Digital displays and projections; on-premises.
San Antonio City Code § 28-48
in effectSec. 28-48. - Digital displays and projections; on-premises.
Specific requirements. In addition to general digital display requirements in division 1, In general, above, on-premises sign digital displays shall comply with the following:
(1) Light intensity. Footcandle readings shall be no more than as stated in the general digital display requirements measured at ground level at the distances shown in Table 3.
Table 3
Sign Size (ft 2 ) | Distance From Source
0 to 100 | 100 feet
101 to 350 | 150 feet
351 to 650 | 200 feet
Over 651 | 250 feet
(2) Standards.
a. Use of digital projection and video is prohibited on displays greater than thirty-two (32) square feet.
b. Use of flashing, strobing or scrolling line-travel text such as, but not limited to, "ticker-tape" is prohibited.
c. Use of sound is prohibited.
(3) Placement.
a. No more than one (1) two-sided digital display per each freestanding sign structure is permitted.
b. No more than one (1) two-sided digital display is permitted for each street frontage for an individual premise.
c. Minimum spacing between electronic message centers is two hundred (200) feet.
(4) Sign dimensions.
a. Digital displays shall be permitted at heights and areas in accordance with Table 2.
b. In no case shall any digital display exceed three hundred seventy-five (375) square feet nor exceed sixty (60) feet in overall height.
(Ord. No. 2017-05-04-0297, § 1(Att. 1), 5-4-17; Ord. No. 2023-6-01-0369, § 1(Att. I), 6-1-23)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH28SI_ARTIVERMARE_DIV2REBAUPSICL_SDAEMSI_S28-48DIDIPREMFetched: 10/27/2026