South Jordan, UT Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign permit
- Not required for holiday lights
- Business lighting cap
- 15,000 lumens, exempt for holiday
- Condition
- Must carry no commercial message
- Enforcement
- Code Compliance and South Jordan Police
Summary
South Jordan does not require a sign permit for holiday lights and decorations that carry no commercial message, and business holiday lighting is also exempt from the city's commercial lighting brightness and shielding standards.
A sign permit is not required for the following signs: ... Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message.
Full Breakdown
City Code Chapter 16.36 lists signs that don't need a sign permit, and holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message make that list under § 16.36.050. Separately, Chapter 16.42 caps commercial exterior lighting at 15,000 lumens and requires fully shielded fixtures, but § 16.42.040 specifically exempts holiday lighting for businesses from those brightness and shielding rules. Add a commercial message to a holiday display, though, and it becomes a sign subject to the standard permit process. Both chapters are enforced through the city's code compliance division and the South Jordan police department.
Violations & Fines
Holiday displays carrying a commercial message lose the sign-permit exemption and must go through standard sign review; South Jordan code compliance and police enforce the underlying lighting and sign chapters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to put up holiday lights in South Jordan?
Are South Jordan businesses' holiday light displays subject to the city's commercial lighting brightness limits?
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