West Jordan, UT Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 12-2-5(E) of the West Jordan City Code puts noncommercial signs, the category that covers campaign and political signage, on the list of signs exempt from the city's sign permit process. The size cap is 8 square feet, and the sign must sit on private property with the property owner's permission. The code defines "private property" for this purpose as the area behind the sidewalk; where there is no sidewalk, it is the area starting 11 feet back from the curb, and where there is no curb, 11 feet back from the edge of the asphalt or road base. That private-property definition does not extend to land abutting a state right-of-way, and subsection 2 makes clear the city carries no liability for a sign placed in one, putting the burden on the sign owner to verify where the right-of-way boundary actually falls.

The city's elections office reinforces the placement rules with practical guidance: signs belong on private property with the owner's permission, never on school, park or other public property, on rights-of-way, on utility poles or in park strips, and they may not display the city's logo. Signs should come down within 14 days of the primary or general election. Code Enforcement holds an impounded sign for 14 days before destroying it and charges a $50 per-sign impound fee, billed through the city's consolidated fee schedule. A person who removes another candidate's sign faces a separate charge, a class B misdemeanor under Utah Code section 20A-17-102(1), independent of any city sign violation.