REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Austin City Code § 25-10-231
in effect§ 25-10-231 - REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
(A) Except as provided in this section, a person may not install, move, structurally alter, structurally repair, or maintain a sign unless the person is registered with the building official in accordance with this article.
(B) The registration requirement of Subsection (A) does not apply to:
(1) an employee of a person who is registered; or
(2) a person who:
(a) paints or refaces an existing sign;
(b) installs or maintains a sign authorized under Section 25-10-101 (Signs Allowed In All Sign Districts Without An Installation Permit);
(c) installs individual components of a wall sign not attached to each other as part of a larger sign, if each component is less than 32 square feet in size, securely affixed to a building, fence, or wall, and not more than three inches thick;
(d) installs or maintains a freestanding sign that is not more than eight feet in height; or
(e) installs a sidewalk sign.
Source: Sections 13-2-905 and 13-2-875(d)(2); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25LADE_CH25-10SIRE_ART11RE_S25-10-231REREFetched: 10/27/2026