# Sign Regulations in Meeker, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Meeker, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/meeker
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-06
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Meeker/codes/Municipal_Code?nodeId=TIT18ZOSURE_CH18.1ZORE_18.1.15SIRE)

## At a glance

Meeker, Colorado regulates 10 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Applied letterings in the TC zoning district are capped at No maximum height tall and No maximum (Sec. Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District). Most commercial signs in Meeker require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RR, SFR, MR, MHP | 1 | — | — | — |
| TC | 10 | Fifteen (15) feet above finished grade | Fifty (50) square feet | — |
| HC | 10 | Fifteen (15) feet above finished grade | Sixty (60) square feet | — |
| I | 10 | Fifteen (15) feet above finished grade | Sixty (60) square feet | — |
| CF | 10 | Fifteen (15) feet above finished grade | Sixty (60) square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |

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

### TC

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Applied lettering | No maximum height | No maximum | — | — | All applied letters are considered one (1) sign for a business | Window surface | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Awning sign | Roofline of the building or structure | No maximum | — | — | Two (2) per building | Over sidewalks, courtyards, etc. | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Banner sign | Roofline of the building or structure | Twenty-four (24) square feet per sign, per street frontage | — | — | One (1) sign per street frontage | Mounted to a pole or building | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Freestanding sign | Fifteen (15) feet above finished grade | Forty (40) square feet | — | — | One (1) sign per street frontage or one (1) sign per subdivision | Independent from any building | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Monument sign | Six (6) feet | Fifty (50) square feet | — | — | One (1) sign per property | Detached sign with a proportionate base | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Projecting sign | Roofline of the building or structure | Twenty (20) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per building frontage | Affixed to a building or wall | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Suspended sign | Roofline of the building or structure, or the top of the parapet wall | Forty (40) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per frontage of a building occupied by a nonresidential use | Suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Wall sign | Roofline of the building or structure, or the top of the parapet wall | Forty (40) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per frontage of a building occupied by a nonresidential use | Parallel and attached to a wall | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |

### HC

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Applied lettering | No maximum height | No maximum | — | — | All applied letters are considered one (1) sign for a business | Window surface | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Awning sign | Roofline of the building or structure | No maximum | — | — | Two (2) per building | Over sidewalks, courtyards, etc. | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Banner sign | Roofline of the building or structure | Twenty-four (24) square feet per sign, per street frontage | — | — | One (1) sign per street frontage | Mounted to a pole or building | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Freestanding sign | Fifteen (15) feet above finished grade | Sixty (60) square feet | — | — | One (1) sign per street frontage or one (1) sign per subdivision | Independent from any building | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Monument sign | Six (6) feet | Fifty (50) square feet | — | — | One (1) sign per property | Detached sign with a proportionate base | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Projecting sign | Roofline of the building or structure | Twenty (20) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per building frontage | Affixed to a building or wall | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Suspended sign | Roofline of the building or structure, or the top of the parapet wall | Sixty (60) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per frontage of a building occupied by a nonresidential use | Suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Wall sign | Roofline of the building or structure, or the top of the parapet wall | Sixty (60) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per frontage of a building occupied by a nonresidential use | Parallel and attached to a wall | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |

### I

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Applied lettering | No maximum height | No maximum | — | — | All applied letters are considered one (1) sign for a business | Window surface | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Awning sign | Roofline of the building or structure | No maximum | — | — | Two (2) per building | Over sidewalks, courtyards, etc. | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Banner sign | Roofline of the building or structure | Twenty-four (24) square feet per sign, per street frontage | — | — | One (1) sign per street frontage | Mounted to a pole or building | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Freestanding sign | Fifteen (15) feet above finished grade | Sixty (60) square feet | — | — | One (1) sign per street frontage or one (1) sign per subdivision | Independent from any building | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Monument sign | Six (6) feet | Fifty (50) square feet | — | — | One (1) sign per property | Detached sign with a proportionate base | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Projecting sign | Roofline of the building or structure | Twenty (20) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per building frontage | Affixed to a building or wall | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Suspended sign | Roofline of the building or structure, or the top of the parapet wall | Sixty (60) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per frontage of a building occupied by a nonresidential use | Suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |
| Wall sign | Roofline of the building or structure, or the top of the parapet wall | Sixty (60) square feet per sign | — | — | One (1) sign per frontage of a building occupied by a nonresidential use | Parallel and attached to a wall | — | Table 18.4: Types of Signs by District |

## Prohibited signs in Meeker

- It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any sign except in conformity with the requirements of this Subsection.
- No sign shall be erected or maintained which creates a traffic or other safety hazard.
- No sign shall be erected or maintained which creates a public or private nuisance, or which unreasonably interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of the adjacent property by reason of unreasonable light, shade, or other effects.
- No sign shall have more than two (2) sign faces.
- Mounted signs shall be flush mounted against a building or wall.
- Signs may be erected only on property for which the sign owner has a legal right to erect such sign.
- No more than fifty percent (50%) of any sign face may be internally illuminated.

## Signs exempt from permit in Meeker

- Temporary signs do not require a permit.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- In any building with multiple tenants, the owner of the building shall be required to apply for and be issued a sign permit for the entire building and all the uses therein.
- Applications for sign permits shall be on forms provided by the Town.

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

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