NON-ELECTRICAL SIGNS.
Fort Worth City Code ch. 29, § C02.1.1
in effectC02.1.1 NON-ELECTRICAL SIGNS.
(a) No permit shall be issued for the erection of a non-electrical sign except to a duly licensed and registered sign erector as provided in Chapter D of this code.
(b) Exceptions: An owner may install the following non-electrical signs on his or her own property without meeting the requirements of Chapter D, provided that:
(1) The non-electrical signs are no more than seven feet to the highest point above grade when mounted in or upon the ground;
(2) A non-electrical sign containing no more than a three-quarter-inch thick display panel may be mounted flat against a building provided any trim or portion of the sign does not project more than four inches from the building and provided, further, that the sign shall be no larger than 32 square feet;
(3) Banners, when in compliance with both of the following limitations:
a. Sixty square feet or less in size; and
b. Twenty feet or less above grade, measured to the top of the banner.
(4) Such signs meet the requirements for zoning and structural design.
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-27597Fetched: 10/26/2026