# Sign Regulations in Edgewater, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Edgewater, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/edgewater
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07

## At a glance

Edgewater, Colorado regulates 11 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Monument Signs in the Commercial District (C-1, C-2, C-3) zoning district are capped at 8 feet tall and 50 square feet within 10 feet of property line; up to 300 square feet with increased setback, with a For each addition of 10 feet of setback from the closest property line, the sign area may be increased by an additional 50 square feet. setback (Sec. Sec. 16-19-90(b)). Most commercial signs in Edgewater require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial District (C-1, C-2, C-3) | 8 | 8 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| Residential-Commercial District - (R-C1) | 8 | 8 feet | 50 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 6 feet | 16 square feet in aggregate area | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Commercial District (C-1, C-2, C-3)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | No limit | First-story building frontages | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Digital Electronic Message Sign | 8 feet | 40 square feet within 10 feet of property line, 80 square feet total | — | — | 1 per individual building tenant | Only along Sheridan Boulevard | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Monument Sign | 8 feet | 50 square feet within 10 feet of property line; up to 300 square feet with increased setback | — | For each addition of 10 feet of setback from the closest property line, the sign area may be increased by an additional 50 square feet. | No limit | Along a site frontage adjoining a public street | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Portable Sign | 4 feet | 8 square feet per side | 2 feet | — | 1 per individual building tenant | Directly in front of the tenant's property | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | No limit | Ground floor facade | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Wall Sign | May not extend above height of wall to which it is affixed | Varies by business frontage | — | — | No limit | First floor level only for retail uses | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Window Sign | — | — | — | — | No limit | On the window or door | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Temporary Sign | May not extend above height of wall to which it is affixed | 32 square feet | — | — | Banner: 1 per street frontage per establishment | Attached to the wall of the establishment, freestanding sign or light poles on private property | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |

### Residential-Commercial District - (R-C1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | No limit | First-story building frontages | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Digital Electronic Message Sign | 8 feet | 40 square feet within 10 feet of property line, 80 square feet total | — | — | 1 per individual building tenant | Only along Sheridan Boulevard | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Monument Sign | 8 feet | 50 square feet within 10 feet of property line; up to 300 square feet with increased setback | — | For each addition of 10 feet of setback from the closest property line, the sign area may be increased by an additional 50 square feet. | No limit | Along a site frontage adjoining a public street | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Portable Sign | 4 feet | 8 square feet per side | 2 feet | — | 1 per individual building tenant | Directly in front of the tenant's property | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Projecting Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | No limit | Ground floor facade | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Wall Sign | May not extend above height of wall to which it is affixed | Varies by business frontage | — | — | No limit | First floor level only for retail uses | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Window Sign | — | — | — | — | No limit | On the window or door | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |
| Temporary Sign | May not extend above height of wall to which it is affixed | 32 square feet | — | — | Banner: 1 per street frontage per establishment | Attached to the wall of the establishment, freestanding sign or light poles on private property | — | Sec. 16-19-90(b) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 2 address signs per residential use | Front of each building and on the alley side of the fence, garage or principal structure | — | Sec. 16-19-90(a) |
| Address Sign (Multi-family Development) | 6 feet | 16 square feet in aggregate area | — | — | No maximum for multi-family development | — | — | Sec. 16-19-90(a) |
| Address Sign (Governmental Use) | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 1 per governmental or quasi-governmental use | — | — | Sec. 16-19-90(a) |

## Prohibited signs in Edgewater

- Any sign that does not comply with the requirements of this Article.
- Flashing, rotating, blinking or moving signs, animated signs, signs with moving, rotating or flashing lights or signs that create the illusion of movement, except for digital electronic message signs in conformance with this Code.
- Any sign that is erected in such a location as to cause visual obstruction or interference with motor vehicle traffic, or traffic control devices including any sign that obstructs clear vision in any direction from any street intersection or driveway.
- Roof signs.
- Any sign other than traffic control signs erected, constructed or maintained within, over or upon the right-of-way of any road or highway, except in the case of a sign for which a permit has been issued pursuant to this Article.
- Any sign which interferes with free passage from or obstructs any fire escape, downspout, window, door, stairway, ladder or opening intended as a means of ingress or egress or providing light or air.
- Any sign located in such a way as to deny an adjoining property owner visual access to an existing sign.
- Vehicle-mounted signs, excepting those that are exempt under Subsection (a)(8).
- Searchlights, except for temporary use not exceeding seven (7) days per calendar year.
- All temporary signs, except those for which a temporary sign permit has been issued in accordance with Section 16-19-30.
- Pole signs.
- Unsafe signs. Signs that are structurally unsafe, not kept in good repair or that constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, damage, abandonment or inability to meet later and/or vertical loads, as determined by the City Manager.

## Signs exempt from permit in Edgewater

- Address signs measuring less than two (2) square feet in area.
- A maximum of two (2) residential signs, not otherwise exempt under this Subsection (a), with an aggregate area not to exceed ten (10) square feet, meeting all height requirements of the applicable zoning district.
- Signs posted by or on the order of a public employee in the performance of his or her duty and signs required by local, state or federal law.
- From September 1st through November 15th of any calendar year, temporary signs, not exceeding three (3) square feet per sign, meeting all height requirements of the applicable zoning district.
- Flags, not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet per flag, meeting all height requirements of the applicable zoning district.
- Directional signs directing traffic or pedestrian movement into premises or within premises, not exceeding three (3) square feet in area for any one (1) business, and horizontal directional signs painted on paved areas.
- Exterior warning signs necessary to provide notice of an unapparent safety risk, such as 'beware of dog,' 'warning: electromagnetic device in use' or notification of a security system, each not exceeding one (1) square foot in area.
- Vehicle signs. Signs permanently or magnetically attached to motor vehicles or trailers which are being operated or stored in the normal course of business, such as signs on delivery trucks; provided that the primary purpose of such vehicles is not for the display of signs and provided that such vehicles are parked or stored in areas appropriate to their use as vehicles.
- One mural per exterior building wall facing the side or rear lot line of the property upon which the building is located, not to exceed sixty-four (64) square feet and not exceeding the height of the wall to which it is attached.
- 'Ghost signs.' For purposes of this Subsection, a 'ghost sign' is a sign of at least fifty (50) years-of-age, painted on an exterior building wall.

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