# Sign Regulations in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Cherry Hills Village, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/cherry-hills-village
- **Data last verified:** 2025-02-28
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Cherry_Hills_Village/codes/Municipal_Code?nodeId=CH16ZO_ARTIIILOBUST_DIV3SI)

## At a glance

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado regulates 12 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Residential Subdivision Entrance Signs in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, O-1, O-2 zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 25 square feet per entry (Sec. Sec. 16-3-230(a)(1)(a)). Most commercial signs in Cherry Hills Village require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, O-1, O-2 | 5 | 8 feet | 25 square feet per entry | Yes |
| C-1 | 1 | 5 feet for detached signs | 6 square feet | Yes |
| C-2 | 4 | 6 feet | 25 square feet | Yes |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | 64 square feet total, 4 feet by 8 feet per face | No |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, O-1, O-2

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Subdivision Entrance Sign | 8 feet | 25 square feet per entry | — | — | 2 per entry | At each entry into a platted subdivision from a public right-of-way | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(1)(a) |
| Residential Lot Sign | 3 feet for detached signs | 1 square foot per sign | — | — | 2 per lot | On residential lots | No | Sec. 16-3-210(c)(6) |
| Nonresidential Lot Sign - Primary | 8 feet for detached signs | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per lot | On nonresidential lots | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(1)(c)(i) |
| Nonresidential Lot Sign - Entrance | 3 feet | 3 square feet per face | — | — | 1 per lot | Within 10 feet of the principal vehicular entrance to the property | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(1)(c)(ii) |
| Noncommercial Message Sign | 3 feet for detached signs | 2 square feet | — | — | Not more than 10 per lot | On nonresidential lots | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(1)(c)(iii) |

### C-2

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Attached Sign - Ground Floor Tenant | — | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per ground-floor tenant | On the side of the building on which the principal entrance to the tenant's space is located | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(2)(b)(i)(1) |
| Attached Sign - Corner Ground Floor Tenant | — | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per corner ground-floor tenant | On the side elevation of the building | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(2)(b)(i)(2) |
| Attached Sign - Rear Elevation | — | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per ground-floor tenant | On the rear elevation of the building | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(2)(b)(i)(3) |
| Detached Sign | 6 feet | 25 square feet | — | — | 2 per property | On the property | Yes | Sec. 16-3-230(a)(2)(b)(ii) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 12 square feet total, 6 square feet per face | — | — | — | On property in any zoning district | No | Sec. 16-3-240(b)(1) |
| Temporary Sign - C-2 | — | 64 square feet total, 4 feet by 8 feet per face | — | — | — | On property in C-2 zoning district | No | Sec. 16-3-240(b)(2) |

## Prohibited signs in Cherry Hills Village

- Any sign not expressly permitted by or conforming to this Division (except legal nonconforming signs).
- Any permanent sign for which a permit is required but has not been issued.
- Animated or moving signs, including any sign for which all or any part or attachment moves, swings, rotates, flashes or twirls.
- Signs covered or painted in whole or in part with light-reflecting paint or materials (except retroreflective paint or materials used on traffic control devices designed in accordance with the MUTCD).
- Inflated or floating objects, balloons, dirigibles, or any similar type of object or sign designed to utilize air pressure, gas, or wind in its display (except flags).
- Off-premises commercial signs.
- Electronic message centers.
- Signs that include flashing or blinking illumination sources.
- Roof signs.
- Search lights.
- Portable signs or wheeled signs.
- Vehicles used for sign purposes unless they are operational, regularly used as motor vehicles, have current registration and tags, the display of signage is incidental to the motor vehicle use, and the motor vehicle is legally parked.
- Trailers or containers used for sign purposes unless they are structurally sound, capable of being transported, used for their primary purpose, have current registration and tags, the display of signage is incidental to the primary purpose, and they are parked or placed in a designated loading area or on a construction site at which they are being used for their primary purpose.
- Any sign found by the Director to be hazardous by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidated condition, or obsolescence such that the sign creates an imminent hazard to the public health or safety.
- Signs designed, shaped, and/or painted to mimic, simulate, or represent official traffic control devices.

## Signs exempt from permit in Cherry Hills Village

- Traffic control signs that are installed by or required by the City, Arapahoe County, or the Colorado Department of Transportation, whether in a right-of-way or not.
- Holiday decorations, clearly incidental and commonly associated with any national, local, or religious holiday, provided that such decorations do not advertise or identify a product or a business, and are located and configured so as not to conflict with traffic control devices or traffic safety.
- Signs that are located wholly within a building that are not visible from any point within a public right-of-way.
- Signs that are incorporated into and made part of a bus bench lawfully located within the public right-of-way, provided that such signs do not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area.
- Signs that are incorporated into and made part of a public transit shelter or public bus stop shelter lawfully located within a public right-of-way, provided that such signs do not exceed two (2) panels, each measuring not more than twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area.
- Signs that are required by law, including but not limited to building and safety codes.

## 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 4 zoning districts in Cherry Hills Village — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Cherry+Hills+Village+CO&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-cherry-hills-village

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