Sign Permit / Sign Code Compliance in Silver Cliff, Colorado

Silver Cliff requires a sign permit / sign code compliance for: No sign shall be erected, mounted, displayed, remodeled, reconstructed, maintained, or moved except as permitted by Title 16, Chapter 7 (Sec. 16-7-10(a)); Sign standards vary by zoning district: e.g. Business District permits up to two signs identifying the business (max 4'x8' each, one per street/road frontage unless 100 ft separation), flush-mounted and not extending more than 3 ft over the public right-of-way at a minimum 8 ft clearance (Sec. 16-7-70); Supplementary regulations (Sec. 16-7-90): maximum sign height 16 ft; maximum display face 4 ft x 8 ft per side (both sides may be used); off-site signs set back 10 ft from traveled roadway/property line; no blinking, flashing, animated, oscillating, rotating, or moving signs; no beacons or searchlights for advertising; Standard for-sale signs limited to 2'x3', max 4 ft height, one per street frontage, removed within 7 days of closing (Sec. 16-7-90(g)); a larger for-sale sign (up to 4'x4', 10 ft tall) on a lot of one acre or larger requires a Special Use Permit (Sec. 16-7-90(h)); Temporary event signs (community, social, church/synagogue, entertainment, special/limited sale) may be placed up to 2 weeks before the event and must be removed within 1 week after (Sec. 16-7-90(i)); Temporary political signs: max 1 per candidate/issue on private property (none on public right-of-way), max 8 sq ft, max 4 ft height, permitted in all zones, displayed up to 60 days before an election and removed within 10 days after (Sec. 16-7-90(j)); Nonconforming signs existing at the time of the original ordinance may not be altered or enlarged without being brought into full conformance (Sec. 16-7-110); No dedicated sign-permit application, checkbox, or fee line exists on the Town's Building Permit Application form (confirmed by direct review of the Residential Building Permit Packet, which lists only New Construction/Addition/Alteration/Repair/Roof/Demolition/Excavation/Solar) — sign work is administered under the Title 16 Sec. 16-1-110 general building-permit requirement. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department at 719-783-3034 before starting work.

Silver Cliff does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department at 719-783-3034 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (Jurisdiction of Silver Cliff). Depending on your project, Silver Cliff may also ask for: Special Use Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department at 612 E. Main Street, Silver Cliff, CO 81252 (mailing: PO Box 154, Silver Cliff, CO 81252). Phone: 719-783-3034, email: bzofficial@silvercliffco.com. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Building & Zoning page); the Residential Building Permit Packet's inspection-request instructions separately list Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Town Hall — both ranges are published by the Town on different documents and are reproduced here rather than reconciled. Town Hall general line 719-783-2651 (per excavation/driveway permit forms) in addition to the Building & Zoning direct line 719-783-3034. Current Building & Zoning Official listed as Chris McKellip on the live webpage; the downloadable Building Permit Application PDF (dated 10/2023) lists a prior official, Isaac Selden (cell 719-371-8215); the Residential/Commercial code packets (also on file) list a still-earlier official, Roger Camper — reflecting Silver Cliff's very small-town staff turnover. The live webpage listing is treated as current.. Official information: https://www.silvercliffco.com/1201/Building-Zoning.

Silver Cliff, Colorado has adopted: 2006 International Building Code (IBC) — Town of Silver Cliff, 'Building Code of the Town of Silver Cliff' (Section 101.1), per the Town's downloadable 2006 International Commercial Building Code document; 2006 International Residential Code (IRC) — 'Residential Code for One- and Two-family Dwellings of the Town of Silver Cliff' (Section R101.1), per the Town's downloadable 2006 International Residential Code document; 2018 International Zoning Code — per the Town's Building & Zoning webpage summary listing; Referenced codes incorporated by the 2006 Commercial code (Section 101.4): ICC Electrical Code (installation of electrical systems); International Fuel Gas Code (gas piping/appliances); International Mechanical Code; International Plumbing Code (including International Private Sewage Disposal Code for private sewage disposal systems); International Property Maintenance Code (existing structures); International Fire Code (fire prevention); International Energy Conservation Code (energy efficiency design/construction, 2006 edition — see local energy-efficiency requirements below); Note on code currency: both the Residential and Commercial permit packets on file are 2006-cycle documents; the Town's live Building & Zoning webpage (fetched 2026-07-06) independently confirms '2006 International Building Codes' and '2006 International Residential Code' as currently listed and does not reference any later cycle — this is treated as the governing, currently-adopted edition for this file rather than assumed to have silently updated, since both the live webpage and the downloadable code packets agree on the 2006 cycle (unlike larger jurisdictions in this corpus where a live page and a static PDF have been observed to disagree).. Local amendments apply — see the Silver Cliff overview page for the full list.

The Municipal Code (Title 16, Chapter 7) sets detailed sign standards by zoning district, but the Town does not publish a standalone sign-permit application or fee. Erecting or structurally altering a sign is administered under the Town's general building-permit requirement (Sec. 16-1-110) through the Zoning Enforcement Officer/Building & Zoning Office.

Per Sec. 16-7-90(e), the maximum height for any sign is 16 feet and the maximum display face is 4 feet by 8 feet per side (both sides may be used), subject to further limits specific to each zoning district.