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Sign Permit in American Fork, Utah

Required in American Fork City for accessory signs and advertising structures under Development Code § 17.5.128 (Signs and Advertising Structures), adopted by Ordinance No. 2013-03-10. The city's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule prices sign permit review the same way as a building permit — valuation-based, using the ICC/IBC Evaluation Table — rather than as a flat sign-specific fee.

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • A sign permit is required for accessory signs not listed as exempt under Development Code § 17.5.128(A)(1), per Ordinance No. 2013-03-10
  • No sign shall be positioned in a manner that creates an unsafe visual clearance at any intersection or driveway
  • Building Project Identification Signs: max 16 sq ft in residential zones or 32 sq ft in other zones, removed upon completion of construction
  • Subdivision Project Identification signs: max 32 sq ft, may not be erected until the subdivision receives final approval, displayed up to 1 year or until all lots are sold
  • Development Project Identification Signs (apartment/commercial/industrial complex names): max 12 sq ft
  • Institutional Identification Signs: max 24 sq ft, design and location must be approved by the Planning Commission; electronic display signs at institutional locations in residential zones may only operate 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
  • Signs within the I-15 Corridor Sign Location Overlay Zone or the General Commercial/Industrial Sign Location Overlay Zones are subject to additional zone-specific standards per Development Code § 17.5.128(B)-(C)

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Fee schedule

Sign Permit ReviewAmerican Fork City Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule, line item 462: 'Sign Permit Review — Use IBC Eval Table.' American Fork does not publish a separate flat sign permit fee; the sign valuation is run through the same ICC/IBC valuation-based fee table used for building permits generally.
Use IBC Eval Table (valuation-based, same method as building permits)

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

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    Tips

    • American Fork treats sign permit review like a building permit: it is priced 'Use IBC Eval Table' on the fee schedule rather than as a flat sign fee — expect the cost to scale with the sign's construction valuation.
    • Several sign types are permitted in all zones without a permit at all: real estate sales signs (up to 6 sq ft residential / 8 sq ft other zones), political signs (removed within 7 days of the election), produce signs, unlighted identification nameplates (max 2 sq ft), governmental signs, and public signs (max 2 sq ft) — see Development Code § 17.5.128(A)(1).

    Frequently asked questions

    No. Under Development Code § 17.5.128(A)(1)(a), real estate sales signs advertising the sale, rental, or lease of the premises are permitted in all zones without a permit, up to 6 square feet in residential zones or 8 square feet in other zones.

    American Fork's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule (line item 462, 'Sign Permit Review') prices sign permits the same way as building permits — 'Use IBC Eval Table' — meaning the fee is valuation-based rather than a flat dollar amount.

    American Fork does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact American Fork City Building Department at 801-763-3060 for current turnaround.

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

    Apply through American Fork City Building Department at 275 East 200 North, American Fork, UT 84003. Phone: 801-763-3060. Office hours: Mon–Thu 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Building Division checklists list a separate plan-submittal contact line 801-763-3065); closed Fridays, per American Fork City Building Inspection Policies and Procedures (rev. 7/22/2024).. Official information: https://www.americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department.

    American Fork, 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 American Fork's official Building Department page still stated as of live-check 2026-07-16: 'the American Fork Building Department uses the 2021 IBC and IRC Code as adopted by the State of Utah,' effective July 1, 2023, per americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department. The 2021 edition applied under the prior version of § 15A-2-103; American Fork's page has not been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 transition.; 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; americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department's statement is correct on this point (no update needed for IRC).; 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) as published by American Fork's own Solar Minimum Plan Requirements checklist — STALE even under the PRIOR version of the statute: the checklist (americanfork.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13852/Solar-Checklist) explicitly cites '2020 NEC 690.4(C)' and multiple other 2020 NEC section references (690.7, 690.12, 706.15(C), 230.71, 230.62(C)), fetched 2026-07-04 and unconfirmed changed since. The statewide-governing NEC edition is, and remains, the 2023 NEC per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) — unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment, but American Fork's own document has not been updated to reference it, a pre-existing discrepancy independent of the 2026 code-cycle transition (the same kind of stale-document issue documented for Provo's Building FAQ in provo.json). Reported here as-published rather than corrected, per grounded-data policy of not inventing a fact the city's own source does not state.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); required per American Fork City Residential Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist (americanfork.gov/DocumentCenter/View/58/Residential-Plan-Checklist): 'Utah Energy Conservation Code requirements. Must have lot, subdivision, and plan number on the Res check submittal.' The checklist itself does not state a specific edition year — the 2024 edition is added here per statute.; Utah statewide baseline construction code editions per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027): 2024 IPC (§(1)(d)), 2024 IMC (§(1)(e)), 2024 IFGC (§(1)(f)), 2024 IEBC (§(1)(i)), and the residential provisions of the 2024 ISPSC (§(1)(n)) — none separately itemized on americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department or in American Fork's own checklists; added here per statute since American Fork's own materials omit them.; 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/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. American Fork's Building Department page (americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING: it verbatim states 'Beginning July 1, 2023, The American Fork Building Department will be using the 2021 IBC and IRC Code as adopted by the State of Utah' with no update reflecting the 2024 IBC. The IRC portion of that statement remains accurate (2021 IRC is unchanged). No newer American Fork-specific code-adoption notice was found. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the American Fork overview page for the full list.

    Sources & verification

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    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 American Fork building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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