San Angelo, TX Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

Sec. 005(c) sets where billboards may stand at all: as a matter of right in the CH, OW, ML and MH zoning districts, and along eight named thoroughfares such as North and South Bryant Boulevard and Loop 306 when the sign sits in a CG or CG/CH district. Subsection (c)(7) then layers on electronic-message-specific rules. m. Every panel must display a static message only, held for at least eight seconds, with the change to the next message completed within two seconds and happening on the whole face at once; no more than one panel per side is allowed.

The sign cannot be built to mimic a warning signal or traffic control device, cannot glare onto neighboring property or impair vision, and must include automatic dimming technology tied to ambient light. A default freeze mechanism is required so a malfunctioning sign locks in one position rather than flashing or scrolling uncontrolled, and operators must display emergency information and public-safety alerts when law enforcement or emergency management asks. Sec. 006 adds sitewide brightness ceilings that apply to electronic message signs generally, 7,000 nits maximum by day and 1,000 nits at night, dropping to 250 nits or requiring the face to be turned away entirely within 125 feet of residential zoning.

Sec. 005(c)(6) bars any electronic message billboard from six protected areas outright, including the Old Town, Fort Concho and Downtown historic districts, the Cultural Overlay, the River Corridor Overlay and the Downtown Overlay.