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Sign Permit in Conejos County (Unincorporated), Colorado

RESEARCHED 2026-08-13: unlike several small-town peers in this corpus with only a bare sign definition and no real standards, Conejos County's 2005 Land Use Code (CCLUC), read in full via a browser-header curl fetch of the County's own PDF (conejoscounty.colorado.gov returns HTTP 403 to a plain fetch without browser headers/Referer; a headed fetch returns HTTP 200), contains a genuine, detailed Article 11 (Signs) with a stated purpose, maintenance obligations, temporary-sign rules, prohibited-sign categories, general requirements (dimensions, moving features, illumination, location, safety/wind load/electrical), and a Section 11.160 Sign Table setting maximum size and height by zoning district. There is no distinct 'Sign Permit' application or checkbox anywhere in the County's permitting system, however: a sign meets the Code's own definition of 'Structure' ('Anything constructed or erected upon and attached to the ground'), and Section 5.100.B/5.600 require a Land Use Construction Permit for all new construction unless expressly exempted by Section 5.620 -- signs are NOT among that section's exemptions (household repairs, minor roofing under 100 sq ft, enclosed accessory structures under 120 sq ft, decorative/stock fences). The County's own Building/Construction Permit Application form (CCLU Construction Permit, Rev 1-28-2022, fetched directly) confirms this in practice: it has no dedicated Sign checkbox among its listed project types (Residence, Mobile/Manufactured Home, Addition/Expansion, Commercial, Accessory Structure, Roofing, HORCA RV auxiliary structure, Temporary Structure) and provides only a free-text 'Other' line for anything not individually itemized -- a sign would be filed there, under the County's standard unified Building/Construction Permit process documented elsewhere in this file, and billed on the same general valuation-based fee table (no sign-specific fee line exists).

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When you need this permit

  • Must comply with Section 11.160's Sign Table: maximum sign size 32 square feet and maximum height 20 feet in the Agricultural, Rural Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Interstate Highway Sign zoning districts (interstate highway signs apply only to uses providing gasoline, food, or lodging with frontage on the interstate right-of-way or an interstate frontage road); the Sign Table lists the Residential district's maximum size and height as 'N/A' -- confirm directly with the Land Use Office (719-376-2014) whether this means signs are not permitted or simply unregulated by size/height in that district, since the Code does not itself clarify which
  • A sign meets the Land Use Code's definition of 'Structure' ('Anything constructed or erected upon and attached to the ground') and is not listed among the Construction Permit exemptions in Section 5.620 -- so a Land Use Construction Permit (Section 5.600) is required for a new or altered sign the same as for any other structure
  • No flashing, rotating, animated, or moving parts; changeable-message signs must remain motionless for not less than one minute (Section 11.150.B)
  • Illumination must not cause glare or otherwise adversely impact residential areas, and must not create a traffic hazard or be confused with a traffic control device (Section 11.150.C)
  • The sign must be located entirely on private property, not on or over road easements or rights-of-way, and must not obstruct or create a hazard for traffic, cyclists, or pedestrians (Section 11.150.D)
  • Signs over ten feet in height must be engineered to withstand a minimum wind load of 30 pounds per square foot (Section 11.150.E.1); electrical wiring must be underground for freestanding signs and behind the sign cabinet for wall or projecting signs (Section 11.150.E.2)
  • Temporary Real Estate signs: maximum 15 square feet per face, not extending outside the lot line, removed within 30 calendar days of sale or removal of the property from the market (Section 11.120.A)
  • Temporary Political Campaign signs: may be erected no earlier than 60 calendar days before any primary or general election and must be removed within 14 calendar days after the election (Section 11.120.B)
  • Prohibited outright in all zone districts (Section 11.140): structurally unsafe signs; signs blocking ingress/egress or attached to a standpipe or fire escape; signs obstructing traffic visibility; signs with flashing/moving/animated features (except time/temperature/date signs or holiday decorations); open-bulb external displays; signs without adequate clearance from power lines; signs placed on vehicles/trailers for advertising purposes; obsolete signs (property vacant/unoccupied, or business closed, 6+ months, 12+ months for seasonal businesses); signs painted on natural features; and signs attached to a tree or utility pole on public property
  • Legally nonconforming signs (erected before this Code) may continue but may not be changed in any way that increases their nonconformity; the burden of proving legal-nonconforming status rests on the sign owner (Section 7.100.F)
  • Filed as 'Other' on the County's standard Building/Construction Permit Application (CCLU Construction Permit, Rev 1-28-2022, iWorQ portal), since no dedicated Sign line exists on the form

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Fee schedule

Building/Construction Permit Fee (valuation-based, general schedule -- no dedicated sign fee line exists)Conejos County's 2005 Land Use Code and its Building Department fee schedule do not publish a sign-specific fee; a sign would be billed on the same general valuation-based table used for any other minor structure filed under 'Other.' Confirm with the Land Use Office whether a small sign is treated as fee-exempt in practice, since the table's square-footage/valuation basis does not map cleanly onto most sign installations.
$24 minimum, scaling per the ICC Building Valuation Data/IRC Appendix L table published on the County's Building Department page

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final Inspection

    No sign-specific inspection sequence is published anywhere in the County's Building Department materials or its 2005 Land Use Code; a general final inspection may apply if requested by Land Use staff for a permitted sign structure, consistent with the County's general Construction Permit inspection practice.

See the full Conejos County (Unincorporated) inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Conejos County actually has real, substantive sign standards (Article 11 of the 2005 Land Use Code) -- size/height limits by zoning district, illumination and wind-load rules, and a detailed prohibited-signs list -- but no dedicated Sign Permit application; a sign is filed as a generic 'structure' under the County's standard Building/Construction Permit, using the form's 'Other' line.
  • The Sign Table's 'N/A' entry for the Residential zoning district is genuinely ambiguous on its face -- it is not clear from the Code text alone whether this means signs are prohibited in Residential districts or simply not subject to a stated size/height limit there. Confirm directly with the Land Use Office before assuming either reading.
  • Signs over 10 feet tall trigger a real engineering requirement (30 psf minimum wind load per Section 11.150.E.1) -- factor this into cost/timeline for any larger freestanding sign.
  • Real estate and political campaign signs get their own narrow temporary-sign exemptions from the general standards (15 sq ft max for real estate signs; a defined election-cycle window for political signs) -- both still carry mandatory removal deadlines the property owner is responsible for.

Frequently asked questions

Conejos County (Unincorporated) requires a sign permit for: Must comply with Section 11.160's Sign Table: maximum sign size 32 square feet and maximum height 20 feet in the Agricultural, Rural Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Interstate Highway Sign zoning districts (interstate highway signs apply only to uses providing gasoline, food, or lodging with frontage on the interstate right-of-way or an interstate frontage road); the Sign Table lists the Residential district's maximum size and height as 'N/A' -- confirm directly with the Land Use Office (719-376-2014) whether this means signs are not permitted or simply unregulated by size/height in that district, since the Code does not itself clarify which; A sign meets the Land Use Code's definition of 'Structure' ('Anything constructed or erected upon and attached to the ground') and is not listed among the Construction Permit exemptions in Section 5.620 -- so a Land Use Construction Permit (Section 5.600) is required for a new or altered sign the same as for any other structure; No flashing, rotating, animated, or moving parts; changeable-message signs must remain motionless for not less than one minute (Section 11.150.B); Illumination must not cause glare or otherwise adversely impact residential areas, and must not create a traffic hazard or be confused with a traffic control device (Section 11.150.C); The sign must be located entirely on private property, not on or over road easements or rights-of-way, and must not obstruct or create a hazard for traffic, cyclists, or pedestrians (Section 11.150.D); Signs over ten feet in height must be engineered to withstand a minimum wind load of 30 pounds per square foot (Section 11.150.E.1); electrical wiring must be underground for freestanding signs and behind the sign cabinet for wall or projecting signs (Section 11.150.E.2); Temporary Real Estate signs: maximum 15 square feet per face, not extending outside the lot line, removed within 30 calendar days of sale or removal of the property from the market (Section 11.120.A); Temporary Political Campaign signs: may be erected no earlier than 60 calendar days before any primary or general election and must be removed within 14 calendar days after the election (Section 11.120.B); Prohibited outright in all zone districts (Section 11.140): structurally unsafe signs; signs blocking ingress/egress or attached to a standpipe or fire escape; signs obstructing traffic visibility; signs with flashing/moving/animated features (except time/temperature/date signs or holiday decorations); open-bulb external displays; signs without adequate clearance from power lines; signs placed on vehicles/trailers for advertising purposes; obsolete signs (property vacant/unoccupied, or business closed, 6+ months, 12+ months for seasonal businesses); signs painted on natural features; and signs attached to a tree or utility pole on public property; Legally nonconforming signs (erected before this Code) may continue but may not be changed in any way that increases their nonconformity; the burden of proving legal-nonconforming status rests on the sign owner (Section 7.100.F); Filed as 'Other' on the County's standard Building/Construction Permit Application (CCLU Construction Permit, Rev 1-28-2022, iWorQ portal), since no dedicated Sign line exists on the form. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Conejos County Building Department (operates out of the Conejos County Land Use Office) at 719-376-2014 (Land Use Office general line); Matt Beckner, Building Department Director/Building Official, direct line 719-376-6765 (available for inspections Monday-Thursday 8am-3pm & Friday 8am-10am); Aleesha Goodman, Permit Technician/Use Tax, 719-376-6762; Pres Romero, Septic Inspector, 719-376-6761 before starting work.

In Conejos County (Unincorporated), the published Building/Construction Permit Fee (valuation-based, general schedule -- no dedicated sign fee line exists) is: $24 minimum, scaling per the ICC Building Valuation Data/IRC Appendix L table published on the County's Building Department page. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Conejos County (Unincorporated) does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Conejos County Building Department (operates out of the Conejos County Land Use Office) at 719-376-2014 (Land Use Office general line); Matt Beckner, Building Department Director/Building Official, direct line 719-376-6765 (available for inspections Monday-Thursday 8am-3pm & Friday 8am-10am); Aleesha Goodman, Permit Technician/Use Tax, 719-376-6762; Pres Romero, Septic Inspector, 719-376-6761 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building/Construction Permit Application (CCLU Construction Permit, iWorQ portal); Site Plan. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Conejos County (Unincorporated) requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Final Inspection. Schedule each through Conejos County Building Department (operates out of the Conejos County Land Use Office) (719-376-2014 (Land Use Office general line); Matt Beckner, Building Department Director/Building Official, direct line 719-376-6765 (available for inspections Monday-Thursday 8am-3pm & Friday 8am-10am); Aleesha Goodman, Permit Technician/Use Tax, 719-376-6762; Pres Romero, Septic Inspector, 719-376-6761).

Apply through Conejos County Building Department (operates out of the Conejos County Land Use Office) at PO Box 157 (mailing) / PO Box 197 (Land Use Office general mail), 6683 County Road 13, Conejos, CO 81129. Phone: 719-376-2014 (Land Use Office general line); Matt Beckner, Building Department Director/Building Official, direct line 719-376-6765 (available for inspections Monday-Thursday 8am-3pm & Friday 8am-10am); Aleesha Goodman, Permit Technician/Use Tax, 719-376-6762; Pres Romero, Septic Inspector, 719-376-6761, email: landuse@co.conejos.co.us (general); mbeckner@co.conejos.co.us (Building Official); agoodman@co.conejos.co.us (Permit Technician); promero@co.conejos.co.us (Septic Inspector). Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm, except holidays (Courthouse closes at 4pm). The Building Department works out of the Land Use Office at the same address. CURRENT CONTACT VERIFIED DIRECTLY against the County's own live /building-department page: Matt Beckner is the current Building Department Director/Building Official. Note: the Colorado DFPC's Prequalified Building Departments list (a statewide roster, rendered to PNG and read visually because pdftotext -layout badly garbled its two-column table) still shows 'Chris DeHerrera' as the county's certified contact, with an expiration date of 7/24/2023 printed on that same stale roster -- this is a confirmed-stale third-party listing, not the current authority; Matt Beckner is used throughout this file as the verified current Building Official per the County's own site.. Official information: https://conejoscounty.colorado.gov/building-department.

Yes. Article 11 of the County's 2005 Land Use Code sets real standards: a Sign Table limiting size (32 sq ft) and height (20 ft) by zoning district (Agricultural, Rural Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Interstate Highway Sign -- the Residential district is listed as 'N/A'), plus illumination, wind-load, location, and maintenance requirements, and a list of prohibited sign types.

No. A sign is legally a 'structure' under the Land Use Code's own definition and is not exempted from the County's Construction Permit requirement (Section 5.620), so it is filed on the County's standard Building/Construction Permit Application under the form's 'Other' line -- there is no dedicated Sign checkbox or fee line.

Sources & verification

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Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Conejos County (Unincorporated) building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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