# Sign Regulations in Parker, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Parker, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/parker
- **Data last verified:** 2025-12-15
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Parker/codes/Municipal_Code?nodeId=TIT13LADEOR_CH13.09SICO)

## At a glance

Parker, Colorado regulates 22 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Changeable Copy Signs in the Nonresidential Districts (AG, C1, C2, C3, LF, LI, MN, MC, MR, OE, OS, PF, PD) zoning district are capped at 8 ft (single principal use) or 15 ft (multiple) tall and 20 sq ft, with a 10 ft setback (Sec. 13.09.050(d)). Most commercial signs in Parker require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 13 | 8 ft | 32 sq ft per sign, 64 sq ft total per parcel | — |
| Residential Districts (SF1, SF2, SF3, MF) | 16 | 25 ft | 80 sq ft (40 per face) | — |
| Nonresidential Districts (AG, C1, C2, C3, LF, LI, MN, MC, MR, OE, OS, PF, PD) | 17 | 15 ft | 200 sq ft (100 per face) | — |
| Downtown East (DE) | 17 | 15 ft | 200 sq ft (100 per face) | — |
| Downtown West (DW) | 16 | 15 ft | 200 sq ft (100 per face) | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Nonresidential Districts (AG, C1, C2, C3, LF, LI, MN, MC, MR, OE, OS, PF, PD)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Changeable Copy Sign | 8 ft (single principal use) or 15 ft (multiple) | 20 sq ft | — | 10 ft | Per use | Freestanding or building-mounted | — | 13.09.050(d) |
| Flag | Per Table 13.09.C (20-50 ft based on flag area 15-60+ sq ft) | 200 sq ft (100 per face) | — | 1 ft per 1 ft pole height | 2 | Per parcel | — | 13.09.050(c)(2), 13.09.050(d) |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Single Principal Use, Lot <8 acres) | 8 ft | 40 sq ft per face, 80 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | 1 | On parcel | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Single Principal Use, Lot >=8 acres) | 8 ft | 40 sq ft per face, 80 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | 1 per street frontage | Per street frontage | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Multiple Principal Uses) | 15 ft | 100 sq ft per face, 200 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | 1 per access driveway | Per access driveway | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Instructional Sign | 5 ft | 15 sq ft | — | 5 ft | Minimum needed | On site | — | 13.09.050(c)(4), 13.09.050(d) |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign (Standard) | 8 ft | 32 sq ft per sign, 64 sq ft total | — | General | Per parcel | On parcel | — | 13.09.040(d)(3) |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign (12 Month Allowance, <45 mph) | 8 ft | 16 sq ft per face, 32 sq ft total | — | General | 1 per frontage | Per street frontage | — | 13.09.040(d)(3)a |

### Downtown East (DE)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Changeable Copy Sign | 8 ft (single principal use) or 15 ft (multiple) | 20 sq ft | — | 10 ft | Per use | Freestanding or building-mounted | — | 13.09.050(d) |
| Flag | Per Table 13.09.C (20-50 ft based on flag area 15-60+ sq ft) | 200 sq ft (100 per face) | — | 1 ft per 1 ft pole height | 2 | Per parcel | — | 13.09.050(c)(2), 13.09.050(d) |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Single Principal Use, Lot <8 acres) | 8 ft | 40 sq ft per face, 80 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft | 1 | On parcel | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Single Principal Use, Lot >=8 acres) | 8 ft | 40 sq ft per face, 80 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft | 1 per street frontage | Per street frontage | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Multiple Principal Uses) | 15 ft | 100 sq ft per face, 200 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft | 1 per access driveway | Per access driveway | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Instructional Sign | 5 ft | 15 sq ft | — | 5 ft | Minimum needed | On site | — | 13.09.050(c)(4), 13.09.050(d) |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign (<=5 ft Height) | 5 ft | 32 sq ft per sign, 64 sq ft total | — | 5 ft | Per parcel | On parcel | — | 13.09.040(d)(3), Table 13.09.B note [2] |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign (12 Month Allowance, <45 mph) | 5 ft | 16 sq ft per face, 32 sq ft total | — | 5 ft | 1 per frontage | Per street frontage | — | 13.09.040(d)(3)a, Table 13.09.B note [2] |

### Downtown West (DW)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Changeable Copy Sign | 8 ft (single principal use) or 15 ft (multiple) | 20 sq ft | — | 10 ft | Per use | Freestanding or building-mounted | — | 13.09.050(d) |
| Flag | Per Table 13.09.C (20-50 ft based on flag area 15-60+ sq ft) | 200 sq ft (100 per face) | — | 1 ft per 1 ft pole height | 2 | Per parcel | — | 13.09.050(c)(2), 13.09.050(d) |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Single Principal Use, Lot <8 acres) | 8 ft | 40 sq ft per face, 80 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | 1 | On parcel | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Single Principal Use, Lot >=8 acres) | 8 ft | 40 sq ft per face, 80 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | 1 per street frontage | Per street frontage | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Permanent Freestanding Sign (Multiple Principal Uses) | 15 ft | 100 sq ft per face, 200 sq ft aggregate | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | 1 per access driveway | Per access driveway | — | 13.09.050(c)(3), 13.09.050(d), Table 13.09.F |
| Instructional Sign | 5 ft | 15 sq ft | — | 5 ft | Minimum needed | On site | — | 13.09.050(c)(4), 13.09.050(d) |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign (Standard) | 8 ft | 32 sq ft per sign, 64 sq ft total | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | Per parcel | On parcel | — | 13.09.040(d)(3) |
| Temporary Freestanding Sign (12 Month Allowance, <45 mph) | 8 ft | 16 sq ft per face, 32 sq ft total | — | 5 ft (20 ft >6 ft height) | 1 per frontage | Per street frontage | — | 13.09.040(d)(3)a |

## Prohibited signs in Parker

- Except pursuant to Chapter 10.13, any sign placed by a nongovernmental person or entity and located within the right-of-way
- Any sign or display that would conflict with the provisions of the Colorado Roadside Advertising Statute, Section 43-1-401, et seq., C.R.S.
- Flashing, moving, animated, coursing, blinker, racer-type, intermittent, rotating, moving, or revolving signs and/or devices, whirligig devices, inflatable signs and tethered balloons, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, and other similar types of attention-getting devices, except for changeable copy signs that comply with the applicable regulations
- Handheld commercial signs
- Signs that incorporate projected or three-dimensional images
- Signs that emit any sound that is intended to attract attention
- Signs that involve the use of live or preserved animals
- Roof signs and other roof-mounted signs or signs that project above the highest point of the roofline or fascia of a building to which the sign or signs are attached
- Temporary signs with more than one (1) face where the faces meet at an angle greater than zero degrees (V-shaped or angle signs)
- Signs advertising or promoting businesses or events of a commercial nature occurring on a parcel other than that upon which the sign is located, except as expressly allowed
- Signs with more than two (2) faces
- Signs that concern illegal commercial activity or are false or misleading
- All other signs not expressly allowed pursuant to this Chapter 13.09

## Signs exempt from permit in Parker

- Any sign required by a valid and applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation
- Signs and other visual displays erected by, or at the direction of, federal, state, or local governmental or quasi-governmental agencies
- Any sign not legible from any right-of-way or adjacent property
- Holiday lighting displays that are temporarily affixed to a building or landscaping, provided they comply with lighting standards in Section 13.08.110(c)(3) and are not displayed longer than two consecutive months per year (year-round in Downtown East)
- Any sign smaller than two (2) square feet in area, that is located on a residential parcel
- Signs conforming to or required by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- Signs on athletic fields and scoreboards intended for on-premises viewing
- Signs located on any property owned by the Town and not specifically addressed in this Chapter
- Signs displayed on motor vehicles operated in the normal course of business, subject to licensing, operability, parking limitations, attachment standards, and protrusion limits
- Signs displayed pursuant to an approved community event plan pursuant to Chapter 10.08
- Any permanent freestanding sign(s) meeting the requirements of Section 13.09.050(f)(3)
- Any window sign(s) under six (6) square feet in area

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All signs requiring a Sign Permit under this Chapter shall comply with Section 13.09.030, except to the extent superseded by a Planned Sign Program approved pursuant to Section 13.03.040(l)
- All temporary signs that require Sign Registration shall comply with Section 13.09.040, except to the extent superseded by a Planned Sign Program approved pursuant to Section 13.03.040(l)
- If a temporary freestanding sign is to be made permanent, a Planned Sign Program meeting the standards set forth in Section 13.03.040(l) is required
- All signs that require a Sign Permit shall comply with Section 13.09.050, except to the extent superseded by a Planned Sign Program approved pursuant to Section 13.03.040(l)
- Flags shall conform to standards unless included in an approved Planned Sign Program pursuant to Section 13.03.040(l)
- Residential subdivision entry signs on fences may be permitted through a Planned Sign Program if meeting specific standards
- Aggregate sign area bonuses in Table 13.09.E require a Planned Sign Program
- Variances from some standards in this Chapter are available pursuant to Section 13.03.040(x)
- Administrative adjustments to some standards are available pursuant to Section 13.03.040(c)
- Major modifications to a Sign Permit are available pursuant to Section 13.03.040(j)
- Waivers from some standards are available pursuant to Section 13.03.040(y)

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

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