Tex.
Transp. Code Section 394.063
On-premise Signs
(a)
The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 3.3 million or of a county that borders a county with that population may regulate, in the unincorporated area of the county, the location, height, size, and anchoring of on-premise signs.(b)
A county regulation adopted under this section may not permit an on-premise sign to be erected if the sign could not have been erected under a previous municipal regulation that applied to the place where the sign is to be erected.(c)
A regulation of an on-premise sign imposed by this chapter, adopted by the commission under this chapter, or adopted by a municipality does not apply in the unincorporated area of a county that adopts a regulation of an on-premise sign under this section.(d)
In lieu of exercising a regulatory power under this section, the commissioners court of the county, by order, may allow the commission to regulate on-premise signs in the unincorporated area of the county in accordance with a municipal or county regulation regarding on-premise signs in the unincorporated area. On adoption of the order, municipal authority to regulate on-premise signs in the unincorporated area is withdrawn.(e)
A regulation adopted under this section applies only to an on-premise sign erected on or after August 31, 1987.(f)
A commissioners court of a county regulating on-premise signs under this section may recover from an applicant for a permit authorized by this section the cost of issuing the permit provided the following are met:(1)
the auditor for the county shall review the program every two years to ensure that the fees being charged do not exceed the cost of the program; and(2)
the county refunds to the permit holders any revenue determined by the auditor to exceed the cost of the program.
Source:
Section 394.063 — On-premise Signs, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.394.htm#394.063 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
