# Sign Regulations in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/hot-sulphur-springs
- **Data last verified:** 2025-02-28
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Hot_Sulphur_Springs/codes/Municipal_Code?nodeId=SUHITA_TIT9ZORE_CH7SUZORE_9-7-2SI)

## At a glance

Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado regulates 5 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Identification Signs in the R-1, R-2, R-3, M, B zoning district are capped at 4 square feet (Sec. One (1) lighted, on-site identification sign per occupied residential lot, provided such sign does not exceed four (4) square feet in area.).

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R-1, R-2, R-3, M, B | 3 | — | 10 square feet | — |
| B, O | 2 | — | 50 square feet per face | — |

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## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 2 of 3 zones)

### R-1, R-2, R-3, M, B

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Identification Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 | On-site | — | One (1) lighted, on-site identification sign per occupied residential lot, provided such sign does not exceed four (4) square feet in area. |
| For Sale or For Rent Sign | — | 6 square feet per face | — | — | 1 | On-site | — | One (1) unlighted, on-site 'for sale' or 'for rent' sign per lot, provided such sign does not exceed six (6) square feet in area per face. Hotels and motels shall be permitted to use lighted 'vacancy' and 'no vacancy' signs, provided the same shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area. |
| Identification Sign (Public or Semi-Public Use) | — | 10 square feet | — | — | 1 | On-site | — | One (1) indirectly illuminated identification sign per public or semi-public use, provided such sign does not exceed ten (10) square feet in area. |

### B, O

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding or Projecting Sign | — | 50 square feet per face | — | — | 1 | On-site | — | One (1) illuminated, freestanding or projecting on-site sign per principal use, provided such sign does not exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet in area per face. |
| Wall Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | — | 2 | On principal building | — | Not more than two (2) wall signs not extending more than twelve (12) inches from each principal building in any direction and not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area. |

## Prohibited signs in Hot Sulphur Springs

- Any sign not specifically permitted by this Section.
- Any signs erected upon, over or adjacent to the public right-of-way of any street, roadway or alley which contain or are in imitation of an official traffic sign or contain the words 'stop,' 'go slow,' 'caution,' 'danger,' 'warning' or similar words.
- Signs with visible moving, revolving or rotating parts or visible mechanical movement or any description or other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical, electronic or mechanical means, except for time-temperature-date signs and traditional barber poles and except for gauges and dials which may be animated to the extent necessary to display correct measurement.
- Any sign which contains or consists of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners or other similar moving devices.
- Any sign that obstructs any window, door, fire escape, stairway, ladder or openings intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building, as required by law.
- Any sign which advertises an activity, business, product or service not conducted or offered on the property on which the sign is located.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 2 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 3 zoning districts in Hot Sulphur Springs — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Hot+Sulphur+Springs+CO&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-hot-sulphur-springs

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