Showing ordinances that apply to Paloma Creek South, TX
Paloma Creek South is an unincorporated community (population 9,539) in Denton County, Texas. Because Paloma Creek South is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Denton County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The political signs rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Texas Property Code 202.009 protects the right to display political signs in Denton County. HOAs cannot prohibit political signs beginning 90 days before an election through 10 days after. Cities may regulate sign size and placement in public rights-of-way but cannot restrict political speech on private property.
Political sign display in Denton County is protected by Texas Property Code 202.009, which limits the ability of property owners associations to restrict political signs on residential property. Under this law, an HOA may not prohibit a property owner from displaying a political sign on their property beginning 90 days before an election and ending 10 days after the election. The HOA may adopt reasonable rules regarding sign size, number, and placement but cannot effectively prohibit political expression. Signs must be ground-mounted or displayed from a window and cannot be attached to common area property, gates, or perimeter walls belonging to the association. Cities within Denton County regulate political signs in the public right-of-way. The City of Denton allows political signs in the right-of-way only during the period beginning 90 days before an election through 10 days after, and signs must not obstruct visibility at intersections, block sidewalks, or be placed on utility poles or traffic signs. Political signs on private property in residential zones are generally exempt from sign permit requirements under both state law and local sign ordinances. Texas Election Code also protects electioneering signs within certain distances of polling places during voting periods. Political signs on private commercial property may be subject to the general sign regulations of the applicable city but receive heightened First Amendment protection. Denton County does not impose county-level sign regulations beyond state law for unincorporated areas.
Cities may remove political signs placed illegally in the public right-of-way. HOAs that violate Texas Property Code 202.009 by removing or prohibiting political signs during the protected period may face legal action from the property owner.
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