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Sign Permit in Fruit Heights, Utah

Required to erect, replace, reconstruct, maintain, enlarge, or move most signs in Fruit Heights under City Code Title 10, Chapter 16 (Signs and Outdoor Advertising), Section 10-16-3. The permit is issued by the Building Inspector and reviewed/approved by the Zoning Administrator. Re-chased 2026-07-20: the Building Permit Fee Schedule does not itemize a sign fee, but a SEPARATE Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 2025, linked from fruitheights.gov/421/Consolidated-Fee-Schedule -- a page distinct from the Building Permit Fee Schedule page previously checked) publishes a full Sign Permit Fees table under its Code Enforcement section: Permanent signs are $90.00 (attached) or $125.00 (detached/freestanding); Temporary signs are $75.00 flat (both attached and detached). A Sign Reclaiming Fee also applies to confiscated temporary signs violating the code: $10.00 per sign for a first offense, $25.00 per sign for additional offenses. Confirmed by rendering the relevant PDF pages to images and reading the table visually, since the table's columns were jumbled by plain text extraction.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • No sign may be erected, replaced, reconstructed, maintained, enlarged, or moved to a new location without a permit from the Building Inspector, reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator; applications must include a scaled plot plan showing the sign's size and location on the premises (City Code § 10-16-3.A)
  • Zone-specific size/height caps apply on top of the citywide rules: A-1/R-S/R-1 residential zones allow identification/service signs up to 48 sq ft combined; the C-1 zone allows on-premises signs up to 75 sq ft (wall/projecting) plus one ground/freestanding sign up to 50 sq ft and 20 ft tall; the C-2 zone allows up to 150 sq ft on-premises signage plus a freestanding sign up to 75 sq ft/25 ft tall (200 sq ft/40 ft tall on Highway 89-adjacent lots) (§§ 10-16-7, 10-16-8, 10-16-9)
  • Property signs (subdivision/building-project signs) are capped at 2 per project up to 25 lots/units (plus 1 per additional 50), max 48 sq ft, max 10 ft height if freestanding, and may be displayed only during construction/initial sales up to 2 years (extendable 1 year by the Planning Commission) (§ 10-16-4)
  • Off-premises signs and billboards are not permitted in any zone in Fruit Heights (§ 10-16-2 definitions; § 10-16-6.A.10)
  • Political signs do NOT require a sign permit but must follow separate placement, size (12 sq ft / 4 ft height), timing, and removal rules under § 10-16-10

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit Fee -- Permanent, Attached (e.g. wall sign)Fruit Heights Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 2025), Code Enforcement section, 'Sign Permit Fees: Permanent: Attached -- $90.00.' Confirmed 2026-07-20 by rendering the PDF page to an image and reading the table visually (plain text extraction jumbled the columns). Source: fruitheights.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3081/FHC-cfs-UPDATE--and-change-to-layout-March-2025.
$90.00
Sign Permit Fee -- Permanent, Detached (e.g. freestanding/ground sign)Fruit Heights Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 2025), Code Enforcement section, 'Sign Permit Fees: Permanent: Detached -- $125.00.' Same source and confirmation method as above.
$125.00
Sign Permit Fee -- Temporary (Attached or Detached)Fruit Heights Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 2025), Code Enforcement section, 'Sign Permit Fees: Temporary: Attached -- $75.00; Detached -- $75.00' (both temporary categories are the same flat $75.00 rate). Same source and confirmation method as above.
$75.00
Sign Reclaiming Fee (confiscated temporary signs)Fruit Heights Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 2025): 'Sign Reclaiming Fee: Temporary signs which are confiscated for code violations may be reclaimed by paying: First Offense -- $10.00 each sign; Additional Offenses -- $25.00 each sign.' This is a code-enforcement recovery fee, not the standard sign-permit application fee itself.
$10.00 per sign (first offense); $25.00 per sign (additional offenses)

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

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    Tips

    • Some sign types are exempt from the whole chapter, not just from a fee: temporary/personal/nonbusiness event signs (garage sale signs, open house signs, lost-and-found notices) are exempt under § 10-16-3.I, and political signs are exempt from the permit requirement (though not from the separate rules in § 10-16-10).
    • Billboards and off-premises advertising signs are flatly not permitted anywhere within Fruit Heights city limits (§ 10-16-2, § 10-16-6.A.10) — don't plan around one.
    • Animated, flashing, chaser-light, or sound-emitting signs are prohibited citywide, as are roof signs and signs placed over other signs (§ 10-16-6.A); commercial signs may still be approved with time/temperature or electronic message center capability.
    • There must be at least 10 feet of clearance between any pedestrian walkway or vehicle accessway and any part of a projecting or freestanding sign (§ 10-16-3.D), and no sign may be placed on publicly owned land, street rights-of-way, utility poles, or similar public fixtures except official/safety signage (§ 10-16-3.E).
    • Fruit Heights' sign-permit fees are published on a SEPARATE Consolidated Fee Schedule page (fruitheights.gov/421/Consolidated-Fee-Schedule), not the Building Permit Fee Schedule -- Permanent Attached signs are $90, Permanent Detached/freestanding signs are $125, and Temporary signs (attached or detached) are a flat $75.

    Frequently asked questions

    Yes, for most signs. City Code § 10-16-3.A requires a permit from the Building Inspector, reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator, before any sign is erected, replaced, reconstructed, enlarged, or relocated. Temporary/personal/nonbusiness event signs (like garage sale signs) and political signs are exempt from the permit requirement, though political signs have their own separate rules.

    Per Fruit Heights' Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 2025): $90.00 for a permanent attached sign (e.g. wall sign), $125.00 for a permanent detached/freestanding sign, and $75.00 flat for a temporary sign (attached or detached). A separate Sign Reclaiming Fee ($10 first offense, $25 each additional offense per sign) applies only if a temporary sign is confiscated for a code violation.

    Fruit Heights does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Fruit Heights City Building Department at (801) 546-0861 ext. 2 for current turnaround.

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

    Apply through Fruit Heights City Building Department at 910 S Mountain Road, Fruit Heights, UT 84037. Phone: (801) 546-0861 ext. 2, email: ckunkel@fruitheights.gov. Office hours: Not published on the city's Building or Contact Us pages as of 2026-07-08; general city hall contact is (801) 546-0861.. Official information: https://www.fruitheights.gov/112/Building.

    Fruit Heights, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — current statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective July 1, 2026, binding on Fruit Heights as a Utah municipality per § 15A-1-204. Fruit Heights City's own official Building Permits page 'Design Criteria' section (fruitheights.gov/251/Building-Permits) still lists '2018 International Building Code' as of a live re-check on 2026-07-16 — a genuine lag on the city's own page; the statewide statute governs regardless.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2015 International Residential Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a pre-existing lag on the city's page (predates and is unrelated to the 2026 flip), also superseded by the statewide-mandatory 2021 edition.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective July 1, 2026. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2018 Mechanical... Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a lag on the city's own page.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective July 1, 2026. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2018... Plumbing... Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a lag on the city's own page.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective July 1, 2026. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2018... Energy Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a lag on the city's own page.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2017 Electrical Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a pre-existing lag on the city's page (the statewide NEC cycle has advanced 2017→2020→2023 across multiple prior update cycles, predating and unrelated to the July 2026 IBC/IPC/IMC/IECC flip).; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), and the residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), (1)(i), and (1)(n) respectively; none of these titles are separately itemized on Fruit Heights' own Design Criteria page (which lists only Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, and Electrical), but all apply statewide regardless of the page's omission.; Note: the city's codified Municipal Code Title 9, Chapter 1 (Building Codes and Regulations; amlegal/city PDF, last amended 'July 2006') still references the legacy 'Uniform Building Code, current edition' and Utah Plumbing/Electrical codes by older nomenclature and has not been re-codified to reflect the state's IBC/IRC adoption cycle under Utah Code § 15A-2-103; the statewide statute is authoritative as a matter of law regardless of either the live Building Permits page's lag or Title 9 Chapter 1's older nomenclature, consistent with Title 9 Chapter 1 § 9-1-3's own provision that subsequent code editions are 'deemed adopted automatically... without further action of the city council.'. Local amendments apply — see the Fruit Heights overview page for the full list.

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