Midland, TX Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Section 11-7a-5(R) lists window signs among the exemptions from the permit requirements of § 11-7a-4, stating simply that "window signs of a temporary nature only" are exempt. " Because the exemption is limited to signs of a temporary nature, a sign permanently painted, etched, or vinyl-applied to a storefront window on a lasting basis falls outside § 11-7a-5(R) and is instead a wall or building sign subject to the Chapter's standard permitting and area limits under § 11-7a-7. Like every other exempt sign, a window sign must still be located on private property and comply with the Chapter's remaining requirements, per the opening clause of § 11-7a-5; it also cannot use an electronic message center or a prohibited animation effect, since those categories are separately barred elsewhere in the Chapter. Window signs found to be more than temporary in nature, or otherwise non-compliant, are enforced the same way as any other sign violation.