Farmersville, TX Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

The definitions section of Farmersville's sign chapter, Sec. ' Off-premise digital billboards fall within that same ban since the definition and prohibition are not limited to static construction. Separately, the code defines and permits 'electronic message center' signs, meaning any sign using lights or LEDs to display a message, but only as a component of a larger freestanding sign for which a permit is required, and only under detailed technical limits: the electronic portion cannot exceed 50 square feet, letters must be at least four inches tall, and images must hold static for at least eight seconds, with any scroll transition completing within two seconds and no animation, flashing, blinking, or fading allowed.

3 foot-candles, and every such sign must carry automatic dimming technology tied to ambient light. Sec. 56-31(7) grandfathers electronic message signs that had been in continuous, code-compliant use for at least six months before the ordinance took effect, letting them continue as lawful nonconforming signs at their existing size, but any upgrade or retrofit forfeits that status and requires full compliance. Sec. 00 per offense, with each continuing day a separate offense.