Sign Regulations in Taylor, TX (2026)
3 verified sign regulations for Taylor, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Digital Billboards
Taylor's Land Development Code flatly prohibits animated or changeable electronic variable message signs anywhere inside the city limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Because every sign is unlawful unless the code expressly authorizes it, and digital and animated displays sit on the list of formats that can never be authorized, there is no path to a legal digital billboard in Taylor.
Taylor Bans Digital Billboard Signs
Heavy RestrictionsTaylor Land Development Code § 5.10.11.2(2)
5.10.11 PROHIBITED SIGNS. 5.10.11.1 All signs are prohibited in the city limits and the ETJ unless: ... 5.10.11.2 Signs that cannot be expressly authorized include: ... (2) Animated or changeable electronic variable message signs.
Window Signs
Taylor's 2024 Land Development Code caps window signage at 30 percent of a storefront window's area, measured by the smallest rectangle enclosing all letters, logos, and background. Only five formats qualify: vinyl appliques, painted letters, hanging signs, neon or faux-neon signs, and interior door signs, and lettering cannot exceed eight inches so sightlines into the store stay open for shoppers and police.
Taylor's 30% Window Sign Coverage Cap
Some RestrictionsTaylor Land Development Code § 5.10.7.3
DESCRIPTION: A sign affixed to the interior or exterior of a window or placed within three (3) feet of a window for the purpose of being visible from the exterior of the window. ... (3) Window signs shall not cover more than 30 percent of the total area of the window space onto which they are applied. Sign area shall be measured using smallest rectangle that fully encompasses the entire extent ...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Taylor's 2024 Land Development Code bans any new off-premises billboard carrying commercial advertising and bars pole signs everywhere except along Highway 79 and North Main Street, the city's main highway-facing corridors. Existing billboards that predate the code are capped at 40 feet and cannot obstruct the view of drivers or pedestrians at intersections.
Taylor Bars New Billboards, Caps Height 40 Ft
Heavy RestrictionsTaylor Land Development Code § 5.10.11.2
5.10.11.2 Signs that cannot be expressly authorized include: ... (5) Off-premise signs (including billboards) containing commercial advertising for the sale, rent, or lease of goods, real property, or services. ... (17) Pole signs other than along Highway 79 and North Main Street. ... (24) Off-premises signs (billboard) (a) No permit for alteration or relocation may be issued for an off-premise...
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