Farmersville, TX Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- No
- Standard coverage limit
- 50% of window area
- Illuminated sign limit
- 25% of window area
- Setback from public door
- 3 feet (illuminated signs)
- Display hours
- 24 hours a day
Summary
Farmersville caps window signs at half the glass area of the window they're displayed on, and illuminated window signs at 25 percent, with no permit required for either.
Window sign means any sign, poster, window slick, or other similar displayed item, excluding banners, located on the internal or external surface of a window, for the purpose of advertising a business's name, telephone number, website information, services, commodities, or products offered or sold that are available within the building, that is visible from a public street or sidewalk. (1)No sign permit is required.(2)The maximum area of a window sign shall not exceed 50 percent of the window where the sign is displayed. Illuminated window signs shall not exceed 25 percent of a window and shall not be closer than three feet from a public door. A window sign may be displayed 24 hours each and every continuing day.(3)Window signs may be displayed and installed on the inside or exterior of a window.(4)Illuminated and nonilluminated window signs or their appendages shall not blink, strobe, fade, flash, scroll, or move in any manner. Illuminated window signs shall remain static and stationary.
Full Breakdown
Section 56-31 defines a window sign as any sign, poster, window slick, or similar item on the interior or exterior surface of a window that advertises a business's name, phone number, website, services, or products and is visible from a public street or sidewalk; banners are excluded from the definition and handled separately. No sign permit is needed to install one, but the code sets a hard coverage ceiling: a window sign cannot exceed 50 percent of the window surface it's displayed on. Illuminated window signs are held to a tighter 25 percent limit and must sit at least three feet back from a public door, addressing both glare and pedestrian sightlines at building entrances.
A window sign, illuminated or not, may be displayed around the clock, and can be mounted on either the inside or outside of the glass. The code also bars any movement in the display: illuminated and nonilluminated window signs and their appendages cannot blink, strobe, fade, flash, scroll, or move in any manner, and an illuminated sign must remain static and stationary at all times. A window sign that exceeds the coverage percentage or that flashes or scrolls becomes a prohibited sign under section 56-32, the same enforcement path used for other sign-chapter violations citywide.
Violations & Fines
A window sign exceeding the 50 percent (or 25 percent illuminated) coverage cap, or one that blinks, flashes, or scrolls, is a prohibited sign under section 56-32 and is subject to removal; the property owner or occupant can be cited for a code violation and ordered to bring the display into compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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