# Sign Regulations in Aurora, Colorado

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Aurora, Colorado, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Aurora, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/aurora
- **Data last verified:** 2025-01-30
- **Source:** [other municipal code](https://aurora.municipal.codes/UDO/146-4.10)

## At a glance

Aurora, Colorado regulates 15 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Monument Signs in the Commercial, Institutional, Mixed-use (MU-N, MU-OI, MU-C, MU-A) and Industrial zoning district are capped at 12 feet along arterial streets, 8 feet along all other streets tall and 100 sf, with a Minimum of four feet from back of sidewalk or 21 feet from flow line setback (Sec. 4.10.5.B). Most commercial signs in Aurora require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential | 2 | — | 96 sf | — |
| Commercial, Institutional, Mixed-use (MU-N, MU-OI, MU-C, MU-A) and Industrial | 2 | 12 feet along arterial streets, 8 feet along all other streets | 600 sf total | — |
| Mixed-use - MU-OA, MU-FB, MU-TOD, MU-R | 7 | 8 feet | 200 sf | — |
| Mixed-use - MU-OA-MS, MU-OA-G | 8 | 8 feet | 60 sf | — |
| Multifamily developments, R-2, R-3, R-4 | 1 | 35 ft | 240 sf total area | — |
| I-2 | 1 | 25 feet | 100 sf per side for double-faced signs, 200 sf for single-faced signs | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | 50% of the total sign area of the sign face | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Commercial, Institutional, Mixed-use (MU-N, MU-OI, MU-C, MU-A) and Industrial

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall, Projecting, Blade Signs | — | 600 sf total | — | — | 5 per use | Building frontage | — | 4.10.5.B |
| Monument Sign | 12 feet along arterial streets, 8 feet along all other streets | 100 sf | — | Minimum of four feet from back of sidewalk or 21 feet from flow line | 1 per street frontage for large scale retail single-tenant use | Site Plan showing size of sign face, setback, and sight triangle | — | 4.10.5.B |

### Mixed-use - MU-OA, MU-FB, MU-TOD, MU-R

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 70 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | Each street and parking lot frontage | — | 4.10.10.A |
| High Wall Sign | — | 200 sf | — | — | 1 per building | Buildings of 5 stories or greater | — | 4.10.10.A |
| Grand Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per development | Corner lot with a street-facing open plaza | — | 4.10.10.A |
| Canopy Sign | — | 10 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | Over a public entrance | — | 4.10.10.A |
| Awning Sign | — | 3 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | — | — | 4.10.10.A |
| Pedestrian Blade Sign | — | 6 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | Per pedestrian entrance | — | 4.10.10.A |
| Monument Sign | 8 feet | 40 sf per face, 80 sf for 2-sided signs | — | — | 1 per development | — | — | 4.10.10.A |

### Mixed-use - MU-OA-MS, MU-OA-G

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 60 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | Per building street frontage | — | 4.10.10.B |
| Alley Wall Sign | — | 10 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | Alley frontage | — | 4.10.10.B |
| Projecting Sign | — | 12 sf per sign face | — | — | 1 per tenant per each street/alley frontage | Building-mounted per street/alley frontage | — | 4.10.10.B |
| Grand Projecting Sign | — | 20 sf for canopy signage portion | — | — | 1 per building | Buildings located at street corners, facing an open public plaza, or occupying at least 1/2 block | — | 4.10.10.B |
| Monument Sign | 8 feet | — | — | — | 1 per development | — | — | 4.10.10.B |
| Canopy Sign | — | 25 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | — | — | 4.10.10.B |
| Awning Sign | — | 3 sf | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | — | — | 4.10.10.B |
| Sidewalk Sign | — | 3 ft. by 4 ft. | — | — | 1 per tenant or business | In front of each tenant or business premises | — | 4.10.10.B |

## Prohibited signs in Aurora

- Vehicle mounted signs that are not integrated into the body of the vehicle, including mobile billboards.
- Signs extending over or within the right-of-way, or within a protected sight triangle, unless otherwise authorized through a revocable right-of-way permit from the City.
- Signs on utility poles, other than City-owned signs.
- Roof signs or any signs placed on or above the roof line or parapet of a building.
- Signs located on internally illuminated awnings.
- Signs that include, or message content that is communicated by, strobe or flashing lights.

## Signs exempt from permit in Aurora

- Signs erected or required to be erected by the City or an entity of local, state, or federal government in the performance of its governmental functions.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 7 zoning districts in Aurora — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Aurora+CO&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-aurora

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