Round Rock, TX Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- New off-premise digital billboards banned citywide
- Citation
- City Code § 8-81
- Existing exception
- One legacy digital billboard, IH-35
- Enforcer
- Planning & Development Services
- 2026 ballot measure
- Prop A would allow 12 new signs
Summary
Round Rock's sign code bars new off-premises signs and billboards citywide, including digital billboards, unless a narrow code exception applies; only one legacy digital billboard remains from a 2013 swap deal.
The code does not allow for 'off-premises signs unless otherwise specifically permitted by this chapter' and also has a prohibition on 'billboard signs.'
Full Breakdown
City Code Section 8-81 prohibits off-premises signs and billboard signs throughout Round Rock, a ban that also blocks new freestanding digital billboards under Article IX of the Zoning and Development Code. Planning & Development Services enforces the sign code and denies permits for any new off-site electronic display. One legacy digital billboard survives on southbound IH-35 under a 2013 agreement that let Lamar Advantage Holding Company convert one static billboard to digital in exchange for removing two others. A 2026 ballot petition, Proposition A, would amend the City Charter to allow up to twelve new privately funded off-premise digital signs along I-35 and SH-45, but City Council has not endorsed reversing the ban.
Violations & Fines
Building a new digital billboard without a permit is a code violation; Planning & Development Services can deny the permit outright and require removal, since off-premise electronic signs are banned citywide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put up a new digital billboard in Round Rock?
Why does one digital billboard exist on IH-35 then?
Could new digital billboards be allowed soon?
Sources & Official References
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