Burleson, TX Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)

Section 63-54 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances sets monument sign limits by roadway. Along IH 35, Chisholm Trail Parkway, SH 174 or FM 731, the maximum area is 300 square feet for a single tenant sign and 400 square feet for a multi-tenant sign. Along all other roadways the caps are 100 and 150 square feet. Height follows the same split: maximum ten feet for a single tenant sign and 14 feet for a multi-tenant sign on the four corridors, and nine feet and 12 feet elsewhere. The sign base must be between two feet and four feet, and height is measured from the bottom of the sign base at grade to the top of the sign, with special rules where the lot grade sits above or below the adjacent street grade.

Other requirements apply to every monument sign. It must be a premises sign, only one is allowed per street frontage with two the maximum, a landscaping bed equal in area to one-half the square footage of the sign area is required around the base, and the sign must be wrapped in masonry to match or compliment the building, with exposed sign cabinets or poles prohibited. Section 63-50 adds that all freestanding signs be set back a minimum of ten feet from the property line.

The same corridors carry other sign rules. Under § 63-55(c), a billboard that predates the ban can reach a maximum of 70 feet along IH 35 and 50 feet along SH 174, against 30 feet elsewhere, although § 63-11(1) prohibits new permanent off-premises signs in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Pole signs under § 63-56 are limited to 200 square feet and allowed on premises with frontage onto IH 35 and within the North Wilshire Sign Corridor only, with a maximum 50 feet adjacent to IH 35. Kiosk sign plazas under § 63-53(k) can sit on private premises along the I-35W, SH 174 and FM 731 corridors with the owner's written permission. Sign permits come from the building official under § 63-10.