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Sign Permit in Burlington, Colorado

RESEARCHED 2026-08-13: Burlington has NO standalone sign ordinance, sign permit application, sign-specific fee, or dimensional/size standard for signs anywhere in its available materials — a genuinely confirmed gap, not an unexamined assumption. Burlington Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) was read in full live via the Browser pane's real Chromium rendering (the only method that renders this Municode site's Angular app, per this file's established research method): Chapter 17.08 (Definitions, Sections 010-335) contains no definition of 'sign'; there is no dedicated Sign Regulations chapter anywhere in Title 17's eleven chapters (17.04 through 17.44). The only codified treatment of signs is as one of several listed 'structures' permitted (alongside driveways, sidewalks, retaining walls, and fences) within required front/side/rear yards under Chapter 17.20, Article IV (Sections 17.20.150 Restriction on Artificial Lot Coverage, 17.20.160 Yard Requirements, and 17.20.180 Structures Permitted in Required Yards) — these sections require signs to comply with the same yard-setback and lot-coverage rules as other minor yard structures, but do not establish a permit process, size/height limit, or fee specific to signs. Section 17.20.180 does reference that 'all regulations of this code pertaining to driveways, signs, retaining walls, and fences, must be complied with,' implying a sign-specific regulation may exist elsewhere, but no such standalone sign ordinance could be located after a full Title 17 read plus a direct search of the City's own building-permit application form and site sitemap (154KB site map crawled directly, no Sign Permits, Signage, or Planning/Zoning department page exists anywhere on burlingtoncolo.com, unlike Ault, CO — a peer small Weld County town in this corpus with a real, live, standalone Sign Code and online sign-permit application). A sign is a 'structure' under Burlington Municipal Code 17.12.020(A)(1) ('A certificate of zoning compliance shall be required: to erect or construct a building or structure'), so a Certificate of Zoning Compliance is the closest applicable legal requirement, processed via the same combined Building Permit/Zoning Compliance Application used for all other minor structures in this file (deck-covered-patio-permit, reroof-permit, mechanical-hvac-permit).

Reviewed 2026-08-13 · Source

When you need this permit

  • No standalone sign permit application, sign-specific fee, or dimensional/height standard is published anywhere in Burlington's Municipal Code (Title 17, all 11 chapters read in full live via Municode 2026-08-13) or on the City's own website (full sitemap crawled directly; no Sign Permits, Signage, or Planning/Zoning page exists)
  • A sign, as a 'structure,' requires a Certificate of Zoning Compliance under Burlington Municipal Code 17.12.020(A)(1) ('to erect or construct a building or structure') — apply using the general combined Building Permit/Zoning Compliance Application (Part A, 'Other'), the same form used for decks, re-roofs, and other minor scopes not separately itemized by the City
  • Signs must comply with the same required-yard and lot-coverage rules that apply to driveways, sidewalks, retaining walls, and fences (Burlington Municipal Code 17.20.150, 17.20.160(C)-(D), 17.20.180(A)-(D)) — front/side/rear yard placement restrictions apply to a sign the same as to any other minor yard structure
  • Attach the Title 17.12.030(B) scaled site plat showing the sign's proposed location relative to lot lines and the principal structure, consistent with this file's other minor-structure entries
  • Confirm with City Hall (719-346-8652) before designing or installing any sign, since no published size, height, or illumination standard exists to self-certify against

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule, if a fee applies to a given sign)No sign-specific fee is published anywhere in Burlington Municipal Code Title 17 (Section 17.04.090, 'Schedule of fees, charges and expenses,' states only that the city council sets and posts a fee schedule 'in the office of the zoning compliance officer and the city clerk' — it is not itemized online). Confirm directly with City Hall whether a sign specifically triggers this fee or is treated as fee-exempt.
$25 minimum, scaling per the tiered valuation schedule

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final/Field Inspection

    No itemized inspection sequence for signs is published

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

Tips

  • Unlike Ault, Colorado (a peer small Weld County town in this corpus with a genuinely standalone, currently-live Sign Code and online sign-permit application), Burlington has no dedicated sign ordinance at all — signs are regulated only incidentally, as one of several minor structures subject to yard-setback and lot-coverage rules under Chapter 17.20.
  • Because no sign-specific size, height, or illumination limit is published, do not assume any particular dimensional standard applies — confirm directly with City Hall before finalizing a sign design.
  • Section 17.20.180 references 'all regulations of this code pertaining to...signs' as if a dedicated sign regulation exists, but no such chapter or section could be located after a full read of Title 17 — this cross-reference may point to an uncodified or informally-enforced practice; ask City Hall directly whether any unpublished internal sign policy exists.

Frequently asked questions

Burlington requires a sign permit for: No standalone sign permit application, sign-specific fee, or dimensional/height standard is published anywhere in Burlington's Municipal Code (Title 17, all 11 chapters read in full live via Municode 2026-08-13) or on the City's own website (full sitemap crawled directly; no Sign Permits, Signage, or Planning/Zoning page exists); A sign, as a 'structure,' requires a Certificate of Zoning Compliance under Burlington Municipal Code 17.12.020(A)(1) ('to erect or construct a building or structure') — apply using the general combined Building Permit/Zoning Compliance Application (Part A, 'Other'), the same form used for decks, re-roofs, and other minor scopes not separately itemized by the City; Signs must comply with the same required-yard and lot-coverage rules that apply to driveways, sidewalks, retaining walls, and fences (Burlington Municipal Code 17.20.150, 17.20.160(C)-(D), 17.20.180(A)-(D)) — front/side/rear yard placement restrictions apply to a sign the same as to any other minor yard structure; Attach the Title 17.12.030(B) scaled site plat showing the sign's proposed location relative to lot lines and the principal structure, consistent with this file's other minor-structure entries; Confirm with City Hall (719-346-8652) before designing or installing any sign, since no published size, height, or illumination standard exists to self-certify against. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) at 719-346-8652 before starting work.

In Burlington, the published Building Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule, if a fee applies to a given sign) is: $25 minimum, scaling per the tiered valuation schedule. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Burlington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) at 719-346-8652 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application / Zoning Compliance Application (PDF). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Burlington requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Final/Field Inspection. Schedule each through City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) (719-346-8652).

Apply through City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) at 415 15th Street, Burlington, CO 80807. Phone: 719-346-8652, email: jim.keehne@burlingtoncolo.com. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fax: 719-346-8397. Building permits are administered directly by City Hall administrative staff (no separate, dedicated Building Division or named Building Official is published) — the Building Permit Application lists Jim Keehne, City Administrator, as the responsible city officer, with a Public Works signoff line also present on the form.. Official information: https://www.burlingtoncolo.com/151/Building-Permits.

There is no standalone sign ordinance or sign-specific permit application. A sign is treated as a 'structure' requiring a Certificate of Zoning Compliance under Municipal Code 17.12.020(A)(1), processed through the same general Building Permit/Zoning Compliance Application used for other minor scopes, and must comply with the yard-setback and lot-coverage rules in Chapter 17.20 that also apply to fences, driveways, and retaining walls.

None are published. Burlington Municipal Code Title 17 was read in full and contains no dedicated sign-dimension standard. Confirm directly with City Hall (719-346-8652) before designing a sign.

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