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Sign Permit in Unincorporated Daggett County, Utah

Unincorporated Daggett County does NOT publish a distinct sign-permit application, checklist, or fee. Signs are instead regulated as a permitted, conditional, or accessory use directly within the zoning-district use tables of County Code Title 8, Chapter 6 (Zoning Districts) — confirmed by direct PDF text extraction of the county's own Title 8 ordinance (fetched and re-verified 2026-07-22). A new or replacement sign is reviewed for zoning-table compliance as part of whatever permit governs the underlying property (the Commercial Building Permit's plan review for signage tied to new commercial construction, or an informal Planning & Zoning zoning-compliance check for a freestanding/accessory sign added to an existing building), and a sign exceeding the base zoning-table allowance (a taller 'pole sign' or an off-premise advertising sign) requires Planning Commission approval, which the county processes through its published Conditional Use Permit Application rather than a sign-specific form.

Reviewed 2026-07-23 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Business signs in commercial-type zoning districts (CN, CS, CH, CG, MD, MG per County Code § 8-6, Chapter 6 use tables): limited to 1 square foot of sign area per 1 linear foot of business building frontage, no single sign to exceed 50 square feet, and no more than 3 signs per business; signs must be flat wall or freestanding only, never revolving, flashing, or intermittently lit
  • 'Pole signs' up to 25 feet in height and 100 square feet in total area are allowed above the base business-sign allowance only with Planning Commission approval
  • Off-premise advertising signs up to 132 square feet in area and 25 feet in height may be allowed by the Planning Commission as a conditional use
  • Nonadvertising signs (civic max 14 sq ft, development max 40 sq ft, real estate max 16 sq ft, residential nameplate max 2 sq ft) are permitted outright in most districts, limited to 3 such signs per property, may not project above the eaves or parapet wall of the building, and may be lighted but never flashing, revolving, or with lighted moving parts
  • A sign erected as part of new commercial construction is reviewed for zoning-table compliance within that project's Commercial Building Permit plan set rather than as a separate sign filing

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Permitted-Outright Signs (business, civic, real estate, development, residential nameplate signs within base zoning-table limits)Verified-negative: these sign categories are reviewed only against the zoning-district use table (County Code Title 8, Chapter 6) and are not run through any application, checklist, or fee process at all — reconfirmed 2026-07-23 that no distinct sign-permit application exists among the county's ~25 published permit forms.
$0 / no permit or fee required
Conditional Use Permit Fee (pole signs / off-premise advertising signs only)NEW AVENUE (2026-07-23): direct PDF text extraction of the county's Conditional Use Permit Application — a document not previously examined in the 2026-07-22 sign-permit research pass — confirms the 'CUP# _______ Fee ___________ Receipt# _______' office-use line has no pre-printed amount. This is consistent with County Code § 8-3-4.M's building-permit fee mechanism (live-fetched 2026-07-23), which defers to a valuation/case-by-case basis rather than a flat published number for other Daggett County permit types. Contact Planning & Zoning (435-784-3218 ext. 230) to confirm the current CUP fee before applying for an oversized/pole/off-premise sign.
No flat dollar figure published — the county's Conditional Use Permit Application has a blank 'Fee ___________' field in its 'OFFICE USE ONLY' block, filled in by staff at the time of filing rather than set by a published schedule

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

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    Tips

    • There is no dedicated 'sign permit' application anywhere in the roughly 25 permit/application forms Daggett County publishes (Applications page re-checked 2026-07-22) — sign compliance is a zoning-use-table matter under County Code Title 8, Chapter 6, not its own permit type.
    • Most signs (business signs within the base area formula, and the smaller civic/real-estate/development/residential nameplate signs) are permitted outright and do not need Planning Commission review at all — only oversized 'pole signs' and off-premise advertising signs require that extra approval step.
    • No sign may revolve, flash, or have intermittent lighting; nonadvertising signs additionally may not have lighted moving parts and may not project above the building's eaves or parapet.
    • Confirm which zoning district a specific parcel falls in with Planning & Zoning (435-784-3218 ext. 230) before sizing a sign — the area/height/count limits are per-district and are drawn from a use table, not a stand-alone sign ordinance.

    Frequently asked questions

    Unincorporated Daggett County requires a sign permit for: Business signs in commercial-type zoning districts (CN, CS, CH, CG, MD, MG per County Code § 8-6, Chapter 6 use tables): limited to 1 square foot of sign area per 1 linear foot of business building frontage, no single sign to exceed 50 square feet, and no more than 3 signs per business; signs must be flat wall or freestanding only, never revolving, flashing, or intermittently lit; 'Pole signs' up to 25 feet in height and 100 square feet in total area are allowed above the base business-sign allowance only with Planning Commission approval; Off-premise advertising signs up to 132 square feet in area and 25 feet in height may be allowed by the Planning Commission as a conditional use; Nonadvertising signs (civic max 14 sq ft, development max 40 sq ft, real estate max 16 sq ft, residential nameplate max 2 sq ft) are permitted outright in most districts, limited to 3 such signs per property, may not project above the eaves or parapet wall of the building, and may be lighted but never flashing, revolving, or with lighted moving parts; A sign erected as part of new commercial construction is reviewed for zoning-table compliance within that project's Commercial Building Permit plan set rather than as a separate sign filing. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799 before starting work.

    In Unincorporated Daggett County, the published Permitted-Outright Signs (business, civic, real estate, development, residential nameplate signs within base zoning-table limits) is: $0 / no permit or fee required. Additional published fees: Conditional Use Permit Fee (pole signs / off-premise advertising signs only) — No flat dollar figure published — the county's Conditional Use Permit Application has a blank 'Fee ___________' field in its 'OFFICE USE ONLY' block, filled in by staff at the time of filing rather than set by a published schedule. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Unincorporated Daggett County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799 for current turnaround.

    Depending on your project, Unincorporated Daggett County may also ask for: Commercial Building Permit Application; Conditional Use Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at Daggett County Courthouse, 95 North 100 West (also listed as 95 North 1st West), P.O. Box 219, Manila, UT 84046. Phone: 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799, email: cpoulsen@daggettcounty.gov. Office hours: Monday–Wednesday, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM and 1:00 PM–5:00 PM (closed holidays), per Daggett County Planning and Zoning page. Official information: https://www.daggettcounty.gov/496/Applications.

    Unincorporated Daggett County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — legally controlling in unincorporated Daggett County per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), in force statewide since July 1, 2026 and binding on counties per § 15A-1-204. HISTORY / COUNTY LAG: Daggett County's own Commercial Building Permit plans checklist still expressly cites the long-superseded 2015 IBC by section ('Type of construction (required) IBC 2015 Chapter 6', 'Occupancy type (required) IBC 2015 Chapter 3', 'Occupant load (required) IBC 2015 Section 1004') — re-confirmed by direct PDF fetch 2026-07-16; see NOTE below.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix AQ — legally controlling in unincorporated Daggett County per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) and (1)(c); the IRC edition was NOT changed by the July 1, 2026 statewide amendment and remains the 2021 edition. HISTORY / COUNTY LAG: Daggett County's own Residential Building Permit packet still expressly cites the long-superseded 2015 IRC ('SECTION R109 OF THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE REQUIRES THAT YOU HAVE INSPECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION', with the full R109.1 series inspection text reproduced in the county's own packet) — see NOTE below.; NOTE: Utah Code § 15A-2-103 sets the statewide-adopted baseline: the 2024 editions of the IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, and IEBC, plus the residential provisions of the 2024 ISPSC, are all currently in force statewide (effective July 1, 2026), alongside the 2021 IRC (unchanged) and 2023 NEC (unchanged). This statewide baseline binds counties as well as municipalities per § 15A-1-204. Daggett County's own public-facing permit packets (residential packet, commercial packet) still explicitly cite the 2015 IBC/IRC by section number — confirmed still true on re-check of the county's Commercial Building Permit Plans Checklist PDF on 2026-07-16, which additionally cites '2015 IMC' for mechanical design (IMC § 312) and duct sizing (IMC § 603), a pre-existing lag not previously captured here. This is analogous to other small Utah counties in this corpus (e.g., Cache, Rich) whose public materials lag the statewide-adopted edition. The statewide-adopted edition per § 15A-2-103 is the legally controlling one; Daggett County's own documentation has not been updated to reflect it.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); statewide in force (Daggett County's own permit forms do not name a specific NEC edition). Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Daggett County overview page for the full list.

    No. The county publishes no distinct sign-permit application, checklist, or fee. Business, civic, real estate, development, and residential-nameplate signs are instead governed by area/height/count limits set directly in the zoning-district use tables of County Code Title 8, Chapter 6 — most are permitted outright; only an oversized 'pole sign' or an off-premise advertising sign requires Planning Commission approval via the county's Conditional Use Permit Application.

    In the county's commercial-type zoning districts, a business sign is capped at 1 square foot of sign area per 1 linear foot of business building frontage, with no single sign exceeding 50 square feet and no more than 3 signs per business. Larger 'pole signs' (up to 25 feet high and 100 square feet total) are allowed only with Planning Commission approval.

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