# Sign Regulations in Wimberley, Texas

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Wimberley, Texas (TX)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/texas/wimberley
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-09
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/TX/Wimberley/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=CH4BURE_ART4.08SI)

## At a glance

Wimberley, Texas regulates 9 sign types across 11 zoning districts. Wall Sign (Lodging Identification)s in the Lodging (L-1), Lodging (L-2), Village Inn (VI) zoning district are capped at VI: Not specified tall, Lodging (VI): 16 square feet, and VI: Not specified wide (Sec. Sec. 9.03.100(s)). Most commercial signs in Wimberley require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (11 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Acreage (RA) | 1 | Not specified | Not specified | — |
| Rural Residential 1 (R-1), Single-Family Residential 2 (R-2), Single-Family Residential 3 (R-3), Single-Family Residential 4 (R-4), Two-Family Residential 5 (R-5) | 1 | Not specified | Not specified | — |
| Multi-Family Residential 1 (MF-1), Multi-Family Residential 2 (MF-2), Mobile Home (MH) | 1 | Not specified | Not specified | — |
| Neighborhood Services (NS), Office - Low Impact (O-1), Office - High Impact (O-2) | 1 | Not specified | Not specified | — |
| Lodging (L-1), Lodging (L-2), Village Inn (VI) | 1 | VI: Not specified | Lodging (VI): 16 square feet | — |
| Scenic Corridor (SC), Entrance Corridor Overlay (EC) | 1 | 10 feet | 64 square feet | — |
| Commercial - Low Impact (C-1), Commercial - Moderate Impact (C-2), Commercial - High Impact (C-3), Highway Commercial (HC), Industrial - Low Impact (I-1), Industrial - High Impact (I-2), Industrial Park (IP), Animal Sales/Services (AS/S), Public Protection/Utility (PPU), Participant Recreation - Low Impact (PR-1), Participant Recreation - High Impact (PR-2), Public Facilities (PF), Planned Development District (WPDD) | 1 | Not specified (default: follow overlay or city sign code) | Not specified (default: follow SC/EC overlay if applicable, otherwise city sign code) | — |
| City Center Overlay (CC) | 1 | Not specified | Not specified, but must follow scale of historic character | — |
| Protected Waterway Overlay (PW) | 1 | Not specified (presumed small/low) | Not specified; minimal only for allowed access | — |
| Historic Preservation Overlay District (HD, HL) | 1 | — | Not specified, determined by overlay guidelines and Secretary of Interior Standards | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | Not specified | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 11 zones)

### Residential Acreage (RA)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Accessory Building Number Sign) | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | — | — | On accessory building | — | Sec. 9.03.071(b)(3)a; Sec. 9.03.182 |

### Rural Residential 1 (R-1), Single-Family Residential 2 (R-2), Single-Family Residential 3 (R-3), Single-Family Residential 4 (R-4), Two-Family Residential 5 (R-5)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Accessory Building Number Sign) | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | — | — | On accessory building | — | Sec. 9.03.072(b)(2)a; 9.03.073(b)(2)a; 9.03.074(b)(2)a; 9.03.075(b)(2)a; 9.03.182 |

### Lodging (L-1), Lodging (L-2), Village Inn (VI)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Lodging Identification) | VI: Not specified | Lodging (VI): 16 square feet | VI: Not specified | — | VI: 1 | On building or freestanding at entry | — | Sec. 9.03.100(s) |

## Prohibited signs in Wimberley

- No tower, turbine, utility grid energy system, or wind energy system may be constructed, erected, installed, located, operated or used within the city's corporate limits. (Sec. 9.03.006)
- No eating establishment: drive-through; distribution center; adult-oriented business; automotive repair, painting, or washing facility; commercial blood center; funeral and interment facility; animal interment service; general medical facility (hospital); agricultural supply/service use; personal storage; or liquor store (with certain exceptions) permitted in City Center Overlay. (Sec. 9.03.222(e))
- No handling areas for the receiving and storage of hazardous waste, hazardous waste or solid waste landfills, wastewater treatment plants, or parking lots allowed in the Protected Waterway Overlay. (Sec. 9.03.223(f))
- No new buildings shall be constructed within special flood hazard areas in the Protected Waterway Overlay, except as specifically allowed. (Sec. 9.03.223(e))
- Open storage is prohibited (except as may be allowed for the resident’s personal use or with periodic seasonal display in some commercial districts); this is repeated in most zoning districts and in supplemental regulations.
- Recreational vehicles, travel trailers, or motor homes may not be used for on-site dwelling or nonresidential purposes (repeated in most districts).
- Temporary buildings or dwellings are not allowed as permanent use in industrial and other zones.
- Metal accessory buildings less than 240 square feet are not permitted in some districts, except RA and R-1; see Accessory Use section.
- Outdoor lighting must comply with shielding, maximum illumination, and wattage/lumens limits citywide (Sec. 9.03.184(j)).
- Mercury arc or mercury discharge lamps are prohibited for installation or replacement (Sec. 9.03.184(j)(4)).
- Fences facing city streets over four feet in height must meet specific design/opacity and permit requirements (Sec. 9.03.184(i)).
- No construction (including buildings, parking areas, driveways), placement, or display of commercial materials or equipment in required setbacks except as otherwise allowed (Sec. 9.03.184(a)(3-4)).
- Loading docks or service and delivery entrances may not face, nor be visible from, any public street (Sec. 9.03.181(d)(2)).
- All parking and loading areas must not be used for repair, storage, dismantling, or servicing of vehicles or equipment, except for normal maintenance of a private vehicle (Sec. 9.03.181(j)).
- No person who owes delinquent taxes, assessments, impact fees, or other delinquent city debts for a property may submit zoning or site plan/development plan applications until paid or settled (multiple sections including 9.03.043, 9.03.044(f)(2), 9.03.183(c)(4), 9.03.255(b)(3)).

## Signs exempt from permit in Wimberley

- Ordinary maintenance and repair of exterior architectural features in a historic overlay district that does not involve a change in design, material, or outward appearance, and does not require a building permit, is not regulated as historic alteration. (Sec. 9.03.225(i))
- For existing outdoor lighting fixtures that do not conform but can be re-aimed, compliance may be achieved through re-aiming (Sec. 9.03.184(j)(5)).
- Existing outdoor lighting fixtures above certain wattage/lumens, if not modifiable, may remain for up to ten years following initial zoning (Sec. 9.03.184(j)(7)).
- Pre-existing nonconforming structures and uses (with evidence and regular use) may continue under ‘grandfathered’ or nonconforming use status, but not expand or change to another nonconforming use. (Sec. 9.03.252)
- Single-family and two-family residences are generally exempt from landscaping, parking lot landscaping, and other commercial development standards (Sec. 9.03.184(o)(2)).
- Minor clearing is allowed for boundary surveying or utility/cable connection, or for habitat improvement or property maintenance, before site development permitting (Sec. 9.03.183(c)(2)).
- Accessory dwellings for immediate family and not sold separately are allowed in qualifying residential districts (Sec. 9.03.182(a)(3-4)).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All development plan submissions must include a signage plan as part of the application (Sec. 9.03.183(d)(2)c.8).
- WPDD (Planned Development District) concept plans must include plans for signs, landscaping, buffering, architectural style, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and outdoor lighting (Sec. 9.03.098(g)(1)k).
- Site plan review and approval is required for all development in the HC (Highway Commercial), IP (Industrial Park), PR-1, PR-2, PF, and numerous other districts, and must address signage among the elements reviewed (see various district 'Special Requirements' and Sec. 9.03.183).
- For conditional uses, a development plan (site plan) must be submitted and reviewed as part of the CUP/conditional use application, which must cover signs among other aspects (Sec. 9.03.251(a)(3)).
- Overlay districts often specify additional or alternative sign requirements: e.g., in CC (City Center Overlay), signs are subject to city sign permitting requirements and article 4.08 (Sec. 9.03.222(i)(3)).
- Site plan/development plan approval, with sign plans, is required as part of any conditional use permit review or when proposing any nonresidential, multi-family, WPDD, or phased construction project (Sec. 9.03.183(c)(5)).
- For variances that affect signs, a variance hearing/board meeting and application is required (Sec. 9.03.254).
- Development plan review (which includes signage plan) is generally not required for single-family or duplex residential developments, except for certain exceptions (Sec. 9.03.183(c)(7)).

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

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