Taylorsville, UT Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)

Section 13.26.090(A)(11) of the Taylorsville City Code sets a separate, larger standard for freeway oriented pylon signs than for ordinary pylon signs. A parcel qualifies only if it has a minimum of 500 linear feet of frontage adjacent to or fronting Interstate 215, and the Planning Commission must approve the sign as a nonadministrative conditional use; the sign must also be part of an approved sign theme and its structural supports must be covered with decorative pole covers matching the building's architecture. Area starts at 350 square feet plus a half square foot for every linear foot of frontage beyond 350 feet, capped at 950 square feet, and no part of the sign structure may exceed 30 feet in width.

Height is capped at 35 feet above the nearest traveled freeway lane or frontage road, whichever is greater, but the electronic message center portion of the sign can never rise above 25 feet above freeway grade, even under an exception. The Planning Commission may grant additional height for signs blocked by a freeway overpass or other view-obscuring structure, but only with a topographic survey, visual simulations, and proof the increase is the minimum necessary, and the EMC panel height still cannot move. Location rules require the sign to sit within 30 feet of the shared property line with the interstate or frontage road, at least 3 feet from any driveway, at least 100 feet from any collector or arterial street, and at least 500 feet from any Residential District.

Only one freeway oriented pylon sign is permitted per development, planned center, or parcel, and applicants must submit a plot plan, scaled elevation drawings, an electrical plan with engineer's stamps, and the site's acreage and frontage length.