Fort Worth, TX Holiday Decorations: Lawn Ornament Rules (2026)

Fort Worth Municipal Code does not regulate lawn ornaments, statues, fountains, flagpoles (up to 20 feet under Texas Property Code 202.011), or other yard art on private property. Fort Worth's sign code exempts non-commercial decorative items. Most Fort Worth single-family housing outside the urban core is in HOA-governed neighborhoods (Tanglewood, Mira Vista, Heritage, Westover Hills, etc.) where CC&Rs adopted under Texas Property Code Chapter 209 limit lawn ornaments. Typical HOA rules cap ornament height (often 3-4 feet), require muted colors blending with landscape, prohibit ornaments visible from the street without approval, require board pre-approval for fountains or sculptures, and limit the count of ornaments per yard. Texas Property Code 202.018 explicitly protects 'religious items displayed on the entry to the dwelling' - the door and door frame - from HOA restriction but does not extend protection to free-standing yard statues. Tex. Prop. Code 202.011 protects flagpoles up to 20 feet displaying US, Texas, military, or POW/MIA flags. Tex. Prop. Code 202.010 protects solar devices, satellite dishes, and certain other improvements. Ornaments must not block driveway sight triangles (Fort Worth Zoning Ord. Section 5.700) which require 30-inch visibility within 25 feet of driveway/sidewalk intersections.