# Sign Regulations in Mancos, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Mancos, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/mancos
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-06
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Mancos/codes/Municipal_Code?nodeId=CH16LAUSDE_ART13SI)

## At a glance

Mancos, Colorado regulates 24 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Projecting or Suspended Signs in the Mixed-Use, Commercial, and Industrial Districts zoning district are capped at Height of wall where attached tall, 20 square feet; max. width 4 ft., and 4 feet wide (Sec. Table 16-13.2). Most commercial signs in Mancos require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agricultural Districts | 2 | 12 feet | 32 square feet | — |
| Residential Districts | 7 | 12 feet | 24 square feet | — |
| Mixed-Use, Commercial, and Industrial Districts | 13 | 16 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| Corridor Mixed-Use Districts | 11 | 30 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| Planned Unit Development District | 1 | Equivalent to district and use categories | Equivalent to district and use categories | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | Varies by type and district | Varies by type and district | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign - Civic and Public Uses | Not to exceed height of wall | Front wall: 10%; other walls 5% | — | — | 1 per frontage | Front wall or other walls | — | Table 16-13.1 |
| Wall Sign - Cottage Industry, Home Occ, or Home-Based Business | Not to exceed height of wall | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 | Attached to wall | — | Table 16-13.1 |
| Wall Sign - Multifamily Complex | Not to exceed height of wall | 10% | — | — | 1 per complex | Attached to wall | — | Table 16-13.1 |
| Wall Sign - Multifamily Building | Not to exceed height of wall | 10% | — | — | 1 per building | Attached to wall | — | Table 16-13.1 |
| Monument Sign - Civic and Public Use | 12 feet | 24 square feet | — | — | 1 per frontage | Per frontage | — | Table 16-13.1 |
| Monument Sign - B&B | 12 feet | 16 square feet; 1 sign face only | — | — | 1 total | Per property | — | Table 16-13.1 |
| Monument Sign - Multifamily Building or Complex and Residential Subdivision | 12 feet | 24 square feet; 1 sign face only | — | — | 1 per entrance | Per entrance | — | Table 16-13.1 |

### Mixed-Use, Commercial, and Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning or Canopy Sign | Top of vertical face of awning; 12" above canopy | Lesser of 35 square feet or 25% of total awning or canopy area | — | — | 1 per frontage | Attached to awning or canopy | — | Table 16-13.2 |
| Marquee Sign | Top of vertical face of marquee where attached | 20 square feet | — | — | 1 per frontage | Attached to marquee | — | Table 16-13.2 |
| Projecting or Suspended Sign | Height of wall where attached | 20 square feet; max. width 4 ft. | 4 feet | — | 1 per building | Attached to building | — | Table 16-13.2 |
| Wall Sign | Height of wall where attached | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per tenant | Attached to wall | — | Table 16-13.2 |
| Wall Sign - Multitenant Building | Height of wall where attached | Based on number of tenants | — | — | 1 multitenant sign with 1 s.f. of sign area per tenant | Attached to wall | — | Table 16-13.2 |
| Wall Sign - Multifamily Building or Complex | Height of wall where attached | 24 square feet; 1 sign face only | — | — | 1 per frontage | Attached to wall | — | Table 16-13.2 |
| Window Sign | Height of window where affixed | 25% of any individual window | — | — | 1 per window or window in door | Affixed to window | — | Table 16-13.2 |
| Access Point Sign | 3 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | 2 per property | Per property | — | Table 16-13.3 |

### Corridor Mixed-Use Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning or Canopy Sign | Top of vertical face of awning; 12" above canopy | Lesser of 35 square feet or 25% of total awning or canopy area | — | — | 1 per frontage | Attached to awning or canopy | — | Table 16-13.4 |
| Marquee Sign | Top of vertical face of marquee where attached | 20 square feet | — | — | 1 per frontage | Attached to marquee | — | Table 16-13.4 |
| Projecting or Suspended Sign | Height of wall where attached | 20 square feet; max. width 4 ft. | 4 feet | — | 1 per building | Attached to building | — | Table 16-13.4 |
| Wall Sign | Height of wall where attached | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per tenant | Attached to wall | — | Table 16-13.4 |
| Window Sign | Height of window where affixed | 25% of any individual window | — | — | 1 per window or window in door | Affixed to window | — | Table 16-13.4 |
| Access Point Sign | 3 feet | 6 square feet | — | — | 2 per property | Per property | — | Table 16-13.5 |
| Freestanding Structural Canopy Sign | May not extend above canopy | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per frontage | Attached to canopy | — | Table 16-13.5 |
| Highway Access Sign | 20 feet | 18 x 54 per business | — | — | 1 multi-business sign per highway intersection | Per highway intersection | — | Table 16-13.5 |

## Prohibited signs in Mancos

- Signs employing mercury vapor, low-pressure and high-pressure sodium and metal halide lighting, or otherwise not complying with the illumination requirements of Article 12, Outdoor Lighting
- Internally lit signs
- Off-premise signs
- Flutter fly and similar types of signs that contain or consist of ribbon streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners, or other similar moving devices
- Sign walkers
- Electronic message centers (EMCs)
- Real time video projected on outdoor display screens, outdoor video projection screens and outdoor LED screens, or outdoor display screens of any type are prohibited for use as signs, including in windows
- Signs emitting sound
- Any sign or sign structure that is structurally unsafe, constitutes a hazard to safety or health because of inadequate maintenance or dilapidation, is not kept in good repair, or is capable of causing electrical shocks to persons likely to come in contact with it
- Abandoned signs
- Banners used as permanent signs
- In the right-of-way or on other public property without approval of the Town
- Placed on private property without the consent of the owner
- Located in or overhanging a utility easement
- On roofs, dormers, and balconies
- Located in such a way as to deny an adjoining property owner visual access to an existing sign
- Attached to a tree, whether on public or private property

## Signs exempt from permit in Mancos

- Window displays of merchandise or products
- Art that does not include commercial speech
- Products, merchandise or other materials which are offered for sale or used in conducting a business, when such products, merchandise, or materials are kept or stored in a location which is designed and commonly used for the storage of such products, merchandise or materials
- Any feature of display that would otherwise be considered a sign, but that has been found by the Planning Commission to be an integral part of a building that contributes to the character of the building and surrounding area
- Internal and integral signs not intended for view or readily legible from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential, public, or civic institutional districts or uses
- Integral signs that are carved into stone, concrete, or similar material or made of metal or other permanent-type construction and made an integral part of the structure
- Signs that do not exceed two (2) square feet per face or four (4) square feet in total surface area that are affixed to machines, equipment, fences, gates, walls, gasoline pumps/EV charging units, or utility cabinets
- Signs or banners on fences and structures within an arena, Town park, recreational complex, or scoreboards for athletic fields, provided such signs or banners face inward to the arena, Town park, recreational complex, or athletic field
- Non-commercial flags, crests, or banners that are sixty (60) square feet or less and are affixed to a permanent flagpole or building
- Official public signs approved by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, Town department, or special district for structures used by the governmental organization and signs related to issues that the governmental organization has jurisdiction over
- Signs and notices required to be maintained by law or governmental order, rule, or regulation, provided that the content and size of the sign does not exceed the requirements of such law, order, rule, or regulation
- Seasonal decorations located on private property

## Sign plan & submission notes

- An applicant for PUD district approval may submit a signage plan to the planning commission for review and recommendation to alter the sign regulations which would otherwise be applicable to the Planned Unit Development district.
- All signage plans shall be submitted with the PUD application and shall include, at a minimum, a drawing of all proposed signs, detailed information on each sign proposed, a site plan of the planned development district, a written explanation of the reasons for the request, and an analysis showing evidence of no net increase in total signage area.

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

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