 feet | 40 square feet | 75% of the width of the building or store frontage | — | — | Flat against a wall, supported by the wall | — | § 8.3(b)(3) |
| Hanging Sign | — | 8 square feet | — | — | 1 per frontage | Attached beneath an awning or canopy | — | § 8.3(b)(5) |
| A-frame Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 8.4(e)(3) |

### Commercial District (C-1, C-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 6 feet | 40 square feet | 75% of the width of the building or store frontage | — | — | Flat against a wall, supported by the wall | — | § 8.3(b)(3) |
| Monument Sign | 10 feet | 60 square feet (single tenant) | — | Minimum 30 feet from adjoining private property lines | 1 per frontage | Minimum 8 feet behind property line | — | § 8.3(c) |
| Projecting Sign | 2 feet | 6 square feet | 6 feet, 6 inches | Minimum 2 feet from curb line | 1 per frontage | Attached to a building | — | § 8.3(b)(1) |

### Industrial District (I-1, I-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 6 feet | 40 square feet | 75% of the width of the building or store frontage | — | — | Flat against a wall, supported by the wall | — | § 8.3(b)(3) |
| Monument Sign | 10 feet | 60 square feet (single tenant) | — | Minimum 30 feet from adjoining private property lines | 1 per frontage | Minimum 8 feet behind property line | — | § 8.3(c) |
| Roof Sign | 4 feet above roof line (non-mansard) | 40 square feet | — | Minimum 6 feet from outside wall | — | Erected upon, against or directly above a roof | — | § 8.3(b)(4) |

## Prohibited signs in Sachse

- It shall be unlawful for any person to display upon any sign or mural any obscene, indecent or immoral matter.
- It shall be unlawful to erect, relocate or maintain a sign to prevent free ingress or egress from any door, window or fire escape.
- It shall be unlawful to attach any sign to a standpipe or fire escape.
- It shall be unlawful to erect, relocate or maintain any sign in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision at any location where, by reason of position, size, movement, shape, color, flashing, manner or intensity of illumination, such sign may interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
- It shall be unlawful to attach any sign to a trailer, skid, or similar mobile structure, where the primary use of such structure is to provide a base for such sign or constitute the sign itself.
- Signs attached to or upon any vehicle shall be prohibited where any such vehicle is allowed to remain parked in the same location, or in the same vicinity, at frequent or extended periods of time, where the intent is apparent to be one of using the vehicle and signs for purposes of advertising an establishment, service or product.
- A-frame signs and sandwich board signs are prohibited and unlawful.
- No person shall place on or suspend from, any building, pole, structure, sidewalk, parkway, driveway or parking area, any goods, wares, merchandise or other advertising object or structure for the purpose of advertising such items other than a sign.
- No cloth, paper, banner, flag, device or other similar advertising matter shall be permitted to be attached to, suspended from, or be allowed to hang from, any sign, building or structure, when the same shall create a public nuisance or danger.
- No person shall attach any sign, paper or other material or paint, stencil or write any name, number (except house numbers) or otherwise mark on any sidewalk, curb, gutter, street utility pole, public building, fence or structure.
- No person shall paste, stick, tack, nail or otherwise place any advertisement, handbill, placard or printed, pictured or written matter or thing for political advertising purposes upon any fence, railing, sidewalk or public telephone, electric or other utility pole, or any other public property.
- It shall also be unlawful for any person to scatter or throw any handbills, circulars, cards, tear sheets or any other advertising device of any description, along or upon any street or sidewalk in the city.
- No sign shall be illuminated to such an intensity or in such a manner, as to cause a glare or brightness to a degree that it constitutes a hazard or nuisance.
- No lighted sign shall be erected within one hundred (100) feet of a residential structure unless the lighting is shielded from view of the residential district.
- No person shall erect, maintain or permit the erection of, for advertising purposes, any balloons, flags, or other floating devices anchored to the ground or to any other structure within the city.
- It shall be unlawful to erect or install any sign in the Right-of-way of any street, road, thoroughfare or highway within the city limits.
- Billboards are prohibited in all zoning districts.

## Signs exempt from permit in Sachse

- Real estate signs not exceeding eight (8) square feet in area.
- Nameplate signs not exceeding one (1) square foot in area.
- Political signs erected on public property where allowed within this ordinance.
- Signs not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet in area for public, charitable or religious organizations when the same are located on the premises of the institution.
- Construction signs, not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet in area, denoting the architect, engineer or contractor when placed upon premises under construction.
- Occupational signs, not exceeding two (2) square feet in area, denoting only the name and professions of an occupant in a commercial building or public institutional building.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection, when cut into any masonry surface, or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible materials.
- Flags, emblems and insignia of any governmental body and decorative displays for holidays or public demonstrations which do not contain advertising and are not used as such.
- Incidental signs not exceeding eight (8) square feet, provided such signs do not contain advertising and are not used as such.
- Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad crossing signs, danger and such emergency, temporary or non-advertising signs as may be approved by the city council or the city manager, or designee.
- Window signs, for use on establishments in commercial or retail areas.
- Pole banner signs used and erected by the City and approved by the city manager, or designee.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No advertising signs allowed except by variance granted by the city council.
- Application for variance may cover more than one (1) sign, but shall apply to only one (1) applicant and one (1) location.

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

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