Section 21.181 - Commercial Sign Height Restrictions(a) Except as provided by this section, a commercial sign may not be erected or maintained that exceeds an overall height of 60 feet, excluding a cutout that extends above the rectangular border of the sign.(b) A roof sign that has a solid sign face surface may not at any point exceed 24 feet above the roof level.(c) A roof sign that has an open sign face in which the uniform open area between individual letter or shapes is not less than 40 percent of the total gross area of the sign face may not at any point exceed 40 feet above the roof level.(d) The lowest point of a projecting roof sign or a wall sign must be at least 14 feet above grade.(e) For the purposes of this section, height is measured from the department's determination of grade level of the centerline of the main-traveled way closest to the sign face, at a point perpendicular to the sign location. A frontage road of a controlled access highway or freeway is not considered the main-traveled way for purposes of this subsection. In the event that the main-traveled way that is perpendicular to the sign structure is below grade, sign height will be measured from the base of the sign structure.(f) The height measurement does not include any renewable energy device such as solar panels or wind turbines that are attached to the sign structure above the sign face to improve the energy efficiency of the sign structure.(g) This subsection applies only to a sign lawfully erected before and existing on March 1, 2017. The height of the sign, excluding a cutout that extends above the rectangular border of the sign, may not exceed the height of the sign on March 1, 2017, or 85 feet. After a new or amended permit is obtained from the department, the sign may be rebuilt, at the location where the sign existed on March 1, 2017, and at a height that does not exceed the maximum height specified in this subsection for the sign on that date. A sign structure described by this subsection must otherwise comply with this subchapter.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.181
The provisions of this §21.181 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1456, eff. 3/14/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 33, August 16, 2024, TexReg 6265, eff. 9/1/2024