Sherman, TX Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Seasonal celebration window signs
- No size limitation
- Other community service window signs
- Ten percent of all window area on the same wall
- Wall sign allowance
- Window sign area is not counted against it
- Residential for-sale sign
- One non-illuminated sign, six square feet, no permit
- Permit exemption
- Nonilluminated signs under § 14.07.011
- Maximum fine
- $2,000 per violation, each day separate
Summary
In the City of Sherman, Texas, community service window signs for a seasonal celebration have no size limit, while other community service signs in windows are capped at ten percent of the area of all windows on the same wall. Window sign area does not count against wall sign area.
Any community service signs for seasonal celebration shall have no size limitation if placed in or on windows. Any community service signs, not of a seasonal celebration nature, shall be placed in or on windows and shall have a combined area not exceeding ten (10) percent of the area of all the windows on the same wall. Such sign area shall not be counted against permitted wall sign area.
Full Breakdown
Sherman's sign article addresses window signs through its community service sign section, § 14.07.011. Any community service sign for a seasonal celebration shall have no size limitation if placed in or on windows. Any community service sign that is not of a seasonal celebration nature shall be placed in or on windows and shall have a combined area not exceeding ten percent of the area of all the windows on the same wall. The same section states that such sign area shall not be counted against permitted wall sign area, so a business keeps its full wall sign allowance.
The ten percent figure is measured per wall and combined across every qualifying sign on that wall, which means the limit does not reset for each sign. Seasonal celebration signs are the only window signs the section frees from a size cap.
Other sign rules in the City of Sherman, Texas reach into the window area as well. Section 14.07.003 prohibits banner signs, merchandise display, moving signs, feather flags and any sign not referenced in or governed by the chapter, so a window display that falls under one of those categories is not rescued by the ten percent allowance. Section 14.07.002(h) limits signs with flashing, blinking or traveling lights to frosted bulbs of sixty watts or less, and § 14.07.002(j) requires digital or LED signs to hold each message for eight seconds, transition in two seconds, and stay within 0.3 footcandles over ambient light.
In single-family districts the code separately allows one non-illuminated temporary sign with a sign face no larger than six square feet when the property or a unit is for sale or lease, and § 14.07.007 says such signs shall not require a sign permit. Undeveloped real estate gets one non-illuminated temporary sign per right-of-way frontage of no more than 32 square feet.
Sign permits are issued by the development services director under § 14.07.002(c), which exempts nonilluminated signs permitted under §§ 14.07.007(1), 14.07.007(2), 14.07.010 and 14.07.011.
Violations & Fines
A window sign that exceeds the ten percent limit or falls into a prohibited category violates the zoning chapter. Section 14.09.003 makes that a class C misdemeanor with a fine of not more than $2,000, each day a separate offense, and allows a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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