San Angelo, TX Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential Displays
- No permit, no time limit
- Advertising Decorations
- Treated as signs
- View Obstruction
- Prohibited at intersections
- Code
- Sec. 12.04.004(c)(10)
Summary
San Angelo sets no time limits or permit requirements on residential holiday decorations. The sign code expressly exempts holiday and celebration decorations not used for advertising, so long as they do not obstruct traffic sight lines.
Holiday decorations. Decorations related to a holiday or celebration that are not used for advertising purposes.(11)Official Notices. Official notices authorized by a court, public body, governmental agency, or public safety official.(d)Uses allowed by special permit. Signs for activities allowed by special permit shall meet the requirements of the zoning district in which the activity is located unless the sign is specifically allowed by the special permit approved by the city council. Special permits shall not be granted for the sole purpose of increasing the allowable signage for an activity or parcel of land.(e)Violations. No sign shall be erected, constructed or maintained except as provided in this article. (Ord. No. 2025-032, § 1(Exh. A), 5-6-25)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 10).
Full Breakdown
San Angelo's sign code exempts holiday decorations from permits and sign-area limits. Section 12.04.004(c)(10) lists "decorations related to a holiday or celebration that are not used for advertising purposes" among signs allowed in any zoning district without a permit and not counted against a property's sign allowance. Residential displays face no seasonal put-up or take-down deadline. The general rules still apply: Section 12.04.010 bars anything that obstructs a driver's or pedestrian's view at intersections, and illuminated displays must not create a hazard or shine objectionably onto neighboring property. Decorations that advertise a business become signs subject to the full ordinance, and HOA rules may add their own limits.
Violations & Fines
Holiday decorations used to advertise a business lose the exemption and must meet the sign code. Displays that block intersection sight lines or create a lighting hazard must be corrected, enforced by city code enforcement.
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