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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7 Responses to “Sign Permits”
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.
Children in Neighbor..Who do i talk too about 15 mile per hour sign in Neighbor Hood.
Chestnut court..in Georgetown Village
The speed limit cannot be changed without doing traffic studies and then taking it to Council.
You can contact Mark Miller at (512) 930-2576 and he can tell you more about how this process works.
I am having a little difficulty finding out what I need to do in order to place a “home for Sale” sign for a temporary period (3-4 days).
Do I understand correctly that the sign must have a Temporary Use Permit and comply with the UDC’s specifications regarding residential signs?
Are temporary signs allowed on the right-of-way?
I know that the issue will be addressed this month, but I’d like to know how to be in compliance right now, without the risk of having the signs taken up.
Thanks so much.
The UDC allows for one on-premise real estate sign, except on a corner lot, where one sign may be erected fronting each street (a total of two signs). The sign(s) may not be illuminated. In residential areas the sign(s) may not exceed two square feet in area and may not be less than two feet from the property line or curb.
The UDC does not allow any real estate signs to be placed in the public right-of-way, nor does it generally allow any off-premise advertising signs.
Temporary use permits are not issued for signs. Temporary event sign permits may be issued for signs but apply only to events.
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