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Aurora, CO Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Time limit
72 consecutive hours
Frequency
Once per year
Size trigger
Over 20 inches diameter
Permit
Not required
Where
All zoning districts

Summary

Aurora caps any inflatable, balloon, or similar device over 20 inches to 72 straight hours and once per year, no permit needed.

Inflatable, Balloon, or Other Similar Device | Any temporary event. Applies to individual components or those tied together that exceed 20 inches in diameter. | Not to exceed 72 consecutive hours, up to once per year. | 1 balloon or similar device | All districts.

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Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-30, passed June 22, 2026).

Full Breakdown

Aurora's Unified Development Ordinance regulates inflatables and balloons as temporary signs, not as a separate holiday-decoration category. Table 4.10-6 lets an inflatable, balloon, or similar device, counting individual pieces or ones tied together that exceed 20 inches in diameter, go up without a permit in any zoning district, but only for one stretch of up to 72 consecutive hours, and only once per year. There's no separate residential exemption for Christmas or Halloween inflatables: a yard display that stays up longer than 72 hours or gets used more than once a year runs into the same limit as a grand-opening balloon at a car lot. The City Code has no standalone holiday-decoration chapter, so this UDO sign-table entry is the only quantified local rule on the books.

Violations & Fines

Code enforcement can require removal of an inflatable left up past the 72-hour window or redeployed more than once in a calendar year; repeat or unresolved violations can proceed as a municipal code violation under the UDO's sign enforcement provisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I leave an inflatable Santa up all December in Aurora?
No. The UDO's temporary sign table caps any inflatable over 20 inches to one 72-hour run per year, with no seasonal exemption.
Do I need a permit for a yard inflatable in Aurora?
No permit is required, but it still must fit the 72-hour, once-per-year limit under UDO Table 4.10-6.

Sources & Official References

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