Ogden, UT Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

A bars placing any monument, historical marker, statue or similar structure on city property unless authorized under Chapter 4. Except for approved public art or a donated bench, subsection B requires the proposed structure to first be authorized by joint resolution of the City Council and the Mayor, determining whether the structure's purpose has historical, cultural or educational significance worthy of city endorsement, and whether its location, design and content are appropriate. C). Placed structures become city property except where a donor retains a reversionary interest, or where a historical marker in the public right-of-way is owned by an abutting property owner under 6-4-4, which requires an encroachment permit under 7-4-2 and that the marker recognize persons, events or buildings tied to that abutting property.

Section 6-4-4 states the city's preference that historical monuments recognizing persons, events, locations or buildings related to abutting property be placed on that property, with ownership and maintenance assumed by the property owner. Section 6-4-5 governs the Municipal Block's monument plaza, reserving placement there for monuments or statuary of historical or cultural significance to the city, with markers commemorating persons, events or historic resources on the Municipal Block generally directed to the plaza unless another location holds special significance.