# Sign Regulations in West Lake Hills, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** West Lake Hills, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/west-lake-hills
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-09

## At a glance

West Lake Hills, Texas regulates 11 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Freestanding Commercial Sign - Option Is in the O, B-1, B-2 zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall, 36 square feet, and 9 feet wide, with a Between the right-of-way and the building setback lines setback (Sec. § 32.03.006(1). Freestanding commercial signs, multitenant shopping center or office complex; option I.). Most commercial signs in West Lake Hills 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 | Minimum of 13 feet 6 inches above city-controlled street, 19 feet above state-controlled highway | 36 feet in length, 4 feet in height | — |
| Residential District (R-1, R-2, R-3) | 4 | Less than 6 feet from average grade | 6 square feet | — |
| Non-residential districts | 2 | — | 6 square feet | — |
| O, B-1, B-2 | 3 | 8 feet | 36 square feet | — |
| B-3 | 2 | 12 feet | 54 square feet | — |
| GUI | 1 | — | 12 square feet | — |

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

### Residential District (R-1, R-2, R-3)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Permanent Sign | Less than 6 feet from average grade | 2 square feet | — | — | One per dwelling | On the lot between the right-of-way and the building setback lines | — | § 32.01.008(6). Exempted signs designated. |
| Temporary Sign - Election | — | 6 square feet | — | — | One per lot | On the owner’s property | — | § 32.03.002(a)(2). Signs in residential districts not requiring permit. |
| Temporary Sign - Sale or Lease | — | 6 square feet | — | — | One per lot | On a lot where the owner consents | — | § 32.03.002(a)(3). Signs in residential districts not requiring permit. |
| Temporary Sign - Noncommercial Message | — | 4 square feet | — | — | One per lot | On the lot | — | § 32.03.002(a)(4). Signs in residential districts not requiring permit. |

### O, B-1, B-2

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Traffic-control Sign | 6 feet | 2 square feet | — | — | Not to exceed 12 signs | Location approved by director of building and development services | — | § 32.03.004. Traffic-control signs upon private commercial property. |
| Freestanding Commercial Sign - Option I | 8 feet | 36 square feet | 9 feet | Between the right-of-way and the building setback lines | One per major traffic street or main entrance | On premises of the center or complex and adjacent to major trafficway | — | § 32.03.006(1). Freestanding commercial signs, multitenant shopping center or office complex; option I. |
| Driveway Entrance Sign - Option II | 8 feet | 36 square feet | 9 feet | Between the right-of-way and the building setback lines | One per major traffic street or main entrance | On premises of the center or complex and adjacent to major trafficway | — | § 32.03.006(2). Freestanding commercial signs, multitenant shopping center or office complex; option II. |

### B-3

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Traffic-control Sign | 6 feet | 2 square feet | — | — | Not to exceed 24 signs | Location approved by director of building and development services | — | § 32.03.004. Traffic-control signs upon private commercial property. |
| Driveway Entrance Sign | 12 feet | 54 square feet | 12 feet | — | One per driveway entrance | Adjacent to each driveway entrance to the shopping center intersecting with a public street | — | § 32.03.015. Commercial driveway entrance signs. |

## Prohibited signs in West Lake Hills

- Portable signs, except those used for temporary purposes as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
- Cloth, canvas, paper, soft plastic, balloons, flags, or similar advertising signs or devices except as provided for in this chapter.
- Molded plastic, plastic sheet or flex-face signs.
- Signs that have the appearance of traffic safety signs and lights, or municipal vehicle warnings, from a distance.
- Boxes stored in view of the street, etc. which have large product identification that serves as a sign.
- Signs or advertising materials that are worn, held, or attached to a person’s body advertising the sale of goods or services.
- Signs that contain moving parts. Apparent motion of the visual message, caused by, but not limited to the illusion of moving objects, moving letters, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding, contracting or rotating shapes, or similar effects such as 'scrolling' or 'running' messages are prohibited except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
- Signage, advertising or messages of any type affixed to or painted upon natural features such as trees or rocks.
- New billboards (off-premises signs) with commercial advertising are prohibited.
- Signs that violate the city’s lighting or any other code requirements.
- Signs that are attached to any utility pole or wire, traffic sign, or city easement or are placed on city-owned property unless placed by permission of the city.
- Feather banners.
- Balloon signs.
- Inflatable signs.
- Roof signs (including signs that are otherwise permitted but are placed on the roof of a building)
- Changeable electronic variable message signs (CEVMS), digital signs, and light emitting diode (LED) signs

## Signs exempt from permit in West Lake Hills

- Memorial signs or tablets, when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other metal up to six square feet as part of a building.
- Official governmental notices and notices posted by governmental officers in the performance of their duties, governmental signs to control traffic or for other regulatory purposes such as neighborhood crime watch areas, or to identify streets, or to warn of danger.
- Temporary or permanent signs erected by public utility companies or construction companies on property where dangerous or hazardous conditions are present including, but not limited to, excavation, or the presence of underground cables, gas lines and similar devices.
- Commercial signs displayed on trucks, buses, trailers or other vehicles which are being operated in the normal course of a business, indicating the name of the owner, business and location (e.g., moving vans, delivery trucks, rental trucks and trailers and the like); provided, that the primary purpose of the vehicles is not for display of signs, and provided that they are parked in areas appropriate to their use as vehicles normally used in the course of business and are in operable condition, carry a current and valid license plate and state inspection tag.
- Any sign required to be erected by a property owner through a mandate of the federal, state, or political subdivision or a department or agency of the federal, state, or political subdivision.
- On a lot zoned residential, one permanent sign for each dwelling on a lot, not to exceed two square feet per lot, that is less than six feet from average grade in height, located on the lot between the right-of-way and the building setback lines as provided in chapter 38 and that meets the design criteria in section 32.01.013 with indirect or no lighting.
- Flags are authorized to be placed on any property without a permit, including two flags with noncommercial messages and one flagpole per premises shall be allowed on each property. Each flag must be a maximum of fifteen (15) square feet in area. The flagpole must be a maximum of (25) feet in height or no higher than the highest point of the principal building’s roof, whichever is lower. Flagpoles must meet the minimum yard setback requirements for a principal building.
- Changing a commercial message to a noncommercial message on any legal sign surface does not require a permit. Any legal sign surface on which a commercial message is displayed may have a noncommercial message in its place.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No individual traffic-control sign shall be approved unless it conforms to an overall sign program for the entire site, submitted by the applicant.
- A plan showing the landscaping must be submitted to the city council by the applicant at the time of application.
- A plan showing the landscaping must be presented to the city council by the applicant at the time of application.
- The applicant shall cause one or more signs to be erected in conspicuous locations on property for which a special use permit, variance, zoning change, or subdivision approval has been requested.

## Full detail

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