17.116.130 Setbacks.

Chapter 17.116 ADVERTISING DEVICES AND SIGNS

The minimum required setback for private and advertising devices are as follows, and shall be measured from the closest component of the sign (wheels, poles, frames, lights) to the property line.

A. No sign shall encroach upon the sight-distance triangle area.

B. No sign, including wall signs, may encroach into the public right-of-way without the prior written approval of the Board of County Commissioners and issuance of a revocable permit, and no sign shall encroach on an adjacent parcel or lot of record without prior written and recorded easement by the affected property owner(s).

C. Wall, roof and window signs shall have the setback established by the structure upon which they are applied.

D. Informational and incidental on-premise signs, authorized pursuant to Section 17.116.070(B)(1), may have a setback up to zero feet or as otherwise required by the Director of Planning and Development. The setback requirements for "Gateway" sign shall be established by the Pueblo County Planning Commission.

E. Free standing and projecting signs shall have the setbacks required of accessory structures; except where the accessory structure setbacks are less than the following, then the following shall be the minimum setbacks:

Front yard	15'
Side yard	5'
Rear yard	15'

F. The Director of the Department of Planning and Development may authorize signs with a lesser setback, but in no circumstances a setback less than five feet, on the basis of a site development plan if all the following findings can be made:

1. The proposed sign will not impede driver and pedestrian visibility along the public right-of-way or while entering or leaving the premises; and

2. The surrounding area is substantially improved in a manner so as to significantly reduce the proposed sign’s exposure; or

3. The proposed sign is in an approved parking lot or plot plan design.