Lehi, UT Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Signs 4 sq ft or under
- No permit needed (§23.070.R)
- Private-property rule
- Owner's written OK required (§23.050.J)
- Right-of-way/park strip
- Banned (§23.050.C)
- Clear-view triangle
- 3-ft height cap (§23.050.E)
- Unlawful placement
- Removed on the spot (§23.100.A.5)
- Code violation
- Class C misdemeanor (§34.010.D)
Summary
A garage-sale sign under four square feet needs no permit under Lehi's Development Code, Section 23.070.R, but it still has to sit entirely on private property with the owner's written consent, stay out of the public right-of-way and park strips, and can be pulled by the City on the spot if it blocks a driver's sightline.
The following shall be exempt from the permitting regulations of this chapter: ... R. temporary signs of four-square feet and under, except temporary signs prohibited by other sections of this chapter.
Full Breakdown
060. That size threshold covers the cardboard arrow signs, poster-board placards, and stake signs typically used to advertise a garage or yard sale, so a homeowner doesn't need to file a sign-permit application or pay the fee set in the Consolidated Fee Schedule before posting one. Being exempt from the permit does not exempt the sign from the chapter's general placement standards, however. C bars any sign other than a public or quasi-public sign from being placed within or extending into a public right-of-way, which includes the park strip between the sidewalk and the curb where sale signs are often staked.
E further prohibits any sign taller than three feet inside the triangular clear-view area at a street intersection. 5 gives the City authority to remove immediately any temporary sign located on public property or in the road right-of-way, including the park strip, that impacts line of sight, poses an immediate hazard, or lacks a permit. A garage-sale sign taped to a stop sign post, planted in a median, or left along a public sidewalk falls squarely within that removal authority even though it never needed a permit in the first place.
Violations & Fines
Placing a garage-sale sign in the public right-of-way, a median, or a park strip lets Lehi remove it immediately under Section 23.100.A.5, no notice or hearing required. Beyond removal, Section 34.010.D of the Development Code makes any violation of the Code a class C misdemeanor, with each ten-day period of continued noncompliance charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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