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inning and Community Development <br />Temporary Retail Signage <br />CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS <br />7. Signage shall be well maintained, kept free of rust, damage, rips, tears, frayed edges, peeling paint, <br />and similar deterioration. <br />8. Express permission from the owner of the private property closest to the permit site must be <br />granted prior to the placement of a sign within the right-of-way. In many cases, the applicant and <br />the private property owner are one and the same. However, the applicant for a temporary retail <br />sign is often a tenant within the adjacent building; in these cases the property owner must consent <br />to the application. <br />A -Frame Specific Regulations: <br />A -Frame signs in the right-of-way must meet the following standards: <br />• No more than one per business; <br />• Shall not exceed 4' in height, measured from grade to the highest point of the sign; <br />• Shall not be less than 2' in height measured from grade; <br />• Shall not exceed 30 inches in width at its widest point; <br />• Shall not be located in any median. <br />• Shall be removed from the right-of-way at the close of every business day. <br />• Shall be located: <br />o In front of the business for which it advertises only <br />o Outside of the pedestrian way, so as to protect the free flow of pedestrians along the <br />sidewalk. Whenever possible, the sign should be located in the "amenity zone" or <br />immediately adjacent to the building face. <br />• A -Frame signs shall be located on private property if possible; revocable permits for A -Frame <br />signs in the public right-of-way are not to be used to avoid compliance with the City's sign <br />regulations applicable to private property. <br />"Bandit Sign" Exception: The regulations contained within this worksheet shall not apply to signs within <br />the right-of-way posted between the hours of one minute after twelve o'clock (12:01) P.M. on Friday <br />through twelve o'clock (12:00) noon on Monday, as long as the following standards are met: <br />• The sign shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area; <br />• The sign is not placed within the Downtown Core as defined by the map below. <br />Document Date: December 2013 <br />