5-3-050 General Regulations
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Box Elder County code is at https://www.boxeldercountyut.gov/241/Land-Use-Management-Development-Code.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Chapter 5-4 (Flood Damage Prevention) is a scanned image on the county's site and is not included.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Box Elder County planning before you rely on it.
A. Except as provided in this Code, no sign shall be erected, raised, moved, placed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, or altered, or have the text of the sign changed, except in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the use district in which it is located. No permit is required for the maintenance of a sign nor is a permit required to change copy on painted, printed, or changeable copy signs.
B. All signs hereafter erected in Box Elder County shall comply with the current standards of the National Electrical Code, the Uniform Building Code, and all other ordinances of Box Elder County.
C. Unless otherwise specified in this Chapter, all signs may be illuminated. However no sign may utilize: 1. An exposed incandescent lamp with an external reflector without a sunscreen or comparable diffusion; 2. Any exposed incandescent lamp in excess of 15 watts unless a screen is attached; 3. Any revolving beacon light.
D. If any provision of this chapter conflicts with any provision of other codes, then the more restrictive provision shall apply.
E. No person may engage in the business of erecting, altering, relocating, constructing, or maintaining signs without a valid Utah contractor’s license and a valid business license. All persons involved in the maintenance, installation, or relocation of signs near or upon the public right-of-way or property shall agree to hold harmless and indemnify Box Elder County, its officers, agents, and employees, against any and all claims of negligence resulting from such work insofar as this Code has not specifically directed the placement of a sign. Such persons shall also maintain insurance to indemnify Box Elder County against any form of liability to a minimum of $1,000,000.00.
F. An Illuminated sign shall direct their light downward and be installed so that the light source cannot be seen by adjacent properties.
G. No electronic or digital signs are allowed in any sign zone within the unincorporated
Reg. of General Applicability: Signs 5-3-5
boundaries of Box Elder County, except gas station price signs.
5-3-040 Severability · 5-3-060 Signs Not Regulated By This Chapter