Sign Permit in Winter Park, Colorado

Winter Park requires a sign permit for: A sign permit is required for all signs installed, altered, constructed, reconstructed, relocated, or replaced unless specifically exempted (UDC 3-J-3(A)/(B)); A permit is specifically required for: any sign greater than six (6) square feet in area; any sign (temporary or permanent) displayed for more than ninety (90) consecutive days; conversion of a temporary sign to a permanent sign; and alteration of a nonconforming sign (UDC 3-J-3(A)(3)-(4)); Permit-exempt signs include: government/wayfinding signs, signs required by federal/state/local law or building codes (e.g., address numbers), warning signs ≤4 SF, interior signs not attached to a window/door, display-case signs ≤4 SF, signs <1.5 SF, most temporary signs, flags, certain vehicle signage, and murals (UDC 3-J-3(B)); A Master Sign Program (MSP) is required for any development with three (3) or more tenants or businesses platted within the same development; it must be approved by the Planning Commission, after a mandatory pre-application conference, before any individual sign permit is issued (UDC 3-J-3(G), 5-E-8(F)); Administrative Sign Permit procedure (UDC 5-E-8(E)): the Director reviews the application only once submittal-completeness requirements are met, then approves, approves with conditions, or denies based on Comprehensive Plan conformance, UDC conformance, and Design Guidelines (Appendix A) conformance (UDC 5-E-8(G)); if the Director determines the application's complexity warrants it, review proceeds under the MSP procedure instead; Submittal requirements: one detailed scale drawing showing method of construction/anchoring, total sign area, and structure height; a sign elevation showing colors, materials, proposed copy, and illumination; a site plan showing all existing/proposed signage; and building elevations with signs depicted (per the Town's Sign Permit Application form); All signs must be designed as subordinate architectural elements complementing the principal structure, must not obstruct building façade features, and must be consistent with the zoning district's character (UDC 3-J-4(A)); Sign lighting is capped at 3,000 Kelvin correlated color temperature and 850 lumens per fixture, must be fully shielded and shine downward onto the sign, and internally lit signs are prohibited on building exteriors or within 5 feet of an interior window (UDC 3-J-4(I)); All nonconforming signs must be removed by January 1, 2031 (UDC 3-J-3(I)(3)); nonconforming signs also come into conformance whenever the represented business changes ownership. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Department (Town of Winter Park Community Development Department — Building Division) at (970) 726-8081 before starting work.

$30.00, per Exhibit 1 of Resolution No. 2023, Series of 2022 (Town Code Section 1-8-1), the Town's current live fee schedule. No separate fee line is published for a Master Sign Program application.

Winter Park does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Department (Town of Winter Park Community Development Department — Building Division) at (970) 726-8081 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Sign Permit Application. Depending on your project, Winter Park may also ask for: Master Sign Program (MSP) Submittal. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Department (Town of Winter Park Community Development Department — Building Division) at 50 Vasquez Road, Suite B, P.O. Box 3327, Winter Park, CO 80482. Phone: (970) 726-8081, email: permits@wpgov.com. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Official information: https://wpgov.com/our-government/departments/building/.

Winter Park, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), as amended by Town Code Title 6, Chapter 1, Section 2 (6-1-2) — codified currently through Ord. 619, Series of 2024; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), as amended by Town Code 6-1-3; International Plumbing Code, most current edition as adopted by the State of Colorado (per Town Code 6-1-1/6-1-4 cross-reference; the Town's own Codes Adopted by Reference section lists 'International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition'); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), as amended by Town Code 6-1-5; 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), including all appendices; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), as amended by Town Code 6-1-9; National Electrical Code (NEC), 2020 Edition per the current Codes Adopted by Reference list, though Town Code 6-1-10 states the Town concurrently adopts whatever edition the State of Colorado has most recently adopted — electrical permitting itself is administered by the Colorado State Electrical Board, not the local Building Division (see localAmendments); 2023 Colorado Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code, as amended by Town Code 6-1-11 (Ord. 619, Series of 2024); 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code — statutorily mandated statewide for jurisdictions with mapped Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) area, adoption required by April 1, 2026 and full compliance by July 1, 2026 per the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control; the Town's own website (wpgov.com Building Division page) carries a 'Wildfire Resiliency Code Update' notice confirming the Town is subject to this new statewide code, but the Town had not yet published its own locally-amended code text/section numbers for this specific code as of the date of this extraction — see localAmendments for what is and is not yet verifiable; Full adopted code text (Town Code Title 6, Chapter 1) hosted at codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/winterparkco/latest/winterpark_co/0-0-0-2239. Local amendments apply — see the Winter Park overview page for the full list.

Yes, for most signs — a permit is required for any sign over six square feet, any sign displayed more than 90 consecutive days, and sign conversions/alterations of nonconforming signs, with limited exemptions (small signs, most temporary signs, flags, interior signs, murals, etc.) per UDC Article 3.J.

Only for a Master Sign Program (MSP), required for any development with three or more tenants/businesses. A standard individual sign permit is reviewed administratively by the Director, not the Planning Commission.