Sandy, UT Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign count
- 1 per street frontage
- Maximum sign area
- 1 square foot
- Illumination
- Not allowed (nonilluminated only)
- Animation
- Not allowed (unanimated only)
- Placement
- Window, home wall, or accessory wall
Summary
Sandy limits a home occupation to one unanimated, nonilluminated flat sign per street frontage, capped at one square foot, placed in a window or on the exterior wall of the home or its accessory structure. Putting up any exterior signage automatically triggers the home occupation licensing requirement.
Signs. The home occupation may utilize one unanimated, nonilluminated flat sign for each street upon which the home abuts. The sign must be placed either in a window or on the exterior wall of the home wherein the home occupation is being conducted and may not have an area greater than one square foot... The home occupation may utilize one unanimated, nonilluminated flat sign to be attached to the accessory structure where the home occupation is being conducted in lieu of a sign attached to the home or in a window. The sign may not have an area greater than one square foot.
Full Breakdown
Section 21-11-5 treats home business signage as one of the tightest standards in the chapter. A home occupation may display only one sign for each street the home abuts, and that sign must be unanimated and nonilluminated, ruling out backlit, digital or moving displays entirely. The sign can't exceed one square foot in area and must be mounted either in a window or on the exterior wall of the home where the business operates. If the home occupation instead runs out of an accessory structure or detached garage, the same one-square-foot flat sign may be attached to that accessory structure in lieu of a sign on the home.
There is no separate sign permit process; the size and placement rules are baked directly into the home occupation standards. Because signage is one of the enumerated triggers in § 21-11-5's licensing-exemption list, any home occupation that posts "signage or advertising of the business that is visible from the exterior of the home" loses its exemption and must obtain a home occupation license from the Business License Office, even if it would otherwise qualify to operate without one.
Violations & Fines
Posting a sign larger than one square foot, an illuminated or animated sign, or more than one sign per street frontage violates § 21-11-5's home occupation standards and can result in license denial or revocation by the Business License Office. Because the section's licensing-exemption list treats exterior signage as an automatic trigger for licensure, operating with a nonconforming sign while unlicensed exposes the owner to the Code's general Class B misdemeanor penalty under §§ 1-2-2 and 1-2-3, up to $1,000 and six months in jail for an individual.
Frequently Asked Questions
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