Inspections
Sign Permits
The objective of the Sign Ordinance is to maintain and enhance the community’s overall aesthetic environment and to also minimize the possible adverse effects of signs on nearby public and private property and to improve pedestrian and traffic safety.
The Georgetown Sign Ordinance is part of the Unified Development Code. To see this and other chapters of the UDC, visit the UDC website.
Sign Ordinance
The City of Georgetown regulates the permitting, design, location, construction, erection, modification, use, maintenance, and removal of signs within the City of Georgetown and its Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). A sign may only be erected, placed, established, painted, created, or maintained in conformance with the requirements of the ordinances.
A permit is required to verify that a sign does confirm with the sign ordinance. With very few exceptions, all permanent signs must have a City of Georgetown permit. Some types of temporary signs, such as banners, may also be permitted. For more information on the permitting of signs, contact the Inspection Services Department at (512) 930-2550.
Common violations of the sign ordinance include: placing signs in the right-of-way next to a city street or state highway; placing signs on utility poles or street signs; and placing banners without permits. To register a concern or complaint about a possible sign violation, please visit the online form or contact the Code Enforcement Team at (512) 930-3606.
Permit Fee $75.00 per sign (Temporary or Permanent)
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Do signs directing people to a local church require permitting?
Off premise signs are not allowed unless they are either (1) part of an event permitted by the City of Georgetown, or (2) part of an event not required to be permitted by the City that meets the requirements for temporary event signage. If you are placing the signs for directional use, and there is no special event, then they are not allowed. If you have more sign questions contact Code Enforcement at (512) 930-3606.
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