# Sign Regulations in Schulenburg, Texas

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

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

## At a glance

Schulenburg, Texas regulates 11 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Ground Signs in the Apartment or Townhouse-Rowhouse Districts zoning district are capped at 150 square feet (Sec. § 8.6 Apartment or townhouse-rowhouse districts.). Most commercial signs in Schulenburg require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | — | 300 square feet | — |
| Residential Districts | 1 | — | 2 square feet | — |
| Apartment or Townhouse-Rowhouse Districts | 3 | — | 150 square feet | — |
| Mobile Home Park Districts | 2 | — | 100 square feet | — |
| Neighborhood Business Districts | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Districts | 2 | — | — | — |

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

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 15 square feet | — | — | — | On premises or structure | — | § 8.2 Temporary signs. |
| Development Sign | — | 300 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 8.3 Development signs. |
| Street Number | — | — | — | — | — | On building or in yard | — | § 8.11 Street number. |
| Changeable Electronic Variable Message Sign (CEVMS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 8.12 Changeable electronic variable message signs. |

### Apartment or Townhouse-Rowhouse Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One per property | On the property of an apartment, apartment complex, townhouse or rowhouse complex | — | § 8.6 Apartment or townhouse-rowhouse districts. |
| Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One per property | On the property of an apartment, apartment complex, townhouse or rowhouse complex | — | § 8.6 Apartment or townhouse-rowhouse districts. |
| Marquee Sign | — | 150 square feet | — | — | One per property | On the property of an apartment, apartment complex, townhouse or rowhouse complex | — | § 8.6 Apartment or townhouse-rowhouse districts. |

### Mobile Home Park Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | — | On the property of the mobile home park | — | § 8.7 Mobile home park districts. |
| Wall Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | — | On the property of the mobile home park | — | § 8.7 Mobile home park districts. |

## Prohibited signs in Schulenburg

- It shall be unlawful for any person to post or nail on or affix or attach to any electric utility or telephone pole in the city any poster, sign, circular, piece of cardboard, or advertising or political matter of any kind.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed, or paint or cause to be painted, upon any sidewalk or street within the city, any sign or notice.
- No sign shall have flashing lights or moving parts if within fifty (50) feet of a public street.
- No sign or any part thereof shall be located within ten (10) feet of any public street or public easement.
- No billboards or signs shall be erected advertising products or services not available on the site, except as provided in section 8.5.

## Signs exempt from permit in Schulenburg

- Temporary signs pertaining to the lease, rental or sale of premises or structure located thereon are permitted in all districts when located on such premises or structure. Such signs shall not be lighted, and shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area. No permit is required.
- Community Service Signs and Governmental Signs are exempt from the prohibition on CEVMS.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Refer to the building code for permit requirements for development signs.
- See building code for permit requirements for apartment or townhouse-rowhouse districts.
- See building code for permit requirements for mobile home park districts.
- See building code for permit requirements for neighborhood business districts.
- The applicant shall, if requested by the Building Official, send a notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to each owner of real property located within 200 feet of the proposed CEVMS sign, informing them of the applicant’s intention to erect the proposed sign and the availability of the application for review at the City’s offices.
- If, as a result of the meeting regarding a proposed CEVMS sign, any interested person files a written request with the building official within five (5) days of the meeting that the matter be presented to the City Council, the building official shall notify the City Secretary, who shall include the application as an agenda item for the next available meeting of the City Council.

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

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