The City of Steamboat Springs is updating our Sign Code, and we would love your input! The Sign Code regulates the size, location, and other aspects of signage throughout the City.
If you would like information about the project, it’s status or where our community is headed in regard to signage, please stop by the Planning Department at 124 10th St., Monday- Thursday 7:30- 5:30 or Friday 7:30-11:30.
As we prepare draft sections of the sign code they will be added here for review and comment.
Sign regulations are typically separate from other land use regulations due to the level of specificity required for many aspects of signs including size, materials, lighting, location and other unique issues. Communities across the country are in the process of updating sign codes in response to the 2015 Supreme Court decision of Reed v Town of Gilbert which prohibits content-based regulations. While Steamboat Springs’ Sign Code has been in need of updating for some time, the issue has gained urgency due to this changed legal environment.
Focus of Code Update
Sign Code revisions will address clarity, ease of use, and flexibility to consider signs in the context of specific zone districts and areas of the city rather than the one-size-fits-all regulations currently in place. City Staff will be working through the coming year to develop a revised, content-neutral sign code for the City.