Lehi, UT Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Holiday decorations
- Permit-exempt (§23.070.E)
- Illuminated building accents
- Also exempt (§23.070.F)
- Streamer/bunting ban
- Exempted for holidays (§23.120.E)
- Hazardous displays
- Removable under §23.050.I
- Chapter last amended
- 06/11/24
Summary
Lehi's sign ordinance exempts holiday decorations and illuminated building accents from sign-permit requirements entirely, so residents and businesses can hang lights, wreaths, and seasonal displays without applying to the Zoning Administrator, unlike temporary banners and event signs that need permits and are capped at 30 days at a time.
The following shall be exempt from the permitting regulations of this chapter: ... E. holiday decorations associated with any generally recognized national, local, or religious holiday; F. illuminated building accents and decorations;
Full Breakdown
060. Item E exempts holiday decorations associated with any generally recognized national, local, or religious holiday, and item F separately exempts illuminated building accents and decorations, so a home strung with Christmas lights or a business with a lit wreath needs no sign permit at all. E prohibits paper, cloth, or plastic streamers and bunting as a category of prohibited sign, but the same sentence expressly excepts holiday decorations and special event signs, so seasonal bunting tied to a recognized holiday stays legal even though generic party streamers do not.
Being exempt from the permit does not mean a holiday display escapes every rule in Chapter 23. I lets the City remove any sign, holiday or otherwise, that poses an immediate public safety hazard. A, need a permit, and are capped at 30 days at a time or 90 days per year, a limit that never attaches to a true holiday decoration because it was never in the permit system to begin with.
Violations & Fines
The exemption removes any permit charge, but Section 23.050.I still lets Lehi order the removal of any sign, including a holiday display, that poses an immediate public safety hazard, such as one blocking sightlines at an intersection. A wider Development Code violation is a class C misdemeanor under Section 34.010.D, with each ten-day period of continued noncompliance charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can the City make me take down a holiday display?
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