Denver allows political signs on private property with no permit required. DRMC §10-152 limits total sign area. Signs in public right-of-way prohibited. Must remove within 10 days after election.
Denver Revised Municipal Code §10-152 and Denver Zoning Code Article 10 regulate political and noncommercial signs. Political/ideological signs on private residential property require no permit. Total freestanding sign area is limited (commonly 6 square feet per sign, 32 square feet aggregate per residential lot). Signs are prohibited in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, in medians, and on public property — Denver Public Works removes without notice. Signs may not obstruct sight triangles at intersections. Per Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), Denver applies content-neutral size and placement rules. Denver Elections Division recommends removal within 10 days after election day; code enforcement may cite after that.
Signs in right-of-way: summary removal, no return. Oversized signs: notice of violation, 7 days to correct. Failure to remove post-election: $25 to $150 per sign.
Denver County, CO
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