Midland, TX Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Stake sign limit
- 30 in. x 30 in., max 36 in. tall
- Standard sign limit
- 4 ft x 8 ft, 5 ft off grade minimum
- Corner lot setback
- 20 ft from back of curb
- Other lot setback
- 10 ft from back of curb
- Oversize signs
- C-2 or less restrictive zoning only, 64 sq ft cap
- Display window
- 120 days before to 14 days after election
Summary
Midland lets political signs go up on private property without a permit, but caps their size and setback by type: small stake signs, larger four-by-eight signs with curb setbacks, and oversize signs confined to commercial zoning. Every political sign must come down within 14 days of the election.
Sec. 11-7a-10. - Political advertising. Political signs may be erected and maintained as follows: (A)Stake signs. Signs with an area not exceeding 30 inches by 30 inches and installed on a stake at a height not more than 36 inches above the adjacent grade may be located on any private property within the City.(B)Other political signs. Political signs with a sign area not exceeding four feet by eight feet in size may be located on any private property within the City provided that: 1.The bottom of said sign is not less than five feet above the adjacent grade; and 2.The sign is not closer than 20 feet from the back of the curb if located on a corner lot; and 3.The sign is not closer than ten feet from the back of the curb on any other lot.(C)Oversize political signs. Any political sign larger than that referred to in subsection (B) above must be located in a C-2, Commercial District or less restrictive zoning district and must not exceed 64 square feet.(D)Time limit for display. Political signs may be erected not earlier than 120 days preceding the election to which the sign pertains and must be removed not later than 14 days following the day of such election.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 1 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 11-7a-10 of the sign chapter regulates political advertising directly. Stake signs up to 30 by 30 inches, mounted no higher than 36 inches above grade, may go on any private property citywide. Larger political signs, up to four feet by eight feet, are also allowed on private property, but the bottom of the sign must sit at least five feet above grade, and it must sit back at least 20 feet from the curb on a corner lot or ten feet on any other lot.
Anything bigger than that four-by-eight limit is an "oversize political sign" and can only go up in a C-2, Commercial District or a less restrictive zoning district, capped at 64 square feet. Political signs are exempt from the Chapter's general permit requirement under § 11-7a-5(J), so long as they conform to § 11-7a-10, but they are still subject to the citywide display window: signs may go up no earlier than 120 days before the election and must come down within 14 days after it. 00 per day storage fee to redeem an impounded sign, on top of any Chapter 1-3 penalty assessed under § 11-7a-14.
Violations & Fines
A political sign left up past the 14-day post-election deadline, oversized for its zoning district, or set closer to the curb than the setback allows is a Chapter 11-7a violation. The building official must give 72 hours' written notice to correct or remove it (§ 11-7a-13); an unremoved sign can then be impounded and redeemed only for a $50.00 hauling fee plus $10.00 per day of storage, in addition to any fine under the general penalty provisions of Chapter 1-3 referenced in § 11-7a-14.
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