Chapter 7 Sign Regulations

7.01 | Purpose...67

7.02 | Sign Regulations...67

7.03 | Sign Types...67

7.04 | Sign Standards...68

7.01   Purpose

The purpose of this Section is to create an attractive economic and business climate that also enhances the aesthetic appearance of the community by implementing outdoor advertising regulations that promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the general public and protect property values. It is further intended to reduce signs or advertising distractions and obstructions that may contribute to clutter or traffic accidents.

7.02.  Sign Regulations

1. Regardless of cost, no sign shall be erected or placed within the Town without first making application for and obtaining a sign permit and/or building permit in accordance with Chapter 6.

1.       Temporary signs are exempt from a permit, but are still subject to the regulations listed in Chapter 5.

7.03   Sign Types

A.                Temporary Signs: With the exception of real extate signs, one temporary sign is permitted per street frontage per parcel or use. It may not exceed eight (8) square feet and cannot exceed four (4) feet in height.  The sign cannot be illuminated and cannot be displayed for more than thirty (30) days in a calendar year.

1. Off-Premise Signs Prohibited: No sign shall be erected on a parcel other than the specific parcel on which the use or activity advertised on the sign is located. Exceptions include directional signs for events when permitted.

C.                 Home/premise occupation Signs: Home occupation signs may utilize name plates or signs indicating the existence of a home occupation. One unanimated, non-illuminated flat sign may be permitted for each street upon which the dwelling fronts. The sign must be placed either in a window or on the exterior wall of the dwelling for each street upon which the dwelling fronts.

7.04   Sign Standards

A.        Setbacks: All advertising signs shall be set back from a public street a distance at least equal to the distance that a building is required to be set back within the zone in which said signs are located. Freestanding signs shall be setback at least ten (10) feet from any property or right-of-way line and cannot obstruct a clear line of sight for motorists.

1.         Highway Signs: In addition to the requirements of this Ordinance, all signs located within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the right-of-way line of a federally or State designated highway must first be approved by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and shall conform to the standards and regulations for such signs established by the State of Utah.  Any approval or permits required by said regulations shall be in addition to the sign and building permit requirements herein. Construction or placement of a sign shall not be commenced until all approvals and permits have been obtained.

B.        Size of Signs: The maximum allowable sign area is thirty-two (32) square feet and cannot exceed twenty (20) feet in height. Exceptions to this standard are listed below:

1.         Signs in Residential Zones

a.                   No advertising signs of any kind shall be allowed in any residential zone, except signs pertaining to the sale or lease of residential property on which the sign is located and not to exceed twenty (20) square feet.

b.                  The home/premise occupation may not have an area greater than six (6) square feet.

2.         Signs in Non-Residential and Commercial Overlay Zones

a.                   Building Signs: Each use may be allowed one (1) square foot of building sign area for each three (3) lineal feet of building frontage, up to a maximum of thirty-two (32) square feet of sign area per building frontage. Maximum height of building sign shall be twenty (20) feet above grade.

C.        Freestanding Signs: One freestanding sign per project area may be allowed if:

a.                   The road frontage of the project area is greater than 100 feet in length; or

                        b.         the sign identifies a building with multiple tenants or buildings; or

c.         the use or business does not contain a structure on which to    place a building sign.   

1. Lighting: No spotlight, floodlight, luminous tubes or lighted sign shall be installed in any way which will permit the direct rays of such light to penetrate into any residential zone or onto any property used for residential purposes. All lighting must be night-sky compliant and fully shielded to only light the sign face. Illuminated signs that contain blinking, flashing, or intermittent lights are prohibited.

E.         Material: All signs shall be constructed so the exposed surfaces complement the material and color scheme of the building or primary use of the property.  Signs shall be constructed of durable material. 

1. Non-conforming Signs: Non-conforming signs shall be required to conform or be removed on the happening of any of the events described below:
   1. When a non-conforming sign is destroyed or damaged to an extent in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the sign value.
   2. The sign is relocated in any manner.                                     
2. If the sign is altered structurally, or if more than fifty percent (50%) of the copy, as measured by the sign area, is altered, except for changeable copy signs and maintenance.
3. If the business or service for which the non-conforming sign was installed is expanded or modified.  All improvements to a single business or use within any twelve (12) month period shall be treated cumulatively in the administration of this subsection.