# Sign Regulations in Erie, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Erie, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/erie
- **Data last verified:** 2025-02-28
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Erie/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BURE_CH1SOPE_4-1-7NOSOSI)

## At a glance

Erie, Colorado regulates 6 sign types across 4 zoning districts. General Signages in the AG/OS, AGH, RP1, RP2, RP3, RR, ER, SR, LR, OTR, MR, HR Districts, and PD - Agricultural, open space and Residential land uses zoning district are capped at 6 feet tall and 32 square feet (Sec. 10-6-12 E.1.a, F.1.a). Most commercial signs in Erie require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AG/OS, AGH, RP1, RP2, RP3, RR, ER, SR, LR, OTR, MR, HR Districts, and PD - Agricultural, open space and Residential land uses | 1 | 6 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| DT and NMU (inside of Old Town) districts | 1 | 6 feet for monument signs | 32 square feet per face | — |
| NMU (outside of Old Town), CMU, PLI, LI, AP, CC, RC, B Districts, and PD - nonresidential land uses | 1 | 10 feet for monument signs, 6 feet along Erie Parkway | 100 square feet for principal sign, 32 square feet for secondary signs | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | — | 32 square feet | — |

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

### AG/OS, AGH, RP1, RP2, RP3, RR, ER, SR, LR, OTR, MR, HR Districts, and PD - Agricultural, open space and Residential land uses

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Signage | 6 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | Two signs per street frontage | — | — | 10-6-12 E.1.a, F.1.a |

### DT and NMU (inside of Old Town) districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Signage | 6 feet for monument signs | 32 square feet per face | — | — | Three signs per tenant for each tenant building frontage, or two signs per street frontage for vacant parcels | — | — | 10-6-12 E.1.b, F.1.b |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Illuminated Signs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10-6-12 G.1 |
| Temporary Signs | — | 32 square feet | — | — | One temporary sign per applicant exceeding 30-day limit per year | — | — | 10-6-12 G.2 |
| Projecting Signs | — | — | — | — | — | May project over public property a maximum of two feet beyond the property line with a minimum clearance of eight feet. | — | 10-6-12 G.3 |
| Monument Signs | — | — | — | — | One per lot | — | — | 10-6-12 G.4 |
| Wall Signs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10-6-12 G.5 |

## Prohibited signs in Erie

- Signs attached to a tree or utility pole whether on public or private property.
- Signs located within a public right-of-way.
- Signs located in the vision clearance triangle or at any location where it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with, any traffic control sign, signal or device, or where it may interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
- Signs mounted on a pitched roof or the deck of flat roof.
- Flashing signs, signs emitting sound, rotating or moving signs, animated signs, signs with moving lights or signs that create the illusion of movement, except a sign whereon the current time or temperature is shown by intermittent lighting shall not be deemed to be a flashing sign. A sign that changes copy or color no more than once every four hours shall not be considered a flashing or moving sign.
- Signs painted, attached to, or placed on a vehicle or the bed of a trailer, when the vehicle or trailer is parked on a public right-of-way or public property, or on private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way, for the basic purpose of providing the advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity on the same or nearby premises. This provision applies only where the primary purpose of a vehicle is for advertising purposes and is not intended to prohibit any form of vehicular signs, such as a sign attached to a truck or motor vehicle, which vehicle is primarily used for business purposes other than advertising.
- Riders or attachments to signs.
- Ground signs

## Signs exempt from permit in Erie

- Signs of a duly constituted governmental body, required to be maintained by law or governmental order, rule or regulation, including without limitation traffic or similar regulatory devices, address numerals, legal notices, warnings at railroad crossings, and other instructional or regulatory signs concerning public health, safety and welfare provided, that the copy and size of the sign do not exceed the requirements of such law, order, rule or regulation.
- Holiday decorations associated with any national, local, or religious holiday; provided, that such signs shall be displayed for not more than 60 days in any given year.
- Small signs not exceeding four square feet in area displayed on private property.
- Scoreboards in athletic stadiums.

## 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 Erie — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Erie+CO&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-erie

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