EXEMPT WORK.
Fort Worth City Code ch. 29, § C01.2
in effectC01.2 EXEMPT WORK.
A sign permit shall not be required for the following:
(a) Complete removal of an attached on-premises sign when the removal is performed by the owner of the premises or the owner s agent (property manager). (A third party company hired to remove the sign does not constitute “the owner’s agent”);
(b) Changing of non-electrical advertising copy or message on marquee signs and other signs specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy;
(c) Maintenance work when limited to the painting (including the retracing of existing advertising copy), repair or replacement of nonstructural trim, and replacement of nonstructural minor parts;
(d) Kiosk signs erected in accordance with § 6.414 of the comprehensive zoning ordinance;
(e) Subdivision directional signs, homebuilder signs and temporary public interest signs erected in the extraterritorial jurisdiction in accordance with § 5.02.2; and
(f) Those otherwise in conformance with the provisions of the comprehensive zoning ordinance and molded, chiseled, etched or otherwise indented into walls or structural members of buildings or structures.
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/0-0-0-27587Fetched: 10/26/2026
