Weld County, CO Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Division 2 of Article IV regulates every sign by size, number, and placement, and § 23-4-60(B)(7) commits the County to regulating signs in a fair, consistent, and content neutral manner, so a hand-lettered sale sign is a sign like any other. Section 23-4-60(C) adds that no sign shall be erected, placed, established, painted, created, enlarged, or maintained in unincorporated Weld County except in conformance with the code.

Two rules in § 23-4-70 decide most sale-sign problems. Under subsection (C), only the owner of a right-of-way can put a sign in or over it, and the County removes signs in County right-of-way without notice. The code defines right-of-way as land dedicated to public use for street, road, and utility purposes, so the roadside strip along a county road is off limits. Under subsection (H)(4), a sign cannot be attached directly or indirectly to a tree, a rock, or anything not located on the same lot as the sign. A sign stapled to a utility pole, wired to a neighbor's fence, or tied to a road sign post fails that test.

On your own lot, the size limits come from § 23-4-90. In the R and E zones, and in subdivisions or historic townsites zoned A, a lot is limited to either one freestanding sign or one banner sign, no taller than 5 feet and no larger than 32 square feet. Section 23-4-90(E) then allows each lot up to five more signs of up to six square feet each, enough for a few arrows and price signs. In the A zone outside subdivisions, a freestanding sign can reach 15 feet in height and 75 square feet. Signs 10 feet or lower can sit on a lot line if every part of the sign stays inside the lot and the sign respects the sight distance rules of Appendix 8-Q (§ 23-4-120(A)). Signs in a sight distance triangle, and signs within five feet of a fire hydrant, are prohibited by § 23-4-70(H)(2) and (H)(3). Section 23-4-70(E) requires signs other than flags to be stationary at all times, and § 23-4-120(B) sets an offset equal to the sign's height for any sign larger than six square feet.