856 confirmed rules from the City of Beaumont's sign code for 9 sign types, each quoted word for word with its code section and a link to the official source. Last checked Nov 14, 2026.
One example limit per sign type, with the city's words one click away. Limits often change by zoning district, so look up an address for every figure on that lot.
75 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, illumination, permit fee, other limit.
All wall sign figures for an address75 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, illumination, permit fee, other limit.
All channel letters figures for an address246 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, minimum setback, illumination, electronic message limits, permit fee, other limit.
All monument sign figures for an address228 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, minimum setback, illumination, electronic message limits, permit fee, other limit.
All pole or pylon sign figures for an address43 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, illumination, permit fee, other limit.
All blade or projecting sign figures for an address41 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, illumination, permit fee, other limit.
All awning or canopy sign figures for an address10 confirmed rules: permit required, illumination, other limit.
All window sign figures for an address116 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, illumination, electronic message limits, permit fee, other limit.
All electronic message sign figures for an addressElectronic reader boards are allowed only as part of a detached on-premises sign, and only in the districts the code names (Sec. 28.04.003(c)(1), (c)(4)); the NSC district is not among them. Ask the city before ordering one there.
22 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, illumination, other limit.
All temporary banner figures for an address17 more lines could not be confirmed by our automatic checks, so no figures are shown for them. A lookup lists them with the section to check.
Major/Dowlen/Gladys/Hwy. 105 Sign Overlay. Along Major Drive, Dowlen Road, Gladys Avenue and Highway 105, the Sign Overlay District (Sec. 28.03.021) sets its own rules for detached signs: monument signs for most developments, taller signs only for large developments or long street frontage, and separate limits for gasoline price signs. Billboards, portable, mobile, moving and fence signs and attention-getting devices are prohibited there, and banners need a banner permit for each display period. Check the overlay map before ordering.
Urban Corridor Overlay. Along Martin Luther King Parkway from I-10 East to Cardinal Drive, the Urban Corridor Overlay (Sec. 28.03.020) allows only the signs that section authorizes, with smaller detached signs, landscaping and wall-area limits. Banners, portable, mobile, moving and fence signs and billboards are prohibited there.
Historic districts. In historic districts (Sec. 28.03.018) signs must suit the building's style and period and are much smaller than elsewhere; illuminated, neon and portable signs, banners and attention-getting devices are prohibited. New or replaced signs need a certificate of appropriateness reviewed by the planning manager. Commercial signs in the RCR-H district follow the same historic limits (Sec. 28.04.003(b)).
Planned Unit Development. For a PUD the code gives a PUD sign chart by use type (Sec. 28.04.003(c)(5)) and also says signs follow the district that permits the property's use (Sec. 28.04.003(c)(3)). The city council may approve larger signs. Ask the city which limits apply.
The code places no restrictions or limitations on on-premises signs in the CBD and the PD (Port Development) district and exempts them from the sign permit requirement (Sec. 28.04.003(c)(3), (e)(6)). Check whether an overlay or historic district covers the property.
Signs need a building permit (Sec. 28.04.003(a)) and must be installed by a bonded contractor whose main business is sign work; electrical sign work needs a licensed master sign electrician or master electrician (Sec. 28.04.003(h)). The fee schedule (Sec. FS.005) has a sign plan review fee but no separate sign permit line; ask the city how the building permit fee is figured.
Permits: The City of Beaumont sign permit office. Zoning districts: Beaumont zoning map.
Not legal advice. The city has the final say. Planned developments, master sign plans and special sign districts can override the general sign code. Check the linked section before you file.
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