# Sign Regulations in Wellington, Colorado

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Wellington, Colorado (CO)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/colorado/wellington
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-06
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/CO/Wellington/codes/Municipal_Code?nodeId=CH6BULIRE_ART3AUPEANSOPERESAPROPPUAU_S6-3-60TRVIPOSI)

## At a glance

Wellington, Colorado regulates 3 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Agricultural District (A), Residential Rural Density District (R-1) zoning district are capped at 8 ft. tall and 32 sf. per sign, with a 20 ft. setback (Sec. Table 5.08.5-1: Sign Districts, Rural section, and Temporary Signs section, RUR column.).

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agricultural District (A), Residential Rural Density District (R-1) | 1 | 8 ft. | 32 sf. per sign | — |
| Residential Low Density District (R-2), Residential Medium Density District (R-3), Downtown Neighborhood District (R-4), Manufactured Home Park District (MH) | 1 | 5 ft. | 6 sf. per sign | — |
| Community Commercial District (C-1), Downtown Core Commercial District (C-2) | 2 | 4 ft. | 50 sf. | — |
| Mixed-Use Commercial District (C-3), Light Industrial District (LI), Industrial District (I) | 1 | No higher than principal building | 100 sf. | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | 8 ft. | 32 sf. per sign | — |

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

### Agricultural District (A), Residential Rural Density District (R-1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 8 ft. | 32 sf. per sign | — | 20 ft. | 6 per lot | — | — | Table 5.08.5-1: Sign Districts, Rural section, and Temporary Signs section, RUR column. |

### Residential Low Density District (R-2), Residential Medium Density District (R-3), Downtown Neighborhood District (R-4), Manufactured Home Park District (MH)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | 5 ft. | 6 sf. per sign | — | 20 ft. | 6 per lot | — | — | Table 5.08.5-1: Sign Districts, Residential section, and Temporary Signs section, RES column. |

### Community Commercial District (C-1), Downtown Core Commercial District (C-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | No higher than principal building | 50 sf. | — | 20 ft. | N/A | — | — | Table 5.08.5-1: Sign Districts, Downtown/Community Commercial section. |
| Sandwich Board Sign | 4 ft. | 6 sf. | — | — | 1 per street frontage | 1 per street frontage | — | Table 5.08.8-2. Sandwich Board Standards, DCC column. |

## Prohibited signs in Wellington

- Flashing signs
- Signs that include motion
- Billboards
- Signs attached to a tree or utility pole
- Signs in the right-of-way of any public street or road
- Any other sign not permitted under this Section

## Signs exempt from permit in Wellington

- Signs no larger than one (1) square foot
- Signs placed on a fence, other than temporary signs permitted by this section
- Flags
- Merchandise available for purchase if visible through a window or in a window display
- Indoor signs not visible from any point outside the structure
- Signs not visible off-site
- Government signs
- Traffic control devices required by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A new permit is required to complete the installation work if work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned for one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the work commences, even if no changes are made to the original sign plan.

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

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