Eagle Mountain, UT Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign count
- One wall sign per home business
- Size cap
- 4 square feet maximum
- Illumination
- Nonilluminated only
- Placement
- Front of dwelling, first story only
- Condition
- Requires valid Eagle Mountain business license
- Governing section
- EMMC 17.80.120(O), Exempt signs
Summary
A licensed home business in Eagle Mountain may display exactly one nonilluminated wall sign, capped at four square feet, mounted on the front of the principal dwelling no higher than the first story. The rule sits in the city's exempt-sign list, EMMC 17.80.120(O), so no separate sign permit is required once the business holds a valid license.
O. On-Premises Home Business Signs. Home businesses with a valid business license from Eagle Mountain City may place one nonilluminated wall sign no larger than four square feet in size on the front of the principal dwelling no higher than the first story.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Eagle Mountain's home business signage allowance is narrow and specific. 120(O) permits one on-premises wall sign for a home business that holds a valid Eagle Mountain City business license, capped at four square feet, nonilluminated, and mounted on the front of the principal dwelling no higher than the first story. 040 impose on non-exempt signage. The limit is tighter than several of the city's other permit-exempt categories in the same subsection list: a nameplate sign may reach two square feet and a property sign nine square feet, while the home business allowance sits at four square feet but restricts placement to the front of the dwelling and bars any illumination outright.
060, including installation according to the adopted building and electrical codes. A home business that loses its city business license also loses the basis for the sign exemption, since the subsection conditions the allowance on holding a valid business license from Eagle Mountain City. 150.
Violations & Fines
The planning director enforces this limit under EMMC 17.80.150, conducting site inspections and issuing notices of violation for home business signs that exceed four square feet, sit above the first story, are illuminated, or are posted without a current business license. Uncorrected violations can be abated and removed by the city, with the sign owner liable for removal costs, plus fines set by the city council's consolidated fee schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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