# Sign Regulations in Uvalde, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Uvalde, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/uvalde
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-09
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Uvalde/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO_CH17.40SI)

## At a glance

Uvalde, Texas regulates 12 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Wall Sign (Identification Sign for Apartment Buildings/Developments) (1 per street frontage)s in the R-4 district zoning district are capped at Not above the height of the building tall and 10 square feet (Sec. 17.40.010 B). Most commercial signs in Uvalde 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 | 2 | — | 18 square feet | — |
| R-4 district | 1 | Not above the height of the building | 10 square feet | — |
| B-1 district | 1 | Not above outside walls of the building | 30 square feet | — |
| B-2 district, B-3 district, I district | 7 | Not above or outside dimensions of the building face/wall | 500 square feet or 20% of mounting face/wall (smaller applies) | — |
| Business districts, Industrial districts | 1 | — | 32 square feet | — |
| Historic preservation overlay districts | 1 | — | — | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulletin Board Sign (Churches/Public/Semipublic Buildings) | — | 18 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 17.40.010 A.1 |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | — | On the same premises as the sale or lease | — | 17.40.010 A.2 |

### R-4 district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Identification Sign for Apartment Buildings/Developments) (1 per street frontage) | Not above the height of the building | 10 square feet | — | — | One per street frontage | Flat against the wall of the building | — | 17.40.010 B |

### B-2 district, B-3 district, I district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Signs (General Cap) | — | 200 square feet (if not otherwise permitted as wall sign) | — | — | — | — | — | 17.40.010 D |
| Wall Sign (Mounted Against Building Face/Wall) | Not above or outside dimensions of the building face/wall | 500 square feet or 20% of mounting face/wall (smaller applies) | — | — | — | Mounted against building face or wall; single-story: top of firewall down; multistory: first story only | — | 17.40.010 D.1 |
| Off-premises Sign (B-2 District Only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.40.010 D.3 |
| Portable Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | 17.40.010 E.1 |
| Projecting Sign (B-2 District) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.40.010 E.3 |
| Projecting Sign (B-3 District) | Not above the height of the building | — | — | — | — | Attached to wall of building | — | 17.40.010 E.4 |
| Projecting Sign (General) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.40.010 E.2 |

## Prohibited signs in Uvalde

- No sign shall contain flashing, moving, or intermittent illumination in any district.
- No sign shall advertise an activity other than that engaged in upon the lot or premises where such sign is placed, except as otherwise provided.

## Signs exempt from permit in Uvalde

- Churches, public buildings, and semipublic buildings may have bulletin boards not exceeding eighteen (18) square feet in area in all districts.
- Temporary nonilluminated signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in area pertaining to the lease or sale of the premises are allowed in all districts, provided the sign is immediately removed upon the lease, hire, or sale.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Regulations and guidelines pertaining to historic signage in historic preservation overlay districts must conform to historic preservation design guidelines and any deviations must be reviewed and approved by the HPB as set out in chapter 18.01.

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

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