# Sign Regulations in Snyder, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Snyder, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/snyder
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Snyder/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=EXHIBIT_10ASUOR_ARTVIIIMIIMRE_S7STLISTSI)

## At a glance

Snyder, Texas regulates 11 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Carports in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 12 ft (eave line max, min 8 ft) tall and 440 sq ft (residential, except single-car driveway: 220 sq ft), with a at least 10 ft from curb/edge of pavement and not overhanging public sidewalk or beyond property line. setback (Sec. Section XIII.7-11, Ordinance 982). Most commercial signs in Snyder require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Single-Family Residential District (R-1) | 4 | — | 30 sq ft | — |
| Limited Multifamily Residential District (R-2) | 4 | — | 30 sq ft | — |
| General Residential District (R-3) | 1 | — | 5 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District (C-1) | 2 | — | 30 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District (C-2) | 2 | — | — | — |
| Light Manufacturing District (M-1), Heavy Manufacturing District (M-2) | 2 | — | 100 sq ft total per premises | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 12 ft (eave line max, min 8 ft) | 440 sq ft (residential, except single-car driveway: 220 sq ft) | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Single-Family Residential District (R-1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | Attached to the building at the entrance | — | Section IV.3, Ordinance 982 |
| Real Estate / For Sale or Rental Sign | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | — | On the property being advertised | — | Section IV.3, Ordinance 982 |
| Home Occupation Sign | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | — | Attached to the building | — | Section IV.1.e, Ordinance 982 |
| Bulletin Board/Identification Sign (Public/Semi-Public uses) | — | 30 sq ft | — | — | — | Customary church or community use location | — | Section IV.1.i, Ordinance 982 |

### Limited Multifamily Residential District (R-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | Attached to the building at the entrance | — | Section V.1.a (incorporates R-1), Section IV.3, Ordinance 982 |
| Real Estate / For Sale or Rental Sign | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | — | On the property being advertised | — | Section V.1.a, Section IV.3, Ordinance 982 |
| Home Occupation Sign | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | — | Attached to the building | — | Section V.1.a, Section IV.1.e, Ordinance 982 |
| Bulletin Board/Identification Sign (Public/Semi-Public uses) | — | 30 sq ft | — | — | — | Customary church or community use location | — | Section V.1.a, Section IV.1.i, Ordinance 982 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carport | 12 ft (eave line max, min 8 ft) | 440 sq ft (residential, except single-car driveway: 220 sq ft) | — | Side: at least 5 ft from side property line or in line with main building; Rear: at least 3 ft from rear property line; Front yard: at least 10 ft from curb/edge of pavement and not overhanging public sidewalk or beyond property line. | One per residential lot | Rear yard (also limited allowance in front yard per exceptions) | — | Section XIII.7-11, Ordinance 982 |

## Prohibited signs in Snyder

- No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered, except for the purpose permitted in the district in which the building or land is located.
- No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered, except in conformity with the height, yard, area, parking and other regulations prescribed herein for the district in which the building is located.
- The minimum yards and other open spaces, including lot areas per family required by this Ordinance, shall be provided for each and every building or structure hereafter erected, and such minimum yards, open spaces, and lot areas for each and every building or structure whether existing at the time of passage of this Ordinance or hereafter erected shall not be encroached upon or be considered as a yard or open space requirement for any other building or structure.
- Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one main building on one lot unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
- Outdoor advertising structures designed to mechanically, or electronically change messages periodically, flash, modulate in lighting intensity by means of internal illumination, light-emitting diodes commonly known as Changeable Electronic Variable Message Sign (CEVMS) or any similar form of message delivery method are prohibited within the sign code application area.
- It shall be unlawful to commence or to proceed with the erection, placing, construction, conversion, alteration, enlargement, extension, raising or moving of any building or structure, or of any portion thereof, without first having applied in writing to the Zoning Administrator for a building permit to do so and a building permit having been granted therefor.
- No sign shall be erected on a parking area except as approved by the City Council (Special Use Permit context).

## Signs exempt from permit in Snyder

- Chimneys, church steeples, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, stacks, stage towers, or scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers, spires, wireless towers, grain elevators, or necessary mechanical appurtenances, are exempt from the height regulations as contained herein.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- When a Planned Housing Development (i.e. several housing units on one, or several combined lots, for rental purposes only, but not a mobile home park) is proposed, a detailed plan of the development shall first be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission and then forwarded with the appropriate recommendations to the City Council for their approval. No building permit for any structure in such development shall be issued until final approval of the plan is given by the City Council.
- The Planned Development plans must first be submitted to and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission as to the type and form, and then with approval of the technical plans, including utilities, drainage, and street design by the City Engineering Department, the plans must be approved by the City Council.
- Applications for Special Use Permits shall be made and processed in the same manner as provided for zoning amendments in Section XIX.
- Requests for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Ordinance require a public meeting of the Board of Adjustment.
- Every application for a building permit shall be in writing and delivered to the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied by a detailed set of plans, in duplicate, showing the size of the proposed building or structure, its location on the lot, the basic materials of which it is to be constructed and the details and type of construction to be used. On the issuance of a permit, one set of said plans shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator as a permanent record and one set shall be returned to the applicant.

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

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