Sign Permit in Platteville, Colorado

Platteville requires a sign permit for: Sec. 16-6-20 (Applicability): 'This Article shall apply to the display, construction, erection, alteration, use, location and maintenance of all signs in the Town.'; Sec. 16-6-60(a) (Application): a sign permit application must be submitted on Town-provided forms, accompanied by a fully-dimensioned drawing showing construction specifications, color, method/intensity of illumination, and a site plan showing location, setback, height, and sign area; signs on existing buildings in nonresidential zones/planned developments additionally require a photo simulation, and pole/monument signs in nonresidential districts require a stamped structural drawing; Sec. 16-6-60(c) (Decision): 'The Town Manager shall have the authority to approve, deny or approve with conditions on any sign permit application, subject to the applicant's right to appeal to the Board of Adjustment.'; Sec. 16-6-60(d) (Building Permit): 'Following approval by the Town of a sign permit, a building permit shall be obtained for the sign' — the sign permit and the building permit are two distinct, sequential approvals; Sec. 16-6-60(e) (Expiration): 'All signs shall be installed within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuance of the sign permit, or the sign permit shall expire.'; Sec. 16-6-40 lists 18 categories of signs allowed WITHOUT a sign permit (still subject to Article VI's other requirements), including: government-erected signs; utility/oil-and-gas hazard-warning signs; legally required public-purpose signs; MUTCD-conforming traffic control signs; incidental signs ≤2 sq ft; window signs; one flag per lot on a permanent flagpole; one banner ≤8 sq ft on a residential building; wave banners; holiday/religious decorations; site signs; swing signs; yard signs; directional signs; inflatable signs (nonresidential districts only, max 40 ft height, 1 per lot); sidewalk signs; hand-carried signs; and murals/works of art; Sec. 16-6-50 prohibits: signs that obstruct or could be confused with official traffic control devices or create a driver distraction/sightline hazard; signs over 3 ft tall in a street-intersection sight triangle; signs blocking a required door/window/fire escape/exit; structurally unsafe signs; signs in a utility easement or on public property/right-of-way (except as expressly allowed elsewhere in the Article); signs painted on benches; roof signs; animated signs and wave banners designed to flap/rotate in the wind; sound-emitting signs; off-premises signs; and signs attached to trees or other plant material; Sec. 16-6-90 and 16-6-100 apply differing standards to signs in residential vs. nonresidential areas, per Table 16-2; up to 50% of the allowed sign area of a pole or monument sign in a nonresidential district may be an electronic message center (Sec. 16-6-100(e)); Sec. 16-6-110 provides an optional Master Sign Plan alternative for coordinated multi-sign developments; Violations are punished per Sec. 16-1-80 (general Chapter 16 penalty provision); the Town may immediately remove any sign located on Town property (Sec. 16-6-130(c)). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Platteville — SAFEbuilt Permits (contracted building department services) at 970-785-2245 before starting work.

Per Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances (Fee Schedule), a permanent sign permit is $150.00 and a temporary sign permit is $50.00.

Platteville does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Platteville — SAFEbuilt Permits (contracted building department services) at 970-785-2245 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Sign Permit Application; Building Permit (Town of Platteville / SAFEbuilt). Depending on your project, Platteville may also ask for: Photo Simulation; Stamped Structural Drawing. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Platteville requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Building Permit Inspection(s). Schedule each through Town of Platteville — SAFEbuilt Permits (contracted building department services) (970-785-2245).

Apply through Town of Platteville — SAFEbuilt Permits (contracted building department services) at 400 Grand Avenue, Platteville, CO 80651. Phone: 970-785-2245, email: kcampos@plattevillegov.org. Office hours: Town Hall main line 970-785-2245 (fax 970-785-2476). Building permit applications and plan-review submittals are emailed to kcampos@plattevillegov.org; SAFEbuilt plans examiners (coloradoplanreview@safebuilt.com for resubmittals) interpret International Codes and conduct building inspections on the Town's behalf. No separate SAFEbuilt local office address or in-person hours are published on the Town's site; all intake is via Town Hall or email.. Official information: https://platteville.colorado.gov/safebuilt-permits.

No. Sec. 16-6-40 of the Municipal Code lists 18 categories of signs allowed without a sign permit, including small incidental signs, window signs, yard/swing/site/sidewalk signs, one flag per lot, and holiday decorations, among others — though all signs (permitted or exempt) remain subject to the Article's general standards and prohibitions.

The Town Manager has authority to approve, deny, or conditionally approve a sign permit application, per Sec. 16-6-60(c); a denied applicant may appeal to the Board of Adjustment. No numeric decision-timeline is published.