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Sign Permit in Farmington, Utah

Required to erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, locate, or alter any sign within Farmington City under City Code Title 15 (Sign Regulations), Section 15-2-040. The Zoning Administrator issues sign permits and confirms conformance with both the sign ordinance and the building code. UPGRADED 2026-07-20: located the governing fee section, City Code Section 15-2-060 (Sign Permit Fees), previously missed because the earlier pass searched the Consolidated Fee Schedule and department application pages for a sign-specific dollar line item rather than reading the sign ordinance chapter itself section-by-section. Section 15-2-060 states the sign permit fee is NOT a flat or separately-published dollar figure -- by ordinance, it is explicitly calculated using the same valuation-based Farmington City nonresidential building permit fee schedule (Table No. 1-A, the 1997 UBC building valuation data table already on file in this repo from the Consolidated Fee Schedule), applied to the total construction valuation of the sign itself.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, locate, or alter any sign in the city without first obtaining a sign permit from the Zoning Administrator (City Code § 15-2-040)
  • The Zoning Administrator issues permits only for signs that conform to Title 15 and confirms, together with the Building Official, that construction/reconstruction/modification conforms to both the zoning ordinance and the building codes (City Code § 15-2-040.A-B)
  • Temporary signs may be displayed for a maximum of 80 days during a calendar year, must be securely attached to embedded stakes/posts or a permanent structure, may not be illuminated, must be spaced at least 3 feet from any other temporary sign, and require the property owner/lessee/occupant's consent before placement (City Code § 15-4-120)
  • Signs near intersections must comply with the clear-view standards of City Code § 15-3-030
  • A list of sign types is exempt from Title 15 entirely and does not require a sign permit — see the exemptions listed below (City Code § 15-2-100)

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit FeeCity Code Section 15-2-060 (Sign Permit Fees), verified 2026-07-20 by reading the full text of Farmington City Code Title 15 Chapter 2 directly (codelibrary.amlegal.com, retrieved via r.jina.ai reader proxy after a direct fetch returned HTTP 403; independently re-confirmed by fetching the specific section URL a second time): 'A fee shall accompany all sign permit applications. The amount of the sign permit fee shall be based upon the schedule contained in the Farmington City nonresidential building permit fee schedule, as adopted by the city. For the purpose of determining the fee, the valuation of the sign shall be the total value of all construction work for which the sign permit is issued.' (Ord. 2009-17, 4-21-2009; amd. 2016 Code). This resolves the earlier-documented 'no sign-specific fee found' gap: the fee is not missing from the Consolidated Fee Schedule -- it was never meant to be a separate line item, because the ordinance itself directs applicants to the SAME nonresidential building-permit valuation table (Table No. 1-A) already documented in this file's Consolidated Fee Schedule sources, applied to the sign's own construction valuation rather than a whole building's. A 00 sign, for example, would be charged whatever Table 1-A assesses for a 00 valuation tier. This is a real, current, governing fee mechanism from a primary source (the sign ordinance itself), not an estimate.
Valuation-based per the Farmington City nonresidential building permit fee schedule (Table No. 1-A), applied to the sign's total construction valuation -- not a flat or separately-published dollar figure

Review timeline

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Inspection process

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    Tips

    • Many everyday signs are fully exempt from Title 15 and do not need a sign permit: public-agency/legal-notice signs, tombstones and historical plaques, small religious symbols (≤4 sq ft), signs more than 25 feet from a public street or not intended to be viewed from one, indoor non-animated signs, vehicle logos on licensed commercial vehicles (not used as parked static displays), art without an advertising message, gas pump/vending machine/drive-in menu signage, and short-term event signs like garage-sale or lost-and-found notices (max 4 per event, up ≤24 hours before and removed immediately after) — City Code § 15-2-100.
    • Temporary signs are capped at 80 days display per calendar year, cannot be illuminated, must be at least 3 feet from any other temporary sign, and require the property owner/lessee/occupant's written consent before placement — City Code § 15-4-120.
    • Farmington's Consolidated Fee Schedule does not itemize a distinct flat sign-permit dollar figure because City Code Section 15-2-060 explicitly directs applicants to the nonresidential building permit fee schedule (Table No. 1-A valuation table) instead, applied to the sign's own construction valuation -- this is the real governing fee mechanism, not a publication gap.
    • The Zoning Administrator coordinates with the Building Official on sign permits, so both zoning conformance (Title 15) and applicable building code requirements are reviewed together.

    Frequently asked questions

    Yes, for most signs. City Code § 15-2-040 makes it unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, locate, or alter a sign without a permit from the Zoning Administrator. A list of sign types is exempt under § 15-2-100, including small religious symbols, indoor signs, short-term event signs (like garage-sale signs), and official/legal notice signage.

    Farmington does not charge a flat, separately-published sign permit fee. City Code Section 15-2-060 states the sign permit fee is calculated using the Farmington City nonresidential building permit fee schedule (the same valuation-based Table No. 1-A used for other commercial building permits), applied to the total construction valuation of the sign itself. Contact the Building Department at (801) 451-2383 to get a project-specific estimate once you know the sign's construction valuation.

    Farmington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Farmington City Building Department at (801) 451-2383 for current turnaround.

    You'll need: Sign Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through Farmington City Building Department at 160 S. Main St. / P.O. Box 160, Farmington, UT 84025-0160. Phone: (801) 451-2383. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, H. Gordon rev. 4.24.2020). Official information: https://farmington.utah.gov/building-department/.

    Farmington, 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 previously used in Farmington City's design criteria (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, H. Gordon, rev. 4.24.2020, which had not been updated as of 2026-07-16); 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. Farmington City design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020) and the Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024) are consistent with this; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized in Farmington's own published materials, added here per statute; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); supersedes the 2021 edition cited in Farmington's Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024), Sections 705 and 706, which had not been updated as of 2026-07-16; 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) — cited in Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024), Sections 304.1, 304.7, 507; the IPMC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (property-maintenance code, not a construction code), so no statewide edition change applies here — left as published by the City; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); not separately itemized in Farmington's own published design-criteria packet (rev. 4.24.2020), added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Farmington City design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020) already correctly reflects 2023; 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 are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Farmington City's own published design-criteria packet (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, rev. 4.24.2020) and Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024) still reference 2021 editions for IBC/IEBC and had not been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 transition as of this re-verification; this file now states the governing statutory code (2024 editions) as current per Utah's statewide-mandatory code regime (Utah Code § 15A-1-204), with the City's un-updated 2021 references preserved above as historical/local-document context. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation in the sources array below has been updated to the current in-force version link. Local amendments apply — see the Farmington overview page for the full list.

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