Rowlett, TX Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage limit
- 40% of window area per façade
- Floor limit
- First floor only (most buildings)
- Permit
- Exempt from sign permit
- Measured
- Per façade of premise or lease space
Summary
Rowlett caps window signage at 40 percent of window area per façade and bars window signs above the first floor, though most window signs need no permit at all.
Window N/A 40% of the window area N/A N/A The 40 percent is measured per façade of the premise or lease space and applies only between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. No window signage is allowed above the first floor except in multi-level facilities that have direct exterior entries. Wall N/A The greater of 10% of the façade or 60 sq. ft. combined Equal to ⅓ height of façade up to 10 ft. 75% of façade width Shall not project more than 30 inches from the wall. Awning N/A The greater of 10 % of the façade or 60 sq. ft. combined Equal to ⅓ height of façade up to 10 ft. 75% of façade width If wall and awning signs are to be used on the same façade, the combined area shall not exceed the area permissible by a wall sign. Incidental 1 per structure or façade 70 sq. in. N/A N/A None Projecting 1 per premise 12 sq. ft. N/A May project horizontally four ft. Eight ft. of clearance is required if projecting more than one ft. Shall not be closer than two feet from the back of the curb nor encroach in TXDOT Right-of-Way. If wall or awning and projection signs are to be used on the same façade, the combined area shall not exceed the area permissible by a wall sign. Marquee 1 per premise 100 sq. ft. Equal to ⅔ the building height N/A Fourteen ft. of clearance required. Shall not be closer than two feet from the back of the curb nor encroach in TXDOT Right-of-Way. Blade 1 per building 60 sq. ft. Equal to ⅔ the building height N/A Eight ft. of clearance is required.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 29).
Full Breakdown
Table 5.12-1 in the Chapter 77 Development Code's sign section, covering the city of Rowlett in Dallas and Rockwall counties, limits window signs to 40 percent of the window area, measured per façade of the premise or lease space. It states no window signage is allowed above the first floor except in multi-level facilities with direct exterior entries. Separately, § 77-512.B.2(g) exempts window signs from the city's sign permit requirement, though they remain subject to every other standard in the section.
Violations & Fines
A window sign that exceeds the 40 percent façade coverage limit or is displayed above the first floor is a code violation; the building official may require compliance or removal under § 77-512.D.6(a).
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