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Sign Permit in Brigham City, Utah

Required in Brigham City for erecting, reconstructing, or remodeling any sign, under City Code Chapter 29.27 (Sign Regulations). Application is made to the Community Development Department. Re-chased 2026-07-20: the governing sign permit fee is $50.00 per hour of inspection time (minimum half hour), confirmed by TWO independent, decade-apart Brigham City-published sources that agree verbatim — the city's own general Business License Application (updated 03/07/2012, hosted at media.rainpos.com/1276) states 'The cost of a sign permit is $50.00 per hour, inspection time. Minimum 1/2 hr,' and the Wayback Machine's final capture (2022-02-27) of the dedicated bcutah.org Sign Permits page before that domain went dark states the identical figure. A third, lower figure of $35.25 minimum appears in only one place — a niche Home Occupation Minor business license application PDF whose embedded 'Signs' info sheet is dated Feb. 28, 2007 and was never updated even though the container PDF was nominally refreshed 2/20/2020; since that figure is contradicted by two agreeing, independently-dated official sources spanning 2012-2022, it is treated as stale unrevised boilerplate rather than the current governing fee. City Code Chapter 29.27.070(A) itself does not print a dollar figure — it delegates the fee to 'resolution of the City Council' — so the Business License Application and the archived Sign Permits page are the closest available primary evidence of that resolution's current dollar amount. Brigham City has since retired standalone sign-permit PDF forms in favor of the connect.bcutah.org online portal (per the current 'Business License Applications & Forms' page, which now routes 'Sign Permit Application' directly to connect.bcutah.org 'for new or existing commercial businesses'); the portal itself returned an HTTP 503 on a direct fetch attempt and could not be scraped for a further-updated figure.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • A sign permit from the Community Development Department is required before erecting, reconstructing, or remodeling a sign, per City Code § 29.27.070(A)
  • If the value of the sign and its installation is $1,000.00 or more, the application must include the name, state license number, and contact telephone number of the Sign Contractor installing the sign
  • Illustration of the sign including dimensions, type, script, and colors
  • A site plan showing the location of the sign
  • A valuation of the sign cost, including materials and cost of installation
  • Pole signs require engineered, stamped drawings for the sign base and sign
  • Internally illuminated signs must be listed and installed per the National Electrical Code
  • Downtown businesses must additionally comply with Design Guidelines, scheduled with city staff

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit Fee — governing figure, confirmed by two independent official sourcesConfirmed by two independent, decade-apart Brigham City-published sources that agree verbatim: (1) the city's own general Business License Application, updated 03/07/2012, hosted at media.rainpos.com/01276201203070917231946.pdf: 'The cost of a sign permit is $50.00 per hour, inspection time. Minimum 1/2 hr.' (2) Wayback Machine's final capture (2022-02-27, the last snapshot before the domain went dark) of https://www.bcutah.org/sign-permit-application--information.htm: 'The cost for a sign permit is $50.00 per hour inspection time - minimum 1/2 hour.' Re-chased 2026-07-20.
$50.00 per hour of inspection time, minimum half hour ($25.00 minimum)
Sign Permit Fee — superseded/stale figure, NOT the governing feeAppears only in one document: a niche Home Occupation Minor business license application PDF (media.rainpos.com/1276/bl_ho_minor_app_2202020.pdf) whose embedded 'Signs' info sheet is footer-dated 'Revised: February 28, 2007' and was reproduced unchanged even though the container PDF was nominally refreshed 2/20/2020. Contradicted by two independently-dated, mutually-agreeing official sources (2012 and 2022, see above) — treated as stale unrevised boilerplate rather than the current governing fee. Retained here only so a future re-chase does not waste time re-discovering this discrepancy.
$35.25 minimum (do not use)
Reinspection FeeCity Code § 29.27.070(B): 'In the event that a notice of violation is issued, a reinspection fee shall be charged to defray the costs of reinspection... The amount of the fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council.' Confirmed by direct re-fetch of the full Chapter 29.27 PDF 2026-07-20 — § 29.27.070(A) likewise delegates the base sign permit fee itself to City Council resolution rather than printing a dollar figure in the ordinance.
Established by resolution of the City Council (amount not published in Chapter 29.27 itself)

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

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    Sign Inspection

    Applicant must call for inspections 24 hours in advance, per the city's Signs info sheet.

See the full Brigham City inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Sign permit fees are $50.00 per hour of inspection time (minimum half hour, i.e. $25.00 minimum), confirmed by two independent official Brigham City sources 10 years apart (2012 and 2022) — a lower $35.25 figure found in one niche Home Occupation Minor form is stale 2007 boilerplate and should not be relied on.
  • If the sign and its installation are valued at $1,000 or more, you must name a licensed Sign Contractor (with state license number) on the application.
  • Downtown businesses face additional Design Guidelines for signage — schedule a review with city staff before submitting.
  • Sign permit applications are now routed through the connect.bcutah.org online portal per the city's current Business License Applications & Forms page; standalone PDF sign-permit application forms have been retired.

Frequently asked questions

If the value of the sign and its installation is $1,000.00 or more, the application must include the name of the Sign Contractor installing the sign, along with their state license number and contact telephone number.

$50.00 per hour of inspection time, with a minimum charge of half an hour ($25.00 minimum) — confirmed by Brigham City's own general Business License Application (2012) and the archived official Sign Permits page (2022), which state the identical figure. A $35.25 figure found in one older, narrower Home Occupation Minor form is stale 2007 content and is not the governing fee.

Brigham City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at (435) 734-6604 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Sign Permit Application; Site Plan. Depending on your project, Brigham City may also ask for: Engineered Stamped Drawings. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Brigham City requires 1 inspection(s) for a sign permit, in order: Sign Inspection. Schedule each through Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) ((435) 734-6604).

Apply through Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at 20 N. Main, 2nd Floor, Brigham City, UT 84302. Phone: (435) 734-6604, email: thalladay@bcutah.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, closed major holidays, per Brigham City's official Building Permits and Inspections page. Building Official: Tracy Halladay, (435) 734-6628, thalladay@bcutah.gov (permits, inspections, plan review, code analysis, code interpretation). Building Inspector: Kyle Holgreen, (435) 734-6611, kholgreen@bcutah.gov. Permit Technician: Destry Larsen, (435) 734-6604, dlarsen@bcutah.gov (permit processing, inspection scheduling, application submittal, customer service).. Official information: https://www.bcutah.gov/o/brighamcity/page/building-permits-and-inspections.

Brigham City, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition that Brigham City's own official 'Design Criteria for Buildings and Structures Located within Brigham City Limits' document (dated 7/25/2023) still cited as of live re-fetch 2026-07-16 (2021 IBC Section 1803 soils reports, Section 1613.2.2 Site Class, Table 1806.2 and Table 1610.1 bearing pressures) — the document has not been updated to reflect the 2024 edition.; Utah Title 15A statewide amendments apply on top of the base ICC codes per state law; Brigham City's official Design Criteria document references the Utah-amended ground snow load calculation methodology (previously cited to Utah Code § 15A-3-107, which governs statewide amendments) directly. Construction-code editions themselves are governed by § 15A-2-103, not § 15A-3-107.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Brigham City's own 'Single Family Dwelling Building Permit Submittal Requirements' and Roof Building Paper Requirements handouts instead cite the 2015 IRC/IECC by name for specific engineering/energy-compliance documentation — a pre-existing discrepancy independent of the 2026 code-cycle transition (these handouts were already citing an older cycle than the state's 2021 IRC baseline before 7/1/2026, and remain unrevised as of 2026-07-16). Reproduced here exactly as currently published by the city; the current statewide-governing IRC edition is 2021, not 2015.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC, single unsplit statewide edition), 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), and the residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — all CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d)/(e)/(f)/(h)/(i)/(n). None are separately itemized in Brigham City's own published Design Criteria document, submittal-requirement handouts, or Building Permits and Inspections page; added here per statute since Brigham City's own materials omit them (the 2015 IECC cited in the city's Roof Building Paper Requirements handout is likewise superseded, per the IRC entry above).; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); REMAINS CURRENT, unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment. Not separately itemized in Brigham City's own published materials; added here per statute.; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027) took effect 15 days before this re-verification. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Brigham City's Design Criteria for Buildings and Structures document (the sole cited source for Brigham City's IBC edition) was live re-fetched 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING — it references 2021 IBC sections throughout with no indication of a later revision date than 7/25/2023. No newer Brigham City-specific code-adoption publication was found on bcutah.gov. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the Brigham City overview page for the full list.

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