SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL SIGNS.
Dallas City Code § 51A-7.1506
in effectSEC. 51A-7.1506. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL SIGNS.
The regulations relating to the erection of all signs in this district are expressly modified as follows:
(a) Signs in right-of-way. Signs in this district are permitted to overhang the public right-of-way subject to city franchising requirements.
(b) Materials.
(1) The use of plastic is prohibited, except when it is:
(A) used as a decoration (as opposed to a character) on the exterior face of a sign, in which case no more than five percent of the effective area of the sign may consist of plastic;
(B) placed behind the exterior face of a sign in places where that face has been cut in the shape of a character;
(C) used in or on a marquee sign; or
(D) used as the exterior face of individual channel letters in the Maple or Quad Subdistricts where channel letters are either trim- capless or use metal fabricated retainers.
(2) Although not required, painted applied signs and enameled metal sheet signs are encouraged.
(c) Lighting.
(1) Except in the Maple and Quad Subdistricts, the only light sources that may be used to illuminate a sign are cold cathode, neon, and incandescent lamps.
(2) A light source external to a sign may illuminate a sign if the light does not cross into either a public right-of-way or a residential zoning district.
(3) Illuminated signs on translucent fabric are encouraged.
(4) No light used to illuminate a sign may turn on or off, or change its brightness more than twice a day.
(d) Colors. Fluorescent and neon colors on signs are prohibited. (Ord. Nos. 21145; 32497 ; 32642 )
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-88253Fetched: 10/26/2026