City Permits for Outdoor Advertising

For outdoor advertising and signage permits in Denver, you should contact the Denver Community Planning and Development Department. They handle sign permits for private property, while the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) oversees permits for signs along state highways.

Here’s how to get started:

🏙️ City of Denver – Sign Permits on Private Property

Department: Community Planning and Development

Zoning Map Link

The first thing you will need to identify is the zone, you will need to apply for the proper permit. Click on the above link to be taken to the interactive zoning map by the city of Denver.

Next, Find your zoning district in municipal code to determine signage allowances

Click here on the municipal code link.

Obtain your zoning permit

After you have a design done and all of your necessary documents gathered together, Denver requires you to make your zoning permit submital in person, this will be reviewed the same day. 

Tips:

If your sign is in a historic district or on a landmark property, you’ll need additional review from Landmark Preservation. (See Zoning Map link above)

For signs in the Denver Theatre District, you must contact a project coordinator.

🚧 Colorado Department of Transportation – Outdoor Advertising Along Highways

Program: Outdoor Advertising Program

Contact Address: 2829 West Howard Place, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80204

Phone: (303) 512-4496