Sign Regulations in Carrollton, TX (2026)
5 verified sign regulations for Carrollton, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Carrollton caps political signs at 36 square feet and eight feet tall wherever they stand, bans illumination and moving parts, and keeps them off public property and rights-of-way except as the Texas Election Code allows, including a narrow polling-place exception under City Code § 151.51.
Carrollton Political Sign Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 151.51(A), (B)
(A) Political signs located on private real property shall: (1) Be placed with consent of the property owner; (2) Comply with the visibility ordinance; (3) Be limited to 36 square feet in area and eight feet in height; (4) Have no illumination; (5) Have no moving elements; and (6) Shall be placed at least three feet from the back of curb or edge of street pavement. (B) Political signs located o...
Garage Sale Signs
Carrollton limits garage-sale signs on two fronts. City Code § 92.32 caps on-premises signs at two, no larger than six square feet, displayed only on sale days; off-premises signs are capped at three, banned from poles, medians, and trees, and can only go up from noon Friday to 8 a.m. Monday.
Carrollton Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 92.32
(A) Display of signs on-premises. No more than two signs may be located on the premises where the garage sale is to be conducted and those signs may only be displayed on the days the garage sale is in progress. (B) Size of sign. Garage sale signs shall not exceed six square feet in size. (C) Off-premises signs. No more than three signs advertising a garage sale shall be placed off the premises ...
Digital Billboards
Converting an existing nonconforming billboard to a digital face in Carrollton requires a City Manager-approved permit, removal of three static billboard faces for every digital face erected, and entry into a lottery if applications exceed the state-law cap on digital billboards, under General Code § 151.71.
Carrollton Digital Billboard Conversion Rules
Significant RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 151.71(D), (G)
(D) Sign face exchange ratio. (1) For each digital sign face that is erected, three static full billboard sign faces within the city must be removed. ... (G) Due to requirements in the state law regarding spacing and placement, a maximum number of digital billboards will be permitted in the city. ... If the number of applications (which are complete and meet the requirements of this chapter) re...
Window Signs
Carrollton lets a business skip the sign permit for window signs so long as each one stays under 25 percent of the total window area on any linear wall segment, per § 151.11(N) of the Sign Code, and limits the exemption to one- or two-story retail buildings or ground-floor retail in a mixed-use building. Blinking window signs are barred outright.
Carrollton Window Sign Size Limits
Some RestrictionsCarrollton City Code §§ 151.05, 151.11(N), 151.12(C)
Window sign. Any sign, pictures, symbol, paint or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service that is placed inside a window or upon the windowpanes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window. ... (N) Window signs/painted window signs: with a maximum size not exceeding 25 percent of the total window area f...
Freeway-Facing Signs
On lots larger than three acres that front IH-35E, Carrollton limits how close together pylon signs can stand and how much of their face can flash electronic messages. City Code § 151.31 requires at least 200 feet of separation between pylon, monument or pole signs on the same freeway lot, and caps electronic-message area at one-third of the sign.
Carrollton Freeway-Facing Pylon Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 151.31(C), (I)
(C) Maximum number: One per lot, except as permitted. Exceptions: (1) For lots over three acres that abut IH-35E: limited by a minimum 200-foot separation between other allowed monument, pylon or pole signs on the same lot. ... (I) One-third of one pylon sign area may be used for electronic messages provided the sign is on a lot of five acres or larger, the lot abuts IH-35E and message cycles a...
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