7-1 General Requirements
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 It may be out of date.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 Kanab code is at https://kanab.utah.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/96.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Use charts in chapters 16-20 do not copy cleanly. Check the official code for those charts.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Kanab planning before you rely on it.
The City Council of Kanab, Utah, finds and declares that by controlling and standardizing signs in the City, the regulations set forth in this chapter will reduce potential hazards to motorists and pedestrians; encourage signs which, by their good design, are integrated with and harmonious to, the buildings and sites which they occupy; encourage legibility through the elimination of excessive and confusing sign displays; prevent confusion of business signs with traffic regulations; preserve and improve the appearance of the city as a place in which to live and trade; preserve our legendary night skies; allow each individual business to clearly identify itself and the goods and services which it offers in a clear and distinctive manner; to safeguard and enhance property values; to protect public and private investment in buildings and open space; and supplement and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Kanab, Utah.
To protect the public and promote the general welfare of the citizens of Kanab, the public signs allowed in this Chapter may not include material, taken as a whole, that appeals to the prurient interest or depicts sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, which lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.