# Sign Regulations in Nucla, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Nucla, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/nucla
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-06
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Nucla/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9LAUSDECO_ARTIIILOBUSTST_DIV3-5SI)

## At a glance

Nucla, Colorado regulates 9 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Freestanding Temporary Signs in the GC, MU, I zoning district are capped at 8 ft. tall and 32 sf., with a No part of the sign may extend over the property line setback (Sec. Table 9-3-504D, Freestanding Signs).

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | 75% of the sign area of the freestanding permanent sign | — |
| GC, MU, I | 7 | 8 ft. | 32 sf. | — |
| CCC | 3 | 8 ft. | 32 sf. | — |
| R, LDR, DS, AU | 3 | 8 ft. for nonresidential and multi-family buildings; 5 ft. for single-family detached, duplex and vacant land | 20 sf. for nonresidential and multi-family buildings; 6 sf. for single-family detached, duplex and vacant land | — |

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

### GC, MU, I

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per building elevation | Building facade | — | Table 9-3-503A, Wall Signs |
| Projecting Sign | — | 18 sf. per sign face | — | — | 1 per street-facing facade | Street-facing facade | — | Table 9-3-503B, Projecting Signs |
| Window Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Windows | — | Table 9-3-503C, Window, Awning and Under-Canopy Signs |
| Awning Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per awning | Awnings | — | Table 9-3-503C, Window, Awning and Under-Canopy Signs |
| Under-Canopy Sign | — | 8 sf. | — | — | 1 per public building entrance | Under-canopy | — | Table 9-3-503C, Window, Awning and Under-Canopy Signs |
| Freestanding Permanent Sign | 1 ft./10 ft. of frontage, not to exceed 30 ft. | — | — | — | 1 per frontage | Frontage | — | Table 9-3-504D, Freestanding Signs |
| Freestanding Temporary Sign | 8 ft. | 32 sf. | — | No part of the sign may extend over the property line | 1 per 200 ft. frontage | Frontage | — | Table 9-3-504D, Freestanding Signs |

### CCC

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 16 sf. per sign, 16 sf. total | — | — | 1 per building elevation | Building facade | — | Table 9-3-503A, Wall Signs |
| Freestanding Permanent Sign | 8 ft. | 32 sf. | — | — | 1 per Main Street Frontage | Main Street Frontage | — | Table 9-3-504D, Freestanding Signs |
| Freestanding Temporary Sign | 4 ft. | 8 sf. | — | No part of the sign may extend over the property line | 1 per lot | Lot | — | Table 9-3-504D, Freestanding Signs |

### R, LDR, DS, AU

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 6 sf. per sign, 6 sf. total | — | — | 1 per building | Building facade | — | Table 9-3-503A, Wall Signs |
| Freestanding Permanent Sign | 8 ft. for nonresidential and multi-family buildings; 5 ft. for single-family detached, duplex and vacant land | 20 sf. for nonresidential and multi-family buildings; 6 sf. for single-family detached, duplex and vacant land | — | No part of the sign may extend over the property line | 1 per frontage | Frontage | — | Table 9-3-504D, Freestanding Signs |
| Freestanding Temporary Sign | 5 ft. | 6 sf. | — | No part of the sign may extend over the property line | Not regulated | Frontage | — | Table 9-3-504D, Freestanding Signs |

## Prohibited signs in Nucla

- Animated or moving signs that are visible from public rights-of-way, including any moving, swinging, rotating, flashing, blinking, scintillating, fluctuating or otherwise animated light, except as specifically permitted.
- Motor vehicles used as signs unless they are regularly used as motor vehicles, with current registration and tags, and the display of signage does not interfere with the immediate operation of the motor vehicle.
- Semi-trailers, shipping containers, or portable storage units used as signs unless they are structurally sound, used for their primary purpose, and signage is incidental to the primary purpose.
- Stacked products used as signs.
- Materials with a high degree of specular reflectivity that create substantial glare.
- Sound, smoke or odor emitters.
- Signs obstructing building ingress or egress, equipment, structures, or architectural elements related to public safety, building operations, or utility service.
- Signs mounted on trees or other vegetation.
- Signs mounted on utility poles or light poles, unless specific conditions are met.
- Signs mounted on utility cabinets or pedestals, unless applied by or with the consent of the owner.
- Signs located in or over public rights-of-way, except for those posted by the Town or governmental entity.
- Flashing, blinking, or chasing lights.

## Signs exempt from permit in Nucla

- Holiday Decorations that are clearly incidental, customary, and commonly associated with a holiday.
- Signs installed or posted by Governmental Entities on property owned or controlled by the Governmental Entity.
- Signs required by law or regulation for public duty, legal notice, building code compliance, or other laws.
- Small signs affixed to a building or structure not exceeding six square feet in sign area, with only one such sign per elevation visible from public rights-of-way or neighboring property.
- Signs less than three-fourths square foot in area affixed to machines, equipment, fences, gates, walls, gasoline pumps, public telephones, or utility cabinets.
- Interior signs not visible from residential lots, abutting property, or public rights-of-way.
- Temporary signs in compliance with applicable requirements.
- Routine maintenance or incidental changes to existing signs, except for new manual changeable copy message centers or electronic message centers.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Projecting signs shall not extend above eave or cornice line unless approved by Sign Program alternative.
- A sign permit is required prior to the erection, installation or substantial modification of any sign that is not an exempt sign.

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

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