Mission, TX Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Not required for window signs
- Size cap
- Sign area can't exceed window area
- Governing section
- City Code § 86-42(b)(4)
- Definition section
- City Code § 86-41
Summary
Mission lets you put signs in your windows without a sign permit, but each window sign can't be bigger than the window's own surface area under Chapter 86.
Window sign means any sign affixed or attached to the interior or exterior of a window, not to exceed in size the surface of the window area. ... Exempted signs. All signs defined in section 86-1 and the following signs shall not require permits under this chapter: ... (4)Window signs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
City Code Chapter 86 defines a window sign as anything affixed to the interior or exterior of a window, capped at the size of the window surface itself. Section 86-42(b) then lists window signs among the sign types exempt from the chapter's permit requirement, alongside home occupation signs, small real estate signs, and construction signs. That exemption doesn't cover other Chapter 86 rules: unsafe, damaged, or illegible signs are still prohibited, and window signs can still draw enforcement if they block a required exit, door, or fire escape.
Violations & Fines
Enforcement runs through the planning department under Chapter 86's general sign provisions rather than a per-window-sign penalty; a window sign that exceeds the window's surface area, or one that's damaged, illegible, or blocking a door/fire escape, can be ordered removed like any other nonconforming or unsafe sign.
Frequently Asked Questions
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