Temporary Signs Required to Have a Permit
Pennants
Pennants may be displayed one time per calendar year for a maximum of 30 consecutive days with a Temporary Sign Permit.
Pennants must be set back 10 feet from all property lines. Temporary Use
Permits may be obtained through the
city's online application process.
Development Signs
Temporary on-site and off-site home builder signs for development are allowed with a permit and payment of a fee. See application links above to apply.
Temporary Signs Not Required to Have a Permit
Ground/Wall Fabric or Sidewalk Signs
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Sidewalk:
One sidewalk sign (up to three with single-use properties of 150
feet of street frontage) may be placed on the private walk in front
of the business it advertises or in lieu of a fabric sign one may be
placed four feet behind the public sidewalk; signs must maintain a
six-foot clear pathway from the entry for pedestrians to pass; a
maximum size of three feet by four feet is permitted for a sidewalk
sign.
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Wall: One wall fabric sign
(prohibited in the Colfax Pedestrian District); a maximum of 200
square feet is permitted for a wall sign.
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Ground:
One ground fabric sign (up to three with single-use properties of
150 feet of street frontage); four feet behind the public sidewalk; a
maximum of 100 square feet is permitted for a ground fabric sign.
A
single wall, ground fabric, sidewalk sign or combination of these signs
are allowed for four events per calendar year, each event not to exceed
15 consecutive days per address. Events may be combined for a total of
60 days per calendar year.
Wall/ground fabric and sidewalk signs
combined cannot exceed a maximum of 200 square feet nor exceed 60 days
per calendar year. Signs are not to be tied to landscape material
(trees/shrubs) and must be set back four feet from the public sidewalk
or 21 feet from the flow-line (gutter) of the street in the absence of a
sidewalk.
Temporary Window Signs
Temporary
window signs may not exceed 50 percent coverage per window pane (25
percent in the Colfax Pedestrian District). A maximum of 200 square feet
of window signage is permitted. A combination of temporary and
permanent window signage cannot exceed more than 50 percent per pane.
The name of the business in a window sign is considered a permanent sign
and requires a sign permit. Window signs may be displayed for a period
of 90 days in the space occupied by the business before replacing or
removing the sign(s).
Balloons and Inflatable Devices
Balloons or inflatable devices may only be displayed one time per calendar year for a maximum of 72 consecutive hours.
Prohibited Signs
- Vehicle Signs (vehicle signs that are not integrated into the body of the vehicle, including mobile billboards)
- Signs over the right-of-way (unless authorized elsewhere in the code)
- Signs on utility poles
- Roof signs (signs placed on or above the roof line or parapet of building)
- Temporary signs displaying off-premise commercial message
- Strobe or flashing lights
- Internally illuminated awnings
- Hazardous signs (any sign that endangers the safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic)