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Pharr, Texas sign rules

501 confirmed rules from the City of Pharr'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.

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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.

Wall sign rules in Pharr

Allowed, with conditions
Maximum area · Downtown and Historic Main Street32 sq ft
City's words · Sec. 106-144(2)b.2“Maximum size: 32 square feet”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

72 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, maximum letter height, illumination, permit fee, submit with the application, other limit.

All wall sign figures for an address

  • Business district wall sign size unclear. For wall signs in the C, C-2, HC, LI and HI districts, Sec. 106-145(2)i states a "minimum size" rather than a maximum, so the code gives no clear wall sign size limit there. Ask the city which limit applies.

  • Wall signs and the per-frontage limit. Sec. 106-36(a) limits how many permanent signs a lot may have per street frontage. The district sections, however, allow several wall signs per premises, limited by the direction they face (Secs. 106-141(2)e, 106-143(2)g, 106-145(2)i). In a multi-unit building, Sec. 106-143(2)e allows a wall sign for each business alongside the site's ground or pole sign. The code does not say whether wall signs count toward the per-frontage limit. If a frontage already has a permanent sign, ask the city before adding a wall sign there.

  • How many signs and sign types

    The sign sections for the A-O, neighborhood-commercial/office-professional, downtown/historic main street and business/heavy-commercial/industrial districts (Secs. 106-141, 106-143, 106-144, 106-145) limit each business or site to a combination of a set number of the listed permanent sign types. Sec. 106-142 limits single-family residential sites to a set number of permanent signs. Sec. 106-36 also limits the number of sign types per site, not counting temporary and exempted signs, and the number of permanent signs per frontage. Count the permanent signs already on the site before adding one.

  • Design and stress diagrams

    Section 106-88 requires a design and stress diagram before a permit for every outdoor advertising sign except temporary signs. The code never defines that phrase: Section 106-32 lists outdoor advertising as an example of an off-premise sign, next to billboards. Ask the city whether it also applies to on-premise signs.

Channel letters rules in Pharr

Allowed, with conditions
Maximum area · Downtown and Historic Main Street32 sq ft
City's words · Sec. 106-144(2)b.2“Maximum size: 32 square feet”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

71 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, maximum letter height, illumination, permit fee, submit with the application, other limit.

All channel letters figures for an address

  • Business district wall sign size unclear. For wall signs in the C, C-2, HC, LI and HI districts, Sec. 106-145(2)i states a "minimum size" rather than a maximum, so the code gives no clear wall sign size limit there. Ask the city which limit applies.

  • Wall signs and the per-frontage limit. Sec. 106-36(a) limits how many permanent signs a lot may have per street frontage. The district sections, however, allow several wall signs per premises, limited by the direction they face (Secs. 106-141(2)e, 106-143(2)g, 106-145(2)i). In a multi-unit building, Sec. 106-143(2)e allows a wall sign for each business alongside the site's ground or pole sign. The code does not say whether wall signs count toward the per-frontage limit. If a frontage already has a permanent sign, ask the city before adding a wall sign there.

  • How many signs and sign types

    The sign sections for the A-O, neighborhood-commercial/office-professional, downtown/historic main street and business/heavy-commercial/industrial districts (Secs. 106-141, 106-143, 106-144, 106-145) limit each business or site to a combination of a set number of the listed permanent sign types. Sec. 106-142 limits single-family residential sites to a set number of permanent signs. Sec. 106-36 also limits the number of sign types per site, not counting temporary and exempted signs, and the number of permanent signs per frontage. Count the permanent signs already on the site before adding one.

  • Design and stress diagrams

    Section 106-88 requires a design and stress diagram before a permit for every outdoor advertising sign except temporary signs. The code never defines that phrase: Section 106-32 lists outdoor advertising as an example of an off-premise sign, next to billboards. Ask the city whether it also applies to on-premise signs.

Monument sign rules in Pharr

Allowed, with conditions
Maximum area · Downtown and Historic Main Street60 sq ft (0.4 sq ft per linear ft of lot frontage, max 60 sq ft)
City's words · Sec. 106-144(2)a“Maximum allowable size of sign is calculated by 0.4 square feet multiplied by one linear foot of lot frontage (but not to exceed 60…”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

77 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, minimum setback, illumination, permit fee, submit with the application, other limit.

All monument sign figures for an address

  • Neighborhood commercial (NC): attached signs only?. Sec. 106-143 lists ground/pole signs for the NC district, but the zoning ordinance (Appendix A, Sec. 1.21) says all signs in NC must be attached to the building, with a limit on how far they project. Sec. 106-39 says the most restrictive rule governs. Ask the city before planning a freestanding sign in NC.

  • Expressway corridors. Ground and pole signs near the expressway corridors (Interstate 2 from Veterans Boulevard to Jackson Road and Interstate 69-C from Interstate 2 to Owassa Road, Sec. 106-32) have their own limits in the business, heavy commercial and industrial districts: a larger size and height, but also a larger setback from the property line (Sec. 106-145(2)e). The A-0 (Sec. 106-141) and N-C and O-P (Sec. 106-143) district sections exclude areas along the expressway corridors. Sec. 106-145 excludes expressway corridor areas from its scope yet also sets rules for signs near the expressway corridors, so where its larger ground or pole sign limits apply is unclear. Ask the city which limits apply to your frontage.

  • Monument sign materials

    Sec. 106-61 defines a monument sign as a low-profile ground sign whose structure is masonry, limestone, stucco or materials similar in appearance as approved by the building official. In the Downtown and Historic Main Street District, the only freestanding permanent sign listed is the monument sign; ground or pole signs are not listed (Sec. 106-144(2)). Check the planned sign structure and materials with the city before ordering.

  • How many signs and sign types

    The sign sections for the A-O, neighborhood-commercial/office-professional, downtown/historic main street and business/heavy-commercial/industrial districts (Secs. 106-141, 106-143, 106-144, 106-145) limit each business or site to a combination of a set number of the listed permanent sign types. Sec. 106-142 limits single-family residential sites to a set number of permanent signs. Sec. 106-36 also limits the number of sign types per site, not counting temporary and exempted signs, and the number of permanent signs per frontage. Count the permanent signs already on the site before adding one.

  • Design and stress diagrams

    Section 106-88 requires a design and stress diagram before a permit for every outdoor advertising sign except temporary signs. The code never defines that phrase: Section 106-32 lists outdoor advertising as an example of an off-premise sign, next to billboards. Ask the city whether it also applies to on-premise signs.

Pole or pylon sign rules in Pharr

Allowed, with conditions
Maximum area · Agricultural And/Or Open Space District (A-0)32 sq ftApplies to: Listed as 'Ground/pole sign'. Sec. 106-141 applies to the A-0 (Agricultural and/or open space district) district except areas along the city's expressway corridor (Sec. 106-145).
City's words · Sec. 106-141(2)c.2“Maximum size: 32 square feet.”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

66 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum height, number allowed, minimum setback, permit fee, submit with the application, other limit.

All pole or pylon sign figures for an address

  • Neighborhood commercial (NC): attached signs only?. Sec. 106-143 lists ground/pole signs for the NC district, but the zoning ordinance (Appendix A, Sec. 1.21) says all signs in NC must be attached to the building, with a limit on how far they project. Sec. 106-39 says the most restrictive rule governs. Ask the city before planning a freestanding sign in NC.

  • Expressway corridors. Ground and pole signs near the expressway corridors (Interstate 2 from Veterans Boulevard to Jackson Road and Interstate 69-C from Interstate 2 to Owassa Road, Sec. 106-32) have their own limits in the business, heavy commercial and industrial districts: a larger size and height, but also a larger setback from the property line (Sec. 106-145(2)e). The A-0 (Sec. 106-141) and N-C and O-P (Sec. 106-143) district sections exclude areas along the expressway corridors. Sec. 106-145 excludes expressway corridor areas from its scope yet also sets rules for signs near the expressway corridors, so where its larger ground or pole sign limits apply is unclear. Ask the city which limits apply to your frontage.

  • Pole signs downtown

    Sec. 106-144 lists monument, wall, window, sidewalk sandwich and awning signs for the Downtown and Historic Main Street District; ground or pole signs are not listed there.

  • How many signs and sign types

    The sign sections for the A-O, neighborhood-commercial/office-professional, downtown/historic main street and business/heavy-commercial/industrial districts (Secs. 106-141, 106-143, 106-144, 106-145) limit each business or site to a combination of a set number of the listed permanent sign types. Sec. 106-142 limits single-family residential sites to a set number of permanent signs. Sec. 106-36 also limits the number of sign types per site, not counting temporary and exempted signs, and the number of permanent signs per frontage. Count the permanent signs already on the site before adding one.

  • Design and stress diagrams

    Section 106-88 requires a design and stress diagram before a permit for every outdoor advertising sign except temporary signs. The code never defines that phrase: Section 106-32 lists outdoor advertising as an example of an off-premise sign, next to billboards. Ask the city whether it also applies to on-premise signs.

Blade or projecting sign rules in Pharr

Allowed, with conditions
Number allowed1 (1 permanent sign per frontage road; maximum of 2 on lots with double frontage, with at least one sign on each frontage)Applies to: Counts permanent signs of all types; exempted signs are not included. Where two front yards overlap at a corner, only one sign may be erected there.
City's words · Sec. 106-36(a)“No more than one permanent sign shall be permitted per frontage road, except for those lots with double frontage, in which case a maximum…”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

43 confirmed rules: permit required, minimum clearance, number allowed, illumination, permit fee, submit with the application, other limit.

All blade or projecting sign figures for an address

  • Projecting signs not listed in any district. The code defines projecting signs (Sec. 106-61) and limits how far signs may project over the right-of-way (Sec. 106-36(b)), but no district section in Division 5 lists projecting signs as permitted, and Sec. 106-62(c) makes signs not listed in the district regulations unlawful. Ask the city before planning a projecting sign.

  • How many signs and sign types

    The sign sections for the A-O, neighborhood-commercial/office-professional, downtown/historic main street and business/heavy-commercial/industrial districts (Secs. 106-141, 106-143, 106-144, 106-145) limit each business or site to a combination of a set number of the listed permanent sign types. Sec. 106-142 limits single-family residential sites to a set number of permanent signs. Sec. 106-36 also limits the number of sign types per site, not counting temporary and exempted signs, and the number of permanent signs per frontage. Count the permanent signs already on the site before adding one.

  • Design and stress diagrams

    Section 106-88 requires a design and stress diagram before a permit for every outdoor advertising sign except temporary signs. The code never defines that phrase: Section 106-32 lists outdoor advertising as an example of an off-premise sign, next to billboards. Ask the city whether it also applies to on-premise signs.

Awning or canopy sign rules in Pharr

Allowed, with conditions
Maximum height8 ftApplies to: Existing signs attached to a building or canopy which project into or hang over the public right-of-way, when hung from a marquee or canopy.
City's words · Sec. 106-62(c) note“under no circumstances shall the sign have a vertical dimension greater than eight feet”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

64 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum height, minimum clearance, number allowed, illumination, permit fee, submit with the application, other limit.

All awning or canopy sign figures for an address

  • Wall signs and the per-frontage limit. Sec. 106-36(a) limits how many permanent signs a lot may have per street frontage. The district sections, however, allow several wall signs per premises, limited by the direction they face (Secs. 106-141(2)e, 106-143(2)g, 106-145(2)i). In a multi-unit building, Sec. 106-143(2)e allows a wall sign for each business alongside the site's ground or pole sign. The code does not say whether wall signs count toward the per-frontage limit. If a frontage already has a permanent sign, ask the city before adding a wall sign there.

  • Signs on the awning itself outside downtown. Outside the Downtown and Historic Main Street District, the district sections list canopy signs (Secs. 106-143(2)b, 106-145(2)b). Sec. 106-61 defines these as signs hung, affixed or suspended beneath an awning or canopy, and the A-0 section lists no canopy signs at all. Signs painted or applied on the awning surface are named only in the downtown section (Sec. 106-144(2)e). Sec. 106-62(c) makes signs not included in the district regulations unlawful. Ask the city whether lettering on an awning face is treated as a canopy sign, a wall sign or not allowed.

  • How many signs and sign types

    The sign sections for the A-O, neighborhood-commercial/office-professional, downtown/historic main street and business/heavy-commercial/industrial districts (Secs. 106-141, 106-143, 106-144, 106-145) limit each business or site to a combination of a set number of the listed permanent sign types. Sec. 106-142 limits single-family residential sites to a set number of permanent signs. Sec. 106-36 also limits the number of sign types per site, not counting temporary and exempted signs, and the number of permanent signs per frontage. Count the permanent signs already on the site before adding one.

  • Design and stress diagrams

    Section 106-88 requires a design and stress diagram before a permit for every outdoor advertising sign except temporary signs. The code never defines that phrase: Section 106-32 lists outdoor advertising as an example of an off-premise sign, next to billboards. Ask the city whether it also applies to on-premise signs.

Window sign rules in Pharr

Allowed
Maximum area · Downtown and Historic Main Street25%
City's words · Sec. 106-144(2)c.2“Maximum size: Can cover up to 25 percent of glass area.”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

21 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, maximum letter height, illumination, other limit.

All window sign figures for an address

Electronic message sign rules in Pharr

Allowed in some districts
Maximum area30%Applies to: Changeable electronic digital variable message signs (CEDVMS (Changeable electronic digital variable message sign (digital LED sign)), digital LED signs).
City's words · Sec. 106-62(i)(7)“CEDVMS sign is limited to 30 percent of the allowable sign area.”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

56 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum area, number allowed, illumination, electronic message limits, permit fee, submit with the application, other limit.

All electronic message sign figures for an address
  • How many signs and sign types

    The sign sections for the A-O, neighborhood-commercial/office-professional, downtown/historic main street and business/heavy-commercial/industrial districts (Secs. 106-141, 106-143, 106-144, 106-145) limit each business or site to a combination of a set number of the listed permanent sign types. Sec. 106-142 limits single-family residential sites to a set number of permanent signs. Sec. 106-36 also limits the number of sign types per site, not counting temporary and exempted signs, and the number of permanent signs per frontage. Count the permanent signs already on the site before adding one.

  • Design and stress diagrams

    Section 106-88 requires a design and stress diagram before a permit for every outdoor advertising sign except temporary signs. The code never defines that phrase: Section 106-32 lists outdoor advertising as an example of an off-premise sign, next to billboards. Ask the city whether it also applies to on-premise signs.

Temporary banner rules in Pharr

Allowed, with conditions
Maximum height10 ftApplies to: Temporary commercial banner sign.
City's words · Sec. 106-62(d)(6)a.2“Shall have a maximum height of ten feet and maximum width of 15 feet.”View source · last checked Nov 14, 2026

31 confirmed rules: permit required, maximum height, number allowed, other limit.

All temporary banner figures for an address

  • Temporary sign limits overlap. Secs. 106-141(3), 106-142(3), 106-143(3) and 106-145(3) each cap the number of temporary signs per site. Sec. 106-145(3)a allows a higher number of banner signs per business in the business, heavy commercial and industrial districts, and per business is not the same as per site. Ask the city how banners count toward a site's temporary-sign limit.

  • Banner display period differs. Sec. 106-62(d)(6) allows temporary commercial banners for a longer period than the district sections do. The A-0, N-C/O-P and business district sections (Secs. 106-141(3)a, 106-143(3)a, 106-145(3)a) allow banners for a shorter period, and each of them also says temporary signs must comply with Sec. 106-62(d). In those districts, plan for the shorter period and confirm with the city.

23 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.

Before you file in Pharr

  • Sign permit fee may have changed. The fee shown comes from the fee table in Sec. 106-117(3) of the sign ordinance (Ord. No. 2021-03). The city can change its permit fees by separate ordinance, and this site could not check whether it has done so since. Confirm the current sign permit fee with the city before you pay.

  • Downtown and Historic Main Street District. Sec. 106-144 has its own sign rules for the Downtown and Historic Main Street District (no roof or parapet signs, no exterior neon, no internally lit signs on the outside of a building, limits on window and awning signs, only certain sign types). The sign code does not map the district's boundary, and our lookup cannot tell whether an address is inside it. If the property is downtown or in the historic Main Street area, pick that district and confirm with the city.

  • Land outside the sign code's districts. Secs. 106-141 to 106-146 set sign rules only for the A-0, residential, N-C, O-P, downtown, business, heavy commercial and industrial, and PUD districts, and the zoning ordinance's district list (Appendix A, Sec. 1.2) has no others. If the zoning map shows a property with any other code, ask the city which district's sign rules apply.

  • Planned unit developments

    In a PUD, the signs of the zoning districts that make up the PUD apply, and the signs are approved with the site plan (Sec. 106-146). Check the PUD's approved site plan.

  • Sign contractor license

    Anyone erecting or maintaining signs for pay needs a city sign contractor license, and must file a bond before the license is granted; sign permit applications must show the contractor's license number (Secs. 106-116, 106-118(1)). Every permit applicant must also agree in writing to hold the city harmless and show proof of liability insurance before the permit is issued (Sec. 106-118(2)).

Official sources

Permits: The City of Pharr sign permit office, 956-402-4242. Zoning districts: Pharr 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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