Layton, UT Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

060 permits posting a campaign sign in the area between the sidewalk and curb and gutter of any public street, but bars any sign over two feet tall in a clear view area, bars attaching signs to utility poles, and bars overhanging the travel way or sidewalk. Signs cannot be placed within 150 feet of a building housing a polling place. In residential ("R") zones, campaign signs are capped at 24 square feet in aggregate per parcel; in agricultural ("A") zones the cap is 64 square feet aggregate on a parcel with at least 150 feet of frontage and two acres, with detached signs limited to six feet tall in residential zones and 12 feet in agricultural zones and no roof-mounted signs.

Commercial and industrial zones allow up to 150 square feet aggregate and 12 feet in height. Signs must come down within five days after the election for which they were posted; if a primary election was held, removal is not required until five days after the general election. The Director of Community and Economic Development may remove violating signs, and must first give telephone notice to the responsible candidate, committee, or ballot-measure proponent with five working days to remove the sign voluntarily before the City removes and stores it for at least 30 days.