Sign Permit in Akron, Colorado

Akron requires a sign permit for: No standalone sign ordinance, sign permit application, checklist, or fee schedule is published anywhere in the Town Code (Title 10 Building and Development or Title 11 Zoning Regulations) -- confirmed by walking Title 11's complete chapter list (Ch.1 Purpose/Authority/Definitions, Ch.2 Administration and Enforcement, Ch.3 Board of Adjustment, Ch.4 General Design and Use Requirements, Ch.5 Zoning Districts [Articles A-G], Ch.6 Mobile Homes, Ch.7 Travel Trailer Parks) directly at codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/akron_co, 2026-08-05; Title 11 does define the term SIGN (11-1-3): "Any advertisement, announcement, direction or communication produced in whole or in part by the construction, erection, affixing or placing of a structure on any land or on any other structure, or produced by painting on or pasting or placing any printed, lettered, pictured, figured or colored materials on any building, structure or surface" -- excluding town/state directional or traffic signs and signs that are part of a building's architectural design; In the A Residence District (Article B, governing home occupations), advertising signs for a home occupation are explicitly PROHIBITED outright: "There shall be no advertising signs or other display or indications of home occupation" (Town Code 11-5B-1.D.4); In the B Residence District (Article C, governing home occupations including elder daycare), only "placard style window signs" are allowed, they must be preapproved, and size cannot exceed one and one-half feet by two feet (1.5' x 2') (Town Code 11-5C-1.E.2); In the C Residence District (Article D, permitted uses), "All signs must be preapproved, and cannot exceed four feet by six feet (4'x6') in size" (Town Code 11-5D-1.N) -- the largest sign-size figure published anywhere in Akron's Code; No equivalent sign-size cap or preapproval clause exists in the D Business and Commercial District (Article E, 11-5E-1) or E Industrial District (Article F, 11-5F-1) permitted-uses sections -- the districts where most standalone commercial signage would actually be installed have no stated sign regulation in the published Zoning Code at all; this is a genuine, confirmed gap, not an oversight in this research pass; No process, reviewing body, application form, or fee is specified anywhere for what "preapproved" means for the residential-district sign rules that do exist -- plausibly folded into the general Zoning Permit Requirements (Town Code 11-2-4: application to the Town Clerk, plan review by the Building Inspector) and/or the Title 10 Building Permit Application's "Other" project-type checkbox (see the residential-building-permit entry's documents), but this fold-in is inferred from the general permitting structure, not confirmed by any sign-specific instruction anywhere in the Code; Contact Akron Town Hall (970-345-2624, Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM-5:30 PM) directly before installing any sign to confirm current practice, since the published sign provisions are narrow, residential-district-specific, and trace to 1997-vintage code sections (17.16.010, 17.20.010, 17.24.010) with no more recent sign-specific ordinance found. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Akron — Office of the Building Inspector (Town Hall) at 970-345-2624 before starting work.

Akron does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Akron — Office of the Building Inspector (Town Hall) at 970-345-2624 for current turnaround.

Depending on your project, Akron may also ask for: None published specifically for signage. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of Akron — Office of the Building Inspector (Town Hall) at 250 Main Ave, Akron, CO 80720. Phone: 970-345-2624, email: deputyclerk@townofakron.com. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM; closed Fridays. Fax: 970-345-2617. Per Town Code 10-1-1, the Building Inspector is appointed by the Board of Trustees at its first regular meeting following each biennial election and serves as chief enforcement officer for all Title 10 building regulations (except fire prevention code); there is no separate physical 'Building Department' office distinct from Town Hall in this small Eastern Plains town (2020 Census population 1,757).. Official information: https://www.townofakron.com/179/Building.

Akron, Colorado has adopted: 2018 International Building Code (IBC), chapters 1-35 plus appendices C, E, G, H, I, and J — Town Code 10-2-1, adopted by Ordinance 514 (1-6-2014), amended by Ordinance 589 (6-5-2023). The Ord. 589 amendment did NOT change the underlying edition year — Town Code 10-2-1 as currently published still names the 2018 IBC specifically, not a newer cycle — so the 2023 ordinance is treated as a re-adoption/amendment of the same 2018 edition rather than a code-cycle update, per direct reading of the current Town Code text (American Legal Publishing, checked 2026-07-06).; 2009 International Residential Code (IRC), chapters 1-43 plus appendices B, C, D, E, G, H, J, and K — Town Code 10-3-1, adopted by Ordinance 515 (1-6-2014). This is a materially older code cycle than the Building Code (2009 IRC vs. 2018 IBC); no evidence of a later IRC re-adoption was found anywhere in the Town Code, the Town's ordinances index, or web search as of this review.; No standalone plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, or electrical code chapter exists anywhere in Town Code Title 10 (Building and Development) — Chapters run: Ch.1 General Building Provisions, Ch.2 Building Code (IBC 2018), Ch.3 Residential Code (IRC 2009), Ch.4 Building Numbers (addressing), Ch.5 Colorado Plains Regional Airport Overlay Zoning, Ch.6 Shipping Containers. Checked the full Title 10 table of contents and walked every chapter node directly on American Legal Publishing's code library (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/akron_co) — confirmed no electrical/plumbing/mechanical/energy chapter exists.; No energy code (IECC or otherwise) has been adopted by the Town of Akron — no such chapter exists in Title 10, and no ordinance adopting an energy code was found via direct Town Code review or web search. See localAmendments for the HB22-1362 analysis.. Local amendments apply — see the Akron overview page for the full list.

Not clearly established for commercial signage specifically. RESEARCHED 2026-08-05: Akron's Zoning Code (Title 11) has no standalone sign ordinance and no sign provision at all in the D Business and Commercial District or E Industrial District permitted-uses sections. Three residential-district articles do require sign "preapproval" for home-occupation-related signage, with no process specified. Contact Town Hall (970-345-2624) directly before installing a commercial sign.

Only in specific residential districts. The C Residence District caps signs at four feet by six feet (4'x6') and requires preapproval (Town Code 11-5D-1.N); the B Residence District caps home-occupation window placards at 1.5'x2' (11-5C-1.E.2); the A Residence District prohibits home-occupation advertising signs outright (11-5B-1.D.4). No size limit is published for the actual Business/Commercial or Industrial zoning districts.