Sign Regulations in Austin, TX (2026)
3 verified sign regulations for Austin, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Austin regulates political signs as temporary signs under Land Development Code Chapter 25-10. Residential properties may display non-illuminated temporary signs up to 8 square feet per sign and 36 square feet aggregate without permits. Texas state law preempts content-based timing rules; Austin applies content-neutral size and placement standards year-round.
Austin Sign Code – Political Signs (LDC Ch. 25-10)
Some RestrictionsTexas Election Code Sec. 259.002 (Regulation of Display of Political Signs by Property Owners' Association)
Sec. 259.002. REGULATION OF DISPLAY OF POLITICAL SIGNS BY PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a property owners' association may not enforce or adopt a restrictive covenant that prohibits a property owner from displaying on the owner's property one or more signs advertising a candidate or measure for an election: (1) on or after the 90th day before th...
Digital Billboards
Austin prohibits all new off-premise signs and bars converting existing billboards to digital. Under Land Development Code Chapter 25-10, a nonconforming billboard cannot change its message technology or increase illumination, which forecloses LED digital conversion. The building official enforces the rule.
Austin Bans New Billboards and Digital Conversions (Code 25-10)
Heavy RestrictionsAustin City Code § 25-10-152(B) (Nonconforming Signs); see also § 25-10-103(1)
A person may not change or alter a nonconforming sign except as provided in this subsection. (1) The face of the sign may be changed. (2) The sign may be changed or altered if the change or alteration does not: (a) increase the degree of the existing nonconformity; (b) change the method or technology used to convey a message; or (c) increase the illumination of the sign.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Austin caps freestanding signs in an expressway corridor sign district at one per lot, with area topping out at 300 square feet and height limited to 35 feet above the roadway or 20 feet above the sign's own grade. Wall signs, one flag per curb cut, and a substitute roof sign are also allowed under Austin City Code Sec. 25-10-123.
Austin Expressway Corridor Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsAustin City Code Sec. 25-10-123
(A)This section applies to an expressway corridor sign district.(B)This subsection prescribes regulations for freestanding signs.(1)One freestanding sign is permitted on a lot. Additional freestanding signs may be permitted under Section 25-10-131 (Additional Freestanding Signs Permitted).(2)The sign area may not exceed:(a)on a lot with not more than 86 linear feet of street frontage, 60 square...
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