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Sign Permit — Santa Clara, Utah · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source: https://cdn.santaclarautah.gov/file/scweb-prod/2025/08/Sign-Permit-Application_August-2025.pdf
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Sign Permit in Santa Clara, Utah
Required for monument, wall, free-standing, and temporary signs in Santa Clara City, per the city's Sign Permit Application and City Code Chapter 17.44 (Signs). Unlike most other permit types in this file, signs carry a distinct, directly published per-square-foot fee rather than a valuation-based building fee. Signs may not be installed until the permit is issued, and Planning & Zoning approval may be required before the application can be processed.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
When you need this permit
- Applies to Monument (low profile) signs, Wall signs, Free-standing signs, and Temporary signs (maximum 30-day display)
- Sign(s) may NOT be installed until the permit is issued
- Incomplete applications will not be accepted
- Planning & Zoning approval may be required before the application can be processed
- Real estate for-sale/lease signs are exempt from the sign permit requirement per City Code — such signs must be no more than 4' x 8' (32 sq ft), top of sign/support no higher than 8', set at least 2' inside the property line, and removed within 30 days of sale or lease
- Temporary signs (general, non-real-estate) may not exceed 6 sq ft in area or 4 ft in height, must sit at least 2' behind the property line, and are limited to one per parcel (except up to 3 per parcel in the 60 days preceding an election)
Required documents
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Fee schedule
Sign Permit FeeSanta Clara City Sign Permit Application (August 2025): 'SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION Fee: $3 per sq. ft.' This is a distinct, directly published per-square-foot fee — the city's separate Building Permit Fees schedule (effective January 2026) does not contain a sign-specific line item, consistent with signs being priced off this dedicated application form rather than the general ICC valuation table used for building permits under City Code § 15.08.020.
$3.00 per square foot
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
See the full Santa Clara inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- The sign permit fee is a flat $3 per square foot of sign area — a simpler, directly published fee structure than the ICC valuation-based building permit fee used for other permit types in Santa Clara City.
- Do not install the sign before the permit is issued — the application form explicitly states 'Sign(s) may NOT be installed until permit is issued.'
- Real estate for-sale/lease signs do not need a sign permit, but must comply with size (max 4'x8'/32 sq ft), height (max 8'), and setback (2' inside the property line) limits and be removed within 30 days of sale or lease.
- Planning & Zoning approval may be required before the Building Department will process a sign permit application — confirm with the Building Department whether your sign type triggers this review.
Frequently asked questions
No. Per City Code, a sign permit is not required for real estate for-sale or lease signs, provided the sign is no larger than 4' x 8' (32 sq ft), no taller than 8', set at least 2' inside the property line, and removed within 30 days of the sale or lease.
Per the city's official Sign Permit Application, the fee is $3.00 per square foot of sign area.
Santa Clara does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Santa Clara City Building Department at (435) 656-4690 for current turnaround.
You'll need: Sign Permit Application; Dimensioned, Scaled Drawings; Details of Sign Construction; Electrical Schematics. Depending on your project, Santa Clara may also ask for: Plot Plan (Monument, Free-Standing, and Temporary Signs); Profile Drawing (Wall Signs). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Apply through Santa Clara City Building Department at 2603 Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara, UT 84765. Phone: (435) 656-4690. Office hours: Mon–Thurs 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Fri 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Official information: https://www.santaclarautah.gov/departments/building/.
Santa Clara, Utah has adopted: GOVERNING LAW: Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/Chapter2/15A-2-S103.html), version effective 7/1/2026 (amended by Ch. 47, 2026 General Session), sets the statewide-mandatory construction code suite — Utah Code § 15A-1-204 binds 'the state and each political subdivision.' Santa Clara's own municipal code (Title 15, Chapter 15.04) does not separately enumerate code editions by number, and the city's own site does not publish a distinct codes-adopted page listing specific editions — re-checked live 2026-07-16 (santaclarautah.gov/departments/building/ document library contains no edition-labeled code list, only an undated 'International Fuel Gas Code' document title). Santa Clara therefore has no locally-published edition list to lag behind; the statewide baseline below is current law, not merely consistent with an assumed 2021 cycle as this file previously stated.; 2024 International Building Code (IBC) with Utah state amendments — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 7/1/2026 (statewide baseline; no Santa Clara-specific edition ordinance found distinct from it, per live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) with Utah state amendments, plus Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c); did NOT change in the 7/1/2026 flip. Matches Santa Clara's official ADU Conditional Use Application (August 2025 rev.): 'Compliance with the International Residential Code, IRC and state amendments is required.'; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) with Utah state amendments — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective 7/1/2026 (statewide baseline; no Santa Clara-specific edition found).; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with Utah state amendments — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective 7/1/2026 (statewide baseline; no Santa Clara-specific edition found).; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) with Utah state amendments — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective 7/1/2026. Santa Clara's Building Department document library separately publishes an undated 'International Fuel Gas Code' document title (no edition number given, per live re-check 2026-07-16); statewide baseline edition applies.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); did NOT change in the 7/1/2026 flip. No Santa Clara-specific NEC edition is published on the city's site as of live re-check 2026-07-16; statewide baseline applies. (This file previously omitted an NEC codesAdopted entry entirely — added here, not previously stale.); 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), one statewide edition (no residential/commercial split) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective 7/1/2026 (statewide baseline; no Santa Clara-specific edition found).; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective 7/1/2026. Not mentioned on Santa Clara's site as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added as a statute-sourced omission, not fabricated.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective 7/1/2026. Not mentioned on Santa Clara's site as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added as a statute-sourced omission.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o), statewide-mandated for modular units. Not mentioned on Santa Clara's site as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added as a statute-sourced omission.; No International Fire Code (IFC) entry: § 15A-2-103 does not adopt the IFC — it is separately governed under Title 15A Chapter 5, outside the scope of this section. Santa Clara's site does not list an IFC edition either, so there is no mis-citation to correct here.; Utah state amendments to the above codes apply per Utah Code § 15A-1-204, which sets a single statewide adopted edition that local jurisdictions may amend but not substitute.. Local amendments apply — see the Santa Clara overview page for the full list.
Sources & verification
Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.
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