Baytown, TX Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Baytown regulates window signage under two different sections of the Unified Land Development Code depending on whether the sign is permanent or temporary. 64-1, the Permanent Attached Signage table under Sec. 64(C), sets the Window Sign standard at 25% of the total area of any single window per building, with no separate maximum height because the sign lies flat against the glass, and no cap on the number of signs as long as the total does not exceed that 25% area limit. The table further restricts placement: a tenant inside a multi-tenant building may only place window signage on the facade of its own tenant space, and the sign must be affixed to a surface of the window (interior or exterior) or mounted within 3 feet of the interior window glazing.

Temporary window signs fall under Sec. 65-1. All temporary signs are also subject to Sec. 65(B)'s general standards: they cannot sit in the right-of-way, cannot protrude above the roofline, cannot be illuminated unless the ordinance says otherwise, and must be removed once deteriorated. A sign permit is required for both permanent and temporary window signage under Sec. 64(B)(1), except for signs listed as exempt in Sec. 62, such as a single unilluminated wall sign under two square feet on an individual dwelling unit.