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Sign Permit in Unincorporated Juab County, Utah

Required before erecting, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, locating, or altering any sign in unincorporated Juab County, per the Juab County Land Use Code § 12-1-2202. Signs on residential uses are reviewed and issued directly by the Zoning Administrator; all other signs require Planning Commission review and approval before the Administrator issues the permit (§ 12-1-305.3.c). Re-chased 2026-07-20: the permit process and detailed sign-standards requirements below are fully confirmed against the codified ordinance; the dollar fee amount itself remains genuinely unpublished online after an exhaustive search (see fees[].notes for every avenue tried) — the ordinance itself states the fee schedule is kept administratively at the Juab County Clerk's office rather than codified.

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Sign permit required before erecting, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, locating, or altering any sign — Juab County Land Use Code § 12-1-2202
  • Signs for residential uses are reviewed and issued by the Zoning Administrator; the Administrator may request Planning Commission concurrence — § 12-1-305.3.c
  • All other (non-residential) signs must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission before the Administrator issues the permit — § 12-1-305.3.c, § 12-1-2204
  • At the time new buildings or developments are presented for site plan review, all proposed signs must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission as part of that review; signs added to, enlarged on, or substantially modified on existing buildings/uses require the same review — § 12-1-2204
  • Application must be accompanied by scaled, dimensioned drawings showing: a site plan with property lines and existing/proposed buildings and parking; the location of all existing/proposed signs; full-color elevations with dimensions and square footage; height and size of free-standing signs; type of illumination, if any; and details of sign construction and attachment — § 12-1-2205
  • Residential-district signs are limited by type (e.g., identification signs up to 1 sq ft, permanent subdivision signs up to 24 sq ft/5 ft height, home occupation signs up to 4 sq ft) — § 12-1-2210
  • Commercial/industrial-district signs follow additional area and height standards, including rules for building complexes with multiple businesses — § 12-1-2212
  • Application, along with the applicable fee, must be submitted at the Office of the Zoning Administrator — § 12-1-305.3

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit FeeJuab County Land Use Code § 12-1-305.3.g states that 'a schedule of the fees required for the issuance of any certificate, permit, or review is available at the office of the Juab County Clerk' — the fee schedule is administratively maintained rather than codified, and no dollar amount for a sign permit specifically was found published online after an exhaustive re-chase on 2026-07-20. Avenues tried and exhausted (first pass): (1) re-fetched the Land Use Code itself (Wayback Machine snapshot, since co.juab.ut.us times out) — confirms the fee schedule lives at the Clerk's office, not in the code; (2) checked the county's current site, juabcounty.gov, including the Planning & Zoning page, Clerk-Auditor page, Building Permits page, and Codes & Ordinances page — none link a fee schedule document; (3) checked the civiclinq-hosted current Land Use Code (hosting.civiclinq.com/juabcounty) — same 'available at the Clerk's office' language, no fee table; (4) ran a Wayback CDX full-history search across co.juab.ut.us for any URL containing 'fee' — the only fee-schedule PDF ever captured (co.juab.ut.us/Files/FEES.pdf, captured through 2022) is the County Recorder/Surveyor's recording-fee schedule (document recording, plat filing, copies), not a Planning/Zoning or sign-permit fee; (5) searched County Commission agendas/minutes for a 'Fee Schedule' item — found only a bare Nov. 15, 2021 agenda line item with no dollar figures attached, in an Assessor/property-tax context. SECOND PASS (2026-07-20) tried further new avenues, still no dollar figure found: (6) ran a full Wayback CDX domain sweep of the CURRENT juabcounty.gov domain (not just the retired co.juab.ut.us) for every URL containing 'fee', 'resolution', 'planning', 'zoning', or 'sign' — turned up two 'PP Uniform Age Base Fee Schedules' PDFs (2024 and 2025) which are Assessor's Office personal-property valuation schedules, not a Planning/Zoning or sign-permit fee document, and dozens of individual Planning Commission and County Commission meeting agenda/minutes PDFs going back to 2021 with no fee-schedule resolution title among them; (7) searched specifically for a Juab County resolutions/ordinances archive page listing fee-schedule resolutions by number — none exists publicly; the county's Codes & Ordinances page (juabcounty.gov/government/codes-ordinances/) lists only the Land Use Code, General Plan, and Roadway Design and Construction Standards, no resolutions index. Juab County (Mountainland region) was also checked for a shared/regional planning fee schedule — no Mountainland Association of Governments fee-schedule-by-reference arrangement was found for Juab County's Planning & Zoning fees specifically. Contact the Juab County Clerk or Zoning Administrator at (435) 623-3400 for the current fee.
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    Tips

    • Unlike most other permit types in this file, Juab County's Land Use Code (§ 12-1-2201 through § 12-1-2213) contains a full, detailed Sign Regulations article — this is one of the more thoroughly documented permit categories for unincorporated Juab County, even though the dollar fee amount itself is not published online.
    • Whether a sign permit is issued administratively or requires a public Planning Commission hearing depends on the use: residential-use signs go straight to the Zoning Administrator, but signs for any other use require Planning Commission approval first (§ 12-1-305.3.c, § 12-1-2204) — budget extra time if your sign isn't for a residential use.
    • An unsafe or illegal sign not repaired, modified, or removed within 10 working days of a notice of violation will be abated and removed by the Administrator, with removal costs billed to the sign's owner (§ 12-1-2203).

    Frequently asked questions

    Unincorporated Juab County requires a sign permit for: Sign permit required before erecting, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, locating, or altering any sign — Juab County Land Use Code § 12-1-2202; Signs for residential uses are reviewed and issued by the Zoning Administrator; the Administrator may request Planning Commission concurrence — § 12-1-305.3.c; All other (non-residential) signs must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission before the Administrator issues the permit — § 12-1-305.3.c, § 12-1-2204; At the time new buildings or developments are presented for site plan review, all proposed signs must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission as part of that review; signs added to, enlarged on, or substantially modified on existing buildings/uses require the same review — § 12-1-2204; Application must be accompanied by scaled, dimensioned drawings showing: a site plan with property lines and existing/proposed buildings and parking; the location of all existing/proposed signs; full-color elevations with dimensions and square footage; height and size of free-standing signs; type of illumination, if any; and details of sign construction and attachment — § 12-1-2205; Residential-district signs are limited by type (e.g., identification signs up to 1 sq ft, permanent subdivision signs up to 24 sq ft/5 ft height, home occupation signs up to 4 sq ft) — § 12-1-2210; Commercial/industrial-district signs follow additional area and height standards, including rules for building complexes with multiple businesses — § 12-1-2212; Application, along with the applicable fee, must be submitted at the Office of the Zoning Administrator — § 12-1-305.3. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Juab County Planning and Zoning Department at (435) 623-3400 before starting work.

    The Land Use Code (§ 12-1-305.3.g) states the fee schedule for permits, including signs, is kept at the office of the Juab County Clerk rather than published in the ordinance itself. No dollar figure was found published online as of 2026-07-20 — contact the Juab County Clerk or Zoning Administrator at (435) 623-3400 to confirm the current fee.

    Unincorporated Juab County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Juab County Planning and Zoning Department at (435) 623-3400 for current turnaround.

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

    Apply through Juab County Planning and Zoning Department at 160 N Main Street, Office #117, Nephi, UT 84648. Phone: (435) 623-3400. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Official information: https://juabcounty.gov/departments/planning/.

    Unincorporated Juab County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026). Juab County's Planning and Zoning Department does not publish a distinct local-vintage code page; the county building permit application and land use materials reference compliance with 'all County and State Building Laws and Ordinances,' indicating adoption of the statewide-standard edition without a documented local override.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), plus Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 revision — still the current edition.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026); statute has no residential/commercial split — one edition applies to both.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i). ADDED 2026-07-16: this code was missing entirely from this file's codesAdopted array; it is not listed on Juab County's own building-permit materials, but it is adopted statewide by statute, so it applies here regardless of the county's omission. Current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).; 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), residential provisions — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n). ADDED 2026-07-16: this code was also missing entirely from this file's codesAdopted array; same statewide-statute basis as the IEBC entry above.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); statewide in force, unchanged by the July 1, 2026 revision.; NOTE (verified 2026-07-16 against the live Utah Code § 15A-2-103 text, version headed 'Effective 7/1/2026 / Superseded 1/1/2027'): the 2024 editions of IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, and ISPSC listed above took effect July 1, 2026, replacing the 2021 editions; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did not change. The 1/1/2027 version of the statute carries identical editions, so no further flip is expected then. This file previously forecast this change but still led with the 2021 editions as current, and omitted IEBC/ISPSC entirely — corrected on this date.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Juab County overview page for the full list.

    It depends on the use. Per Land Use Code § 12-1-305.3.c, the Zoning Administrator reviews and issues permits directly for signs on residential uses. Signs for all other uses must first be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission before the Administrator issues the permit.

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