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Sign Permit in Gypsum, Colorado

Gypsum's zoning regulations, including sign standards, are codified under Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning), hosted on Municode Library. A specific sign-code chapter number is not separately identified; the Town's own website directs applicants to Planning & Zoning for zoning-related permits, including signs. Sign permits are administered by the Community Development Department alongside general building permits.

Verified 2026-08-13 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Sign standards are part of Gypsum Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning), hosted on Municode Library; the specific sign-code chapter/section number is not separately identified here
  • Contact the Town of Gypsum Community Development Department (970-524-1731) or Planning & Zoning (via the Zoning Regulations page) to confirm whether a specific sign requires a permit and what standards apply
  • No numeric sign-permit fee schedule or review-timeline figure was found published on the Town's website as of the last verification

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit — Classes 1–6 and 9
Gypsum Municipal Code § 18.17.060(a)(3) (Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.17 Sign Code): “The fee for the following types of sign permits shall be $30.00” — Class 1 Freestanding Ground Signs, Class 2 Wall… Show full citationGypsum Municipal Code § 18.17.060(a)(3) (Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.17 Sign Code): “The fee for the following types of sign permits shall be $30.00” — Class 1 Freestanding Ground Signs, Class 2 Wall Signs, Class 3 Information and Directional Signs, Class 4 Directory Signs for Retail Shopping Centers, Class 5 Permanent Subdivision Identification Signs, Class 6 Home Occupation Signs, and Class 9 Off Site Residential Development Directional Signs. Subsection (e) doubles this fee for any sign erected without first obtaining the required sign permit.
$30.00
Sign Permit — Class 7 election signs and Class 8 temporary outside signs
Gypsum Municipal Code § 18.17.060(a)(3) (Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.17 Sign Code): “The fee for the following types of sign permits shall be $10.00” — Class 7 Election Signs and Class 8 Temporary Outside Signs. Show full citationGypsum Municipal Code § 18.17.060(a)(3) (Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.17 Sign Code): “The fee for the following types of sign permits shall be $10.00” — Class 7 Election Signs and Class 8 Temporary Outside Signs. Subsection (e) doubles this fee for any sign erected without first obtaining the required sign permit.
$10.00
Sign variance requestGypsum Municipal Code § 18.17.060(a)(3) (Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.17 Sign Code), subsection (c): “The fee to request a sign variance shall be $50.00.”
$50.00
Town removal of a sign after notice
Gypsum Municipal Code § 18.17.060(a)(3) (Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.17 Sign Code), subsection (d). Show full citationGypsum Municipal Code § 18.17.060(a)(3) (Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.17 Sign Code), subsection (d). No fee is payable where the owner of the sign, or of the property it stands on, removes it themselves. Where the town removes a sign after the owner has been noticed and has failed to do so, the owner is charged $100.00 plus the actual cost incurred by the town for the removal.
$100.00 plus the town's actual removal cost

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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    Tips

    • Gypsum's specific sign-code chapter within Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning) is not separately identified here — call the Community Development Department (970-524-1731) directly to confirm current sign standards before assuming a permit is or isn't required.

    Frequently asked questions

    Likely, since sign standards fall under the Town's Zoning Code (Title 18), but the specific chapter and exemption categories are not separately identified here. Contact the Community Development Department (970-524-1731) to confirm requirements for a specific sign.

    In Gypsum, the published Sign Permit — Classes 1–6 and 9 is: $30.00. Additional published fees: Sign Permit — Class 7 election signs and Class 8 temporary outside signs — $10.00; Sign variance request — $50.00; Town removal of a sign after notice — $100.00 plus the town's actual removal cost. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Gypsum does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Gypsum Community Development Department, Building Department at 970-524-1731 for current turnaround.

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

    Apply through Town of Gypsum Community Development Department, Building Department at 50 Lundgren Blvd, Gypsum, CO 81637 (mailing: PO Box 130, Gypsum, CO 81637). Phone: 970-524-1731, email: stephanie@townofgypsum.com. Office hours: Building Department Staff available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., per the Building Permit Application page. Primary staff contact listed: Stephanie Roybal, Building Department Administrative Assistant. General Town phone line also published as 970-524-7514 on several Building Department sub-pages (DRB/HOA Review, Hours & Site Conditions).. Official information: https://www.townofgypsum.com/build-in-gypsum.

    Gypsum, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC) — Town of Gypsum Building Codes & Guidelines page; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC); 2021 International Fire Code (IFC); 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — note this is one code cycle behind the 2021 IBC/IRC/IFC/IPC/IMC/IFGC family adopted alongside it; confirmed as published, not a transcription error; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC); ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessibility Standards, 2009 Edition; Local amendments to all adopted codes are codified in Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of the Gypsum Municipal Code; Title 15's full text is hosted on Municode (library.municode.com/co/gypsum). Specific amendment section numbers and text beyond what the Town's own townofgypsum.com pages state are not reproduced here.. Local amendments apply — see the Gypsum overview page for the full list.

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