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Sign Permit in Westcliffe, Colorado

Required for signs erected within Westcliffe town limits. The Town's Building Department page (independently re-fetched 2026-08-14, full-browser-header curl, HTTP 200) lists a 'Sign Permit Application' by name alongside its Building, Fence, and Excavation Permit Applications -- confirming this is a real, distinct, currently-published permit type, obtainable by contacting the Building Department directly (no downloadable PDF form was found hosted on the site; forms are provided on request). The Town's standalone Fee Schedule sets a flat per-sign fee, distinct from the general valuation-based Building Permit Fee table used for structures.

Verified 2026-08-14 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Sign Permit Application must be obtained from the Building Department (719-783-2282, ext. 12) -- listed by name on the Town's Building Department page, but no standalone downloadable PDF form was found hosted on the Town's website as of this review (unlike the standalone Fee Schedule and Municipal Code documents, which are directly hosted)
  • Governed by the 2006 IBC as locally adopted by Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 2, for any structural/attachment aspects of the sign; no distinct Town sign code chapter (dimensional/height/setback standards) was located after chasing the Town's Municipal Code library, the wp.townofwestcliffe.com document host (which serves other individual Title/Chapter PDFs directly, but returned HTTP 404 for guessed Title 10 zoning-chapter filenames), and the Town's own site search
  • If work is started before a permit is obtained, the Town's Fee Schedule states the permit fee will double -- the same across-the-board penalty documented for the Town's other Building and Zoning permit types

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit (per sign)Town of Westcliffe standalone Fee Schedule (internally dated 6/2021, published as 'FEE SCHEDULE adopted 2024.pdf'); a flat per-sign fee distinct from the general valuation-based Building Permit Fee table
$25.00
Penalty for starting work before permit issuanceStated explicitly on the Town's Fee Schedule, applies across Building and Zoning permit types
Permit fee doubles

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Sign Permit permit actually take in Westcliffe?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final Inspection

    Installed sign verified against the approved permit; not independently detailed beyond the Town's general Building and Zoning inspection framework

See the full Westcliffe inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Westcliffe's Sign Permit is a flat $25.00 per-sign fee -- much simpler than the valuation-tier table used for structures -- but confirm with the Building Department (719-783-2282 ext. 12) whether your specific sign type (freestanding, wall-mounted, illuminated, temporary) has any additional dimensional standard, since no separate Town sign code chapter was found published online.
  • No downloadable Sign Permit Application PDF was found on the Town's website -- call ahead to request the form rather than searching for a direct download link.
  • As with every other Westcliffe Building and Zoning permit, starting sign installation before the permit is issued doubles the fee.

Frequently asked questions

Westcliffe requires a sign permit for: Sign Permit Application must be obtained from the Building Department (719-783-2282, ext. 12) -- listed by name on the Town's Building Department page, but no standalone downloadable PDF form was found hosted on the Town's website as of this review (unlike the standalone Fee Schedule and Municipal Code documents, which are directly hosted); Governed by the 2006 IBC as locally adopted by Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 2, for any structural/attachment aspects of the sign; no distinct Town sign code chapter (dimensional/height/setback standards) was located after chasing the Town's Municipal Code library, the wp.townofwestcliffe.com document host (which serves other individual Title/Chapter PDFs directly, but returned HTTP 404 for guessed Title 10 zoning-chapter filenames), and the Town's own site search; If work is started before a permit is obtained, the Town's Fee Schedule states the permit fee will double -- the same across-the-board penalty documented for the Town's other Building and Zoning permit types. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Westcliffe Building and Zoning Department (Building and Zoning Official / Town Manager) at 719-783-2282, ext. 12 (Building Department); ext. 10 or 11 (other permit/application forms) before starting work.

A flat $25.00 per sign, per the Town's standalone Fee Schedule -- not a valuation-based fee like the Town's general Building Permit.

Westcliffe does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Westcliffe Building and Zoning Department (Building and Zoning Official / Town Manager) at 719-783-2282, ext. 12 (Building Department); ext. 10 or 11 (other permit/application forms) for current turnaround.

You'll need: Sign Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Westcliffe requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Westcliffe Building and Zoning Department (Building and Zoning Official / Town Manager) (719-783-2282, ext. 12 (Building Department); ext. 10 or 11 (other permit/application forms)).

Apply through Town of Westcliffe Building and Zoning Department (Building and Zoning Official / Town Manager) at 1000 Main Street, P.O. Box 406, Westcliffe, CO 81252. Phone: 719-783-2282, ext. 12 (Building Department); ext. 10 or 11 (other permit/application forms), email: deputyclerk@townofwestcliffe.com. Office hours: Building and Zoning office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Town Hall general hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).. Official information: https://townofwestcliffe.colorado.gov/departments/building-department.

Westcliffe, Colorado has adopted: 2006 International Building Code (IBC), excluding all appendices unless specifically adopted — Westcliffe Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 3-2-1 (Ord. 7-2016, eff. 6/2/2016, repealing and replacing the section originally adopted by Ord. 3-1991, amended by Ord. 3-1996, Ord. 1-2000, Ord. 2-2008); 2006 International Residential Code (IRC), with Appendix E (Manufactured Housing Used as Dwellings) adopted in its entirety; 2006 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2006 International Fire Code (IFC), with Wet Mountain Fire Protection District named as the Department of Fire Prevention for the Town (Section 103.1 amendment); 2006 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — locally amended to replace all references to the International Property Maintenance Code; 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); No local International Plumbing Code (IPC) or National Electrical Code (NEC) edition is separately adopted by the Town — electrical and plumbing permitting/inspection authority is assigned entirely to the State of Colorado (see localAmendments and the electrical-permit/plumbing-permit entries below).; Currency note: the Town's own codified Municipal Code (Title 3, Chapter 2, most recently amended by Ord. 7-2016, eff. 6/2/2016) still specifies the 2006 ICC code family with no more recent edition-adoption ordinance found after a full chase (Municode library, Town press-release archive, and direct site search for a 2018/2021/2024-edition adoption ordinance all came up empty as of this review). Colorado is home-rule with no statewide-mandated code edition for a town this size, so the 2006 suite is treated as the current, governing adopted code for this file rather than assumed to have been silently upgraded.. Local amendments apply — see the Westcliffe overview page for the full list.

No dedicated sign code chapter with dimensional standards was found published on the Town's website after checking the Municipal Code library, the Town's document host, and site search. Confirm any design constraints directly with the Building Department at 719-783-2282 ext. 12 before applying.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-14.

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 Westcliffe building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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