Signs in Celina, TX

Signs are regulated by a separate ordinance (Ord. 2020-52, as amended), not the Zoning Ordinance. Permits are required for most signs (Sec. 3.07.001), and Table A of the Sign Ordinance sets allowed sign types by land use category, marking each type X (not allowed), P (permit required), or C (allowed in compliance with the Code, no permit required) for the commercial category. Wall, awning/canopy, directional, and monument signs are generally allowed with a permit; multi-tenant panel signs and building directory/incidental signs are allowed in compliance with the Code without a separate permit. Confirm the applicable sign type and exact size limits for the specific land use with Development Services.

Signs are governed by a separate ordinance chapter, not the Zoning Ordinance: Sec. 3.07.001 Administration, Sec. 3.07.002 Definitions, Sec. 3.07.003 Design and Construction Specifications, and Sec. 3.07.004 General Provisions (prohibited signs, exempt signs, permitted signs, political signs, nonconforming signs, hazardous signs, notification, variances, amendments, enforcement), plus Table A, Allowed Sign Types by Land Use Category. A sign permit is required for most sign types (Sec. 3.07.004(A)(1)). The Sign Code applies within the City and its ETJ (Sec. 3.07.001). Table A marks each sign type per land use category (SF residential, multi-family, commercial) as X (not allowed), P (allowed only with a permit), or C (allowed in compliance with the Code, no permit required). Residential real estate signs: one per street frontage, maximum 6 square feet, no permit required. Commercial real estate signs: one per street frontage, maximum 40 square feet, maximum 8-foot height, no permit required, good for up to one year after the shell building's final Certificate of Occupancy. Stake signs generally cap at 6 square feet and 3 feet in height (1 square foot for home security signs). Flags cap at 60 square feet, with pole height capped at 20 feet in low-density residential and 35 feet elsewhere. Model home monument signs cap at 60 square feet and 8-foot height. Directional signs cap at 6 square feet and 3-foot height and must sit at least 25 feet from the right-of-way. Multi-tenant monument signs are capped at 60 square feet within the required one-foot masonry border.