Sign Regulations in Dallas, TX (2026)
5 verified sign regulations for Dallas, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Dallas regulates political signs as temporary signs under Article VII of the Dallas Development Code. Residential properties may display non-illuminated temporary signs up to 36 square feet aggregate without permits. State law (Tex. Transp. Code §393.0025) bars content-based restrictions. Signs in the public right-of-way are removed by Code Compliance without notice.
Dallas Political/Temporary Sign Rules (Dallas Sign Reg.)
Few RestrictionsTexas Election Code Chapter 259 - Political Signs and Advertising
Sec. 259.002. REGULATION OF DISPLAY OF POLITICAL SIGNS BY PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. (a) In this section, "property owners' association" has the meaning assigned by Section 202.001, Property Code.(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 proper...
Garage Sale Signs
Dallas Development Code Chapter 51A, Article VII allows signs advertising occasional sales (garage sales) as an exception to the non-premise sign prohibition. One sign up to 2 square feet may be placed on the lot where the sale occurs. Up to five off-site signs (2 square feet each) are permitted with the property owner's permission. Signs may not be placed in medians or on trees or light poles. All signs must be removed within 24 hours after the sale ends.
Dallas Garage Sale Sign Rules
Light RestrictionsTexas Transportation Code Chapter 394 - Highway Beautification on Rural Roads
Sec. 394.022. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) The commission shall issue a permit to a person:(1) whose application complies with commission rule;(2) whose sign, if erected, would comply with the requirements of this chapter; and(3) who, if the off-premise sign is located within the jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million that is exercising its authority to regulate of...
Digital Billboards
Dallas allows only 50 non-premise locations citywide to carry digital display technology, and a new digital face can only go up after an existing conventional billboard face is torn down elsewhere at a 3-to-1 ratio. Sec. 51A-7.308 of the Dallas Development Code sets the permit process, the citywide cap, buffer distances from homes and historic districts, and the state electronic-sign standard every converted sign must follow.
Dallas Caps Digital Billboards at 50 Citywide
Significant RestrictionsDallas City Code Sec. 51A-7.308
(a) In general. Certain nonconforming detached non-premise signs may be modified to use digital display technology subject to the restrictions in this section. (e) Location and number. (1) A maximum of 50 non-premise locations with digital displays are permitted in the city. The director shall time stamp all applications upon receipt. The director shall review applications in ord...
Window Signs
Dallas caps window and glass-door signage at 15 percent of the window or door area under Development Code Sec. 51A-7.305(d), and it bans any sign placed in the upper two-thirds of a window or glass door outright.
Dallas Window Sign Coverage Limit
Some RestrictionsDallas Development Code Sec. 51A-7.305(d)
(d) The combined effective area of all signs attached to any window or any glass door may not exceed 15 percent of the area of that window or that glass door. Signs in the upper two-thirds of a window or glass door are prohibited. Signs attached to a window or a glass door must be brought into compliance with this provision by September 25, 2008.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Texas Transportation Code Chapter 391 (Highway Beautification Act) requires TxDOT outdoor-advertising licenses and permits for any sign visible from an interstate or primary highway right-of-way. Dallas Chapter 51A-7 layers zoning and spacing rules on top.
TxDOT Permits Required for Dallas Freeway-Facing Signs
Light RestrictionsTex. Transp. Code Sec. 391.031
Sec. 391.031. UNLAWFUL COMMERCIAL SIGNS; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person erects or maintains a commercial sign, or allows a commercial sign to be erected or maintained on property owned by the person: (1) within 660 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way if the sign is visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary system; or (2) outside an urban area...
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