Sign Regulations in El Paso County, CO (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in El Paso County, Colorado.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
Temporary signs in El Paso County's residential zoning districts, including yard and garage sale signs, need no permit but can't exceed 7 feet in height and must come down once worn or torn.
El Paso County Temporary Yard Sale Signs
Light RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 6.2.10(D)(1)(d)
Temporary Signs. Do not require a permit. Shall not exceed 7 feet in height. Shall be constructed of cloth, canvas, vinyl, paper, plywood, fabric, plastic, and be of sufficient weight and durability to withstand wind gusts, storms, etc. Shall be securely affixed to the ground with posts and not affixed to a building, structure, or vehicle. ... Temporary signs shall be removed or replaced when d...
Holiday Displays
El Paso County exempts holiday decorative lighting entirely from its outdoor lighting standards, allowing any type, number, area, height, location, illumination or animation as long as it can't be mistaken for a traffic control device.
El Paso County Holiday Lighting Exemption
Few RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 6.2.3(D)
Holiday lights in the nature of decorations, clearly incidental and customary and commonly associated with any national, local or religious holiday. Holiday lights may be of any type, number, area, height, location, illumination or animation, except that they shall not produce incident or reflected light that may be c...
Digital Billboards
New electronic message display billboards in unincorporated El Paso County need a Board of County Commissioners-approved special use permit; animated or video messages require the same Board authorization and can't be approved administratively.
El Paso County Digital Billboard Permit Rule
Significant RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 6.2.9(B)(3)(c)(i)
Special Use Required. Any use of EMD shall require approval of a special use permit. Conversion of existing static display to EMD may be approved administratively, Conversion of existing static displays within any restricted corridor are not eligible for administrative approval. New billboards proposing EMD shall require Board approval. (ii) Animated with Special Use Approval. Animated or oth...
Window Signs
Temporary window signs covering less than 50 percent of the window surface don't need a sign permit in unincorporated El Paso County; larger or permanent window signs fall under the standard on-premise sign permit rules.
El Paso County Window Sign Permit Exemption
Light RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 6.2.10(B)(1)(b)(ii)
Window Signs. Window signs which are of a temporary nature which occupy less than 50 percent of the window surface are exempt from the requirement to obtain a sign permit. (2) Building Permit. (a) Building Permit Required. No sign, except for those signs which do not require a building p...
Sign Regulations by City in El Paso County
1 cities in El Paso County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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