Taylorsville, UT Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

Under Taylorsville City Code section 13.26.050(F), anyone installing or manufacturing an LED or electronic message center sign must demonstrate the sign's brightness will not exceed one foot-candle measured at the property line, six feet above curb grade, and must equip the sign with a dimmer switch capable of reducing intensity to that limit after installation. Section 13.26.050(G) separately regulates motion: text or video that flashes, appears to flash, or strobes is prohibited outright, an image cannot change more often than once every eight seconds, and every transition between images must fade in and fade out so the sign never jumps from a dark image to a light one.

Section 13.26.090(H) governs retrofits: converting an existing static cabinet, monument, or pole sign into an EMC triggers a conditional use permit review, a nonadministrative decision, in addition to a standard building permit, and once approved the EMC display area is capped at 65% of the sign's total copy area. These standards interact with the pylon sign size table in 13.26.090(A): a standard pylon sign can carry EMC copy up to 65% of its area, while a freeway oriented pylon sign under 13.26.090(A)(11) caps EMC content at 40% of copy area or 350 square feet, whichever is less, and forbids any height exception from reaching the EMC panel itself. The Community Development director enforces sign standards citywide under 13.26.020, issuing written notices of violation before ordering repair, dimming, or removal.