El Paso County, CO Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- No
- Max height
- 7 feet
- Materials
- Cloth, canvas, vinyl, paper, plywood, plastic
- Removal trigger
- When deteriorated, torn, or unreadable
- Yard sale frequency
- 3 per year, 5 days each
Summary
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.
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 deteriorated, torn, or weathered to a point that they can no longer be read.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Land Development Code: Supplement 3 | Drainage Criteria Manual: Publication | Engineering Criteria Manual: Supplement 3 | Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
The code's temporary sign standard for agricultural, forestry, and residential zoning districts, where yard and garage sales are separately limited to three occurrences a year of up to five days each, allows signs up to 7 feet tall built of cloth, canvas, vinyl, paper, plywood, fabric, or plastic sturdy enough to survive wind and weather, staked to the ground rather than attached to a building or vehicle. No sign permit is required, but the sign has to come down or be replaced once it's deteriorated, torn, or too weathered to read, can't stay up more than 12 consecutive months, and must be removed if it becomes structurally unsafe.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a torn, faded, or unsafe temporary sign in place, exceeding the 7-foot height limit, or attaching a sign to a building or vehicle instead of staking it to the ground violates the county's temporary sign standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
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