Tex.
Transp. Code Section 394.003
Exemptions
(a)
This chapter does not apply to:(1)
a sign that is allowed to be erected and maintained under the highway beautification provisions contained in Chapter 391 (Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads);(2)
a sign in existence before September 1, 1985;(3)
a sign that has as its purpose the protection of life or property;(4)
a directional or other official sign authorized by law, including a sign that pertains to a natural wonder or a scenic or historic attraction;(5)
a sign that gives information about the location of an underground electric transmission line or a telegraph or telephone property or facility, a pipeline, a public sewer, or a waterline;(6)
a sign erected by an agency or political subdivision of the state; or(7)
a sign erected solely for and relating to a public election if the sign:(A)
is on private property;(B)
is erected not earlier than the 90th day before the date of the election and is removed not later than the 10th day after the election date;(C)
is constructed of lightweight material; and(D)
has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet.(b)
Subsection (a)(2) does not exempt a sign from Section 394.048 (Registration of Certain Off-premise Signs) to the extent that section applies.(c)
This chapter does not apply to a directional sign for a small business, as defined by Section 2006.011 (Definitions), Government Code, if the sign:(1)
is on private property; and(2)
has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet.(c)
This chapter does not apply to a directional sign for a small business, as defined by Section 2006.001 (Definitions), Government Code, if the sign:(1)
is on private property; and(2)
has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet.(d)
This chapter does not apply to a temporary directional sign or kiosk erected by a political subdivision as part of a program approved by the department and administered by the political subdivision on a highway within the boundaries of the political subdivision.
Source:
Section 394.003 — Exemptions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.394.htm#394.003 (accessed May 11, 2024).
