Eagle Mountain, UT Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Not required for interior window signs
- Governing section
- EMMC 17.80.120(I), Exempt signs
- Location
- Interior side of window only
- Purpose limit
- Special promotions, not permanent ID
- Compliance
- Must still meet general provisions, EMMC 17.80.060
- Enforcement
- Planning director, EMMC 17.80.150
Summary
Interior window signs advertising special promotions are exempt from Eagle Mountain's sign permit process, but they still must follow the general provisions in EMMC Chapter 17.80. The code sets no separate square-footage cap for window displays, treating them as temporary promotional signage rather than permanent identification, per EMMC 17.80.120(I).
No permits shall be required for the following signs: ... ... I. Window Signs. Window signs including posters, messages, or displays painted or mounted on the interior side of a window may be used to advertise special promotions. ... “Window sign” means signs, including posters, messages, or displays painted or mounted on the interior side of a window for special promotional or other temporary displays.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
120. Under subsection I, window signs, defined as posters, messages, or displays painted or mounted on the interior side of a window, may be used to advertise special promotions without first obtaining a sign permit from the community development department. 040(A)(3) for signs that do require a permit. 070 if the display is lit. 160 defines a window sign the same way, as a poster, message or display painted or mounted on the interior side of a window for special promotional or other temporary displays, underscoring that the exemption covers temporary, promotion-driven copy rather than a permanent business identification sign mounted in a window opening.
Because the exemption sits in the same subsection list as other permit-free signage such as nameplate signs (two square feet) and property signs (nine square feet), Eagle Mountain treats window displays as a distinct, lighter category with no stated square-footage ceiling of its own, so long as the promotional purpose and general provisions are met. 150.
Violations & Fines
The planning director enforces sign rules under EMMC 17.80.150, inspecting sites and issuing verbal or written notices of violation for signs that break the general provisions. A noncompliant window sign that is not corrected can be abated and removed by the city, with the responsible party liable for removal costs the city may collect. Continued violations trigger fines under the consolidated fee schedule adopted by the city council per EMMC 17.80.150(K).
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