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Sign Permit in Grantsville, Utah

Required to erect or maintain nearly any sign or outdoor advertising structure in Grantsville under City Code Chapter 20 (Sign Regulations), § 20.4. Approval is evidenced by a permit issued by the Community Development Director, Zoning Administrator, or their designee. The Zoning Fees schedule sets a Sign Permit fee of $200.00 for permanent signs and $25.00 for temporary signs.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • It is illegal to erect or maintain any sign or outdoor advertising structure without first obtaining City approval, evidenced by a permit from the Community Development Director, Zoning Administrator, or designee — except temporary nonelectrical wall signs under 6 square feet, which need no approval (City Code § 20.4)
  • Movable A-frame signs displaying a menu or special message require a permit, are capped at the ordinance's stated size of 30" x 36" (the ordinance's own text elsewhere restates this as '30" x 48"' — both figures appear verbatim in § 20.4, so confirm the current dimension with Community Development), must be stored inside during closed hours, and must stay within 3 feet of the storefront
  • Roof signs require a permit and Community Development Director/Zoning Administrator approval of a design that hides all supporting members; roof sign area counts against the wall's total allowed wall-sign area
  • Banner signs are permitted only under specific time limits: 60 consecutive days for a temporary promotion (once per business location), up to 6 months (plus one 6-month Planning Commission extension) for a new business without permanent signage, 60 days for a bankruptcy/going-out-of-business promotion, or 30 days per quarter for other sales/events (§ 20.4)
  • Off-premises billboard signs and off-premises outdoor advertising structures are not permitted anywhere in Grantsville (traffic/directional signs excepted) (§ 20.4)

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit — Permanent SignGrantsville City Zoning Fees schedule: 'Sign Permit $200.00 (permanent sign) / $25.00 (temporary sign).' Fetched and confirmed live 2026-07-20 from the city's official municipal code fee book.
$200.00
Sign Permit — Temporary SignGrantsville City Zoning Fees schedule, same line item as the permanent-sign fee above.
$25.00

Review timeline

Plan review
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    Tips

    • Sign types allowed differ sharply by zone under the ordinance's Land Use Sign Tables: agricultural/rural residential zones (Table 1) permit A-frame, appurtenant, banner, entry feature, freestanding, monument, and reader board signs, but not wall or animated signs; single-family residential zones (Table 2) are far more restrictive (largely entry feature and public information signs only, with multi-family zones adding wall/banner/monument); commercial and manufacturing zones (Table 3) permit nearly every sign type including electronic message centers, and only manufacturing/mining zones permit billboards.
    • Monument signs are capped at 6 feet in height (up to 20 feet if multi-tenant, 2+ businesses per sign), one per 200 feet of frontage; wall signs are capped at 20% of the wall's total square footage and may not project more than 18 inches from the building face; freestanding signs are capped at 20 feet in height, one per 200 feet of frontage, and must be within 5 feet of the public right-of-way with clad (not exposed pole) support structures (§ 20.8).
    • Electronic message centers (EMCs) must follow Dark Sky International-aligned rules: dimming to no more than 0.3 footcandle over ambient light measured from 100 feet away, no flashing/animation, and a minimum 8-second dwell time per message (§ 20.4).
    • Freestanding or projecting signs are barred from the sight triangle at intersections (30 feet back from the intersection, 8 feet above curb grade) and must maintain at least 10 feet of clearance over public/private walkways (§ 20.7).
    • The chapter's own text is internally inconsistent about the A-frame sign size cap — it states both 'thirty inches by thirty six inches' and, in the same paragraph, '(30" x 48")' — verify the current maximum with Community Development before fabricating a sign to that spec.

    Frequently asked questions

    Grantsville requires a sign permit for: It is illegal to erect or maintain any sign or outdoor advertising structure without first obtaining City approval, evidenced by a permit from the Community Development Director, Zoning Administrator, or designee — except temporary nonelectrical wall signs under 6 square feet, which need no approval (City Code § 20.4); Movable A-frame signs displaying a menu or special message require a permit, are capped at the ordinance's stated size of 30" x 36" (the ordinance's own text elsewhere restates this as '30" x 48"' — both figures appear verbatim in § 20.4, so confirm the current dimension with Community Development), must be stored inside during closed hours, and must stay within 3 feet of the storefront; Roof signs require a permit and Community Development Director/Zoning Administrator approval of a design that hides all supporting members; roof sign area counts against the wall's total allowed wall-sign area; Banner signs are permitted only under specific time limits: 60 consecutive days for a temporary promotion (once per business location), up to 6 months (plus one 6-month Planning Commission extension) for a new business without permanent signage, 60 days for a bankruptcy/going-out-of-business promotion, or 30 days per quarter for other sales/events (§ 20.4); Off-premises billboard signs and off-premises outdoor advertising structures are not permitted anywhere in Grantsville (traffic/directional signs excepted) (§ 20.4). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Grantsville City Building Department at (435) 884-1691 before starting work.

    The Zoning Fees schedule sets the Sign Permit fee at $200.00 for a permanent sign and $25.00 for a temporary sign.

    Grantsville does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Grantsville City Building Department at (435) 884-1691 for current turnaround.

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

    Apply through Grantsville City Building Department at 336 West Main Street, Grantsville, UT 84029. Phone: (435) 884-1691, email: ajensen@grantsvilleut.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://www.grantsvilleut.gov/departments/building/index.php.

    Grantsville, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J, with Utah amendments — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition previously listed here. Grantsville's Building Department page links directly to the 'Utah Building Code' as its adopted code and does not itemize a specific edition year (no local IBC edition override found; live-checked 2026-07-16).; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) with Utah amendments — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 statewide transition. Utah's amendment removes the mandatory residential fire-sprinkler requirement (Utah Code § 15A-3-103).; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized on Grantsville's own Building Department page, added here per statute.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) with Utah amendments — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition previously listed here.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with Utah amendments — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition previously listed here.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); not itemized on Grantsville's own Building Department page or FAQ, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition, with Utah amendments — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes the 2021 edition previously listed here. Referenced generically (without an edition year) in Grantsville's own New Residential Building Submittal Checklist ('Information showing compliance from the International Energy Conservation Code as amended by the State of Utah').; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — CORRECTED: this file previously listed '2020 NEC,' which was already stale before the 7/1/2026 statewide transition (Utah has required the 2023 NEC statewide since well before this file's original verification date). Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) confirms 2023 NEC as the current and unchanged edition; no Grantsville-specific electrical code edition was found published on the city's own pages to source the earlier '2020' figure.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); not itemized on Grantsville's own Building Department page, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not itemized on Grantsville's own Building Department page, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; Grantsville City Code Title 5, 'Building Regulations' — local building-permit administration ordinance, viewable at grantsville.municipalcodeonline.com (linked directly from the city's own Building Department page as 'City Building Code').; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): 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, corrected from an erroneous '2020' figure above) did NOT change. Grantsville's Building Department page (grantsvilleut.gov/departments/building/index.php) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and does not itemize specific code edition years at all — it links generically to 'Utah Building Code,' so no page-vs-statute lag could be detected; the statute is cited directly as governing throughout.. Local amendments apply — see the Grantsville overview page for the full list.

    No. City Code § 20.4 prohibits off-premises billboard signs and off-premises outdoor advertising structures anywhere in the city, with an exception for traffic and directional signs. The Land Use Sign Tables additionally show billboards as permitted use only in the Light/General Manufacturing and Mining/Quarry/Sand/Gravel zones (Table 3) — check the applicable zone before assuming one is allowed.

    Sources & verification

    Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

    Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Grantsville building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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