Sign Regulations in Parker, CO (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Parker, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
The Parker Municipal Code has no garage-sale-specific sign category, so a garage sale sign is governed by the general temporary freestanding sign standards in Section 13.09.040: register it under Section 13.03.040(o), keep it to 32 square feet and 8 feet tall (plus a 6-square-foot residential bonus), and take it down within 90 days, with one 60-day extension.
Parker Garage Sale Sign Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsParker Municipal Code § 13.09.040(d)(3)b.1, (e)(2); Table 13.09.B
Sign Type Maximum Sign Area (per sign) (sq. ft) Maximum Sign Area (total) (sq. ft.) Maximum Height (ft.) Display Duration Limitations ... Freestanding 32 64 per parcel 8 [2] See Subsection 13.09.040(d)(3)b. ... 1.Except for temporary freestanding signs that comply with Subsection a. above, any temporary freestanding sign may be displayed for a maximum of ninety (90) days per calendar year, plus...
Holiday Displays
In the Town of Parker, holiday lighting temporarily affixed to a building or landscaping is exempt from the Sign Code, but Section 13.09.020(c)(4) caps the display at two consecutive months per year in every zoning district except Downtown East, where it can stay up year-round. The lights must also satisfy the exterior lighting exemption in Section 13.08.110(c)(3).
Parker Holiday Lighting Display Duration Rules
Light RestrictionsParker Municipal Code §§ 13.08.110(c)(3), 13.09.020(c)(4)
(c)Exemptions. The following are exempt from this Section 13.08.110: ... (3)Temporary, holiday lighting displays; ... (4)Holiday lighting displays that are temporarily affixed to a building or landscaping; provided that such displays:a.Comply with the lighting standards set forth in Section 13.08.110(c)(3); andb.May not be displayed for longer than two (2) consecutive months per year in all zon...
Digital Billboards
Parker's Sign Code bans flashing and animated signs outright, but Section 13.09.050(c)(1) carves out an exception for changeable copy signs, the category that covers electronic message boards, provided the message changes no more than twice per calendar day. Table 13.09.D then caps nonresidential changeable copy signs at 20 square feet and bars them from residential parcels entirely.
Parker Digital Sign Change Rate Limits
Significant RestrictionsParker Municipal Code §§ 13.09.030(b)(1), 13.09.050(c)(1); Table 13.09.D
(1)Animation. Signs shall not include animated, flashing, moving or intermittent illumination, except that the message on any changeable copy sign may change at the rate established in Section 13.09.050(c)(1), Changeable copy signs. ... (1)Changeable copy signs. Signs containing changeable copy shall comply with the following standards:a.The changeable copy shall not change more than two (2) ti...
Window Signs
Temporary window signs in the Town of Parker are capped at whichever is less: 25 percent of a storefront's aggregate window area, or 150 square feet, for any single occupant of a parcel, and Table 13.09.B sets no time limit on how long they can stay up. Window signs under six square feet skip Sign Code review entirely under Section 13.09.020(c)(12).
Parker Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsParker Municipal Code §§ 13.09.020(c)(12), 13.09.040(e)(1) (Table 13.09.B)
(12)Any window sign(s) under six (6) square feet in area. ... Sign Type Maximum Sign Area (per sign) (sq. ft) Maximum Sign Area (total) (sq. ft.) Maximum Height (ft.) Display Duration Limitations ... Window The lesser of: 25 % of aggregate window sign area for any single occupant of a parcel; or 150 square feet of aggregate window sign area for any single occupant of a parcel — None
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