# Sign Regulations in Avon, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Avon, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/avon
- **Data last verified:** 2025-02-28
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Avon/codes/Home_Rule_Charter_and_Code?nodeId=CD_TIT7DECO_CH7.34SICO)

## At a glance

Avon, Colorado regulates 11 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Residential Project Entrance Sign - Primary Entrances in the Residential zones zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 32 square feet (Sec. (f) Regulations in Residential Zoned Districts, 1.1.). Most commercial signs in Avon require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential zones | 6 | 8 feet | 32 square feet | Yes |
| Town Center zone district | 1 | — | 3 square feet or 28-inch monitor | Yes |
| Mixed-use and Commercial Lots | 5 | 4 feet | 64 square feet per lot front | Yes |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Project Entrance Sign - Primary Entrance | 8 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | 1 per primary entrance | Adjacent to the primary entrance | Yes | (f) Regulations in Residential Zoned Districts, 1.1. |
| Residential Project Entrance Sign - Secondary Entrance | 8 feet | 16 square feet | — | — | 1 per secondary entrance | Adjacent to the secondary entrance | Yes | (f) Regulations in Residential Zoned Districts, 1.2. |
| Wall Sign - RH District | — | 12 square feet per front, 24 square feet per development | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Per street frontage | Yes | (f) Regulations in Residential Zoned Districts, 1.3. |
| Construction Sign - Single Family/Duplex | — | 6 square feet | — | — | 1 per property | On property under construction | Yes | (f) Regulations in Residential Zoned Districts, 2. |
| Construction Sign - Multi-family | — | 12 square feet aggregate | — | — | 2 per development site | On property under construction | Yes | (f) Regulations in Residential Zoned Districts, 2. |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign | 4 feet | 12 square feet aggregate | — | — | Not specified | On property | Yes | (f) Regulations in Residential Zoned Districts, 3. |

### Town Center zone district

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Interactive Storefront Sign | — | 3 square feet or 28-inch monitor | — | — | Not specified | Interior of a pedestrian-oriented display window | Yes | (9) Interactive storefront sign, 1-5. |

### Mixed-use and Commercial Lots

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Individual Business Lot Sign | — | Not specified | — | — | Not specified | On building front | Yes | (g) Regulations in Mixed-use and Commercial Lots, 1. |
| Multiple Business Lot Sign | — | 64 square feet per lot front | — | — | Not specified | On building front | Yes | (g) Regulations in Mixed-use and Commercial Lots, 2. |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign | 4 feet | 12 square feet aggregate | — | — | 4 per property | On property | Yes | (g) Regulations in Mixed-use and Commercial Lots, 3.2. |
| Window Sign | — | Not specified | — | — | Not specified | On window | No | (g) Regulations in Mixed-use and Commercial Lots, 3.3. |
| Construction Sign | — | 16 square feet aggregate | — | — | 2 per project | On construction site | Yes | (g) Regulations in Mixed-use and Commercial Lots, 3.4. |

## Prohibited signs in Avon

- A sign that is structurally unsafe, unsanitary, or hazardous to the safety or health of any person.
- Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or government signs or signals, or signs creating an unsafe distraction for motor vehicle operators.
- Signs that are in disrepair, damaged, dilapidated, inadequately maintained, or components of signs which do not function as intended.
- Moving, animated, revolving, rotating, or reflective signs.
- Signs that obstruct the view of motor vehicle operators entering a public roadway from any parking area, service drive, private driveway, alley, or other thoroughfare; or which obstruct free ingress to or egress from a required entrance or exit way.
- Nonconforming Signs, except legal nonconforming signs.
- Neon, other gas-filled, or LED light tubes.
- Signs erected on public rights-of-way, except Town of Avon.
- Wind-driven signs, air-activated graphics, or inflatable signs.
- Signs that utilize or incorporate searchlights.
- Signs mounted on the roof of a building, above canopies or eaves, or extending above the uppermost edge of a parapet wall.
- Walking signs, human signs, signs incorporating live animals, or sign spinners.
- Signs with auditory messages or sounds.
- Snipe or poster signs, including signs fastened to trees, fences, utility poles, public benches, streetlights, or placed on any public property or public right-of-way.
- Portable wheeled signs and portable message center signs.
- Billboards or Off-Premises signs.
- Festoons, freestanding blade signs, inflatable signs, or teardrop flags of any shape.
- Statuary signs, except those proposed as part of a building sign, and whose area does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the area of the sign.
- Projected image signs or signs with projected copy.
- Signs with lights or illuminations that flash, scintillate, blink, flicker, vary in intensity, or vary in color.
- Freestanding signs supported by a singular pole or post.
- Under-canopy or hanging signs that extend beyond the edge of the canopy or roof from which they are suspended.
- Back-lit awning signs.
- Internally illuminated cabinet signs are prohibited except for those which use a non-opaque material and punch-through letters so only the letters are illuminated.

## Signs exempt from permit in Avon

- Commemorative signs, cornerstones, and plaques not exceeding two (2) square feet.
- Construction Signs, which must be removed on or before the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the project.
- Directional/informational signs of six (6) square feet or less each or as indicated on an approved Master Sign Program.
- Flags, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, and no flagpole may be higher than thirty-five (35) feet in all zone districts except residential zones, in which the maximum height shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
- Town of Avon signs, including any digital displays.
- Gravestones.
- Holiday displays and decorations.
- Private warning signs.
- Signs showing underground or public utilities.
- Window Signs, as long as square footage and type requirements are met.
- Required street address signs six (6) square feet and smaller are exempt from the aggregate sign area.
- Vehicular signs are exempt from review if they meet specific criteria.

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