Schroeder Application NEW Sign Permit Application – ATTACHED SIGNS
1400 Main Street, Suite 310, Southlake, TX 76092
Phone # (817) 748-8215 Fax # (817) 748-8077
www.cityofsouthlake.com
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Tenant/Business Name Installation Address
Applicant Name Phone No.
SIGN COMPANY
Company Name Contact Name
Address City State Zip
Phone No. Email
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR (for illuminated signs only)
Contractor Phone No.
License Holder License No
ITEMS REQUIRED WITH SUBMITTAL
ITEM REQUIRED WHEN REQUIRED
Sign drawing(s) to scale with the height, width, length, and any other dimensions of
the sign clearly labeled. All Signs
General plan to scale that illustrates:
• Location of the building, structure, or tract to which or upon which the sign is to
be attached or erected
• Position of the sign in relation to rights-of-way, edge of street pavement,
property lines, easements, buildings, structures, etc.
All Signs
Illumination detailing including electrical contractor company name & phone number. All Illuminated Signs
BUSINESS SIGN
Storefront /
Tenant Area Width Sign Façade
Width
Distance From
Edge of
Pavement
Elevation Letter Height Letter Return
Overall
Sign Height Sign Width Sign Area
Logo Height Logo Width Logo Area
Illumination Sign Color
Residential Adjacency
(Do the sign face residential uses?)
If yes, provide the distance from the
sign to the residential property line:
NOTE: Attached Signs Require Pre-Installation and Final Inspection
Property Owner Acknowledgement: I acknowledge that I have granted permission to the tenant/applicant to erect/install the
proposed sign. Owner’s Name (please print): ______________________________________________________________
Owner’s Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________
Applicant Acknowledgement and Wind Pressure & Dead Load Compliance: I certify that all the information
provided above is accurate and the above proposed sign(s) shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than
30 lbs./ft2 of area and shall be constructed to receive dead loads as required by applicable building code standards.
Applicant’s Signature: _________________________________________________________Date: ___________________
Every effort will be made to review applications within 10 business days of receipt.
Date Stamp (for office use):
For
Staff
Review
Comments: __________________________________________ (For Office Use)
Approved: _________________________Date:_______________
Sign Permit No.____________________
Sign Permit Application – ATTACHED SIGNS
1400 Main Street, Suite 310, Southlake, TX 76092
Phone # (817) 748-8215 Fax # (817) 748-8077
www.cityofsouthlake.com
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Table 4: Attached Signs
1. Permitted attached signs include the following:
a) Individually-mounted non-illuminated (internal or external) three dimensional metal or plastic letters
with ≥2” depth may occupy 100 percent of the permitted area and may be of any color.
b) Reverse Channel Sign (any color letter). Back light color shall be limited to white or off white. No illumination
shall have exposed bulbs whether they are LED or any other type
c) Individually-mounted channel letters that comply with the following rules:
• If the sign only contains words and no logo, the lettering may occupy 100 percent of the permitted area and
the sign and must be white, ivory, black, grey, beige or similar neutral colors.
• If the sign has lettering and a logo, the logo may only cover 20 percent of the permitted sign area and may
be of any color. The letters must be white, ivory, black, grey, beige or similar neutral colors.
• If the sign consists of a logo only, the logo may cover 100 percent of the sign and use any color.
2. Each lease or tenant space shall be permitted only one attached building sign per street front with a
maximum of two signs per tenant/lease space.
3. The dimensions of each of the two signs shall be based upon the street typology that the respective
building façade fronts on.
4. The distance from the edge of pavement shall be measured from the closest street which has clear
visibility of the entire façade/tenant space in question.
5. Each sign shall be located in the middle 75% of the single plane façade or centered on an articulated
surface of the building façade.
6. Exposed neon is prohibited.
8. The maximum logo height for an attached sign may be no more than 125% of the maximum permitted
letter height.
Street
Typology
Distance from
Edge of Street
Pavement
Maximum Letter Height
Maximum Area
Other Standards Lease space
width
Sign Area per
1 linear foot of
lease space
Freeways
(S.H. 114)
≤ 100 feet from
frontage road 24” ≤ 20 feet
21 feet – 30 feet
31 feet – 50 feet
≥ 50 feet
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.70
Maximum sign area
of 400 s.f. >100 feet from
frontage road
For every foot over 100 feet, letter
height increases at a rate of 0.1” until a
maximum of 42”
Regional
Boulevards
(F.M. 1709 and
F.M. 1938)
≤ 100 feet 18”
≤ 20 feet
21 feet – 30 feet
31 feet – 50 feet
≥ 50 feet
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.70
Maximum sign area
of 300 s.f. >100 feet
For every foot over 100 feet, letter
height increases at a rate of 0.1” until a
maximum of 36”
Main Streets
(Pedestrian-
oriented
streets)
Any distance 14” Any distance 1.0
External lighting is
permitted.
Maximum sign area
of 100 s.f.
All other
streets
≤ 100 feet
16”
≤ 20 feet
21 feet – 30 feet
31 feet – 50 feet
≥ 50 feet
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.70
Maximum sign area
of 200 s.f. >100 feet
For every foot over 100 feet, letter
height increases at a rate of 0.1” until a
maximum of 24”
Internal
driveways
/parking
aisles
≤ 100 feet 14” ≤ 20 feet
21 feet – 30 feet
31 feet – 50 feet
≥ 50 feet
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.70
Maximum sign area
of 100 s.f. >100 feet
For every foot over 100 feet, letter
height increases at a rate of 0.1” until a
maximum of 21”
Sign Permit Application – ATTACHED SIGNS
1400 Main Street, Suite 310, Southlake, TX 76092
Phone # (817) 748-8215 Fax # (817) 748-8077
www.cityofsouthlake.com
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Examples
Measuring width of a single plane façade and lease space
Measuring distance from edge of pavement