24-4-1 General sign requirements

(1) Signs shall not be placed within any public right-of-way, within the clearview zone on corners, or in any place that would impede traffic visibility or safety. Signs shall not be placed on public property except: (a) by the owning public entity when such placement is in accordance with the other applicable regulations of this chapter; or (b) when specifically provided for in this chapter. (2) The zoning administrator or designee may defer to the planning commission the decision on any sign application that is deemed to be of questionable compatibility with the Tooele County Zoning Ordinance, Tooele County Code or the Tooele County General Plan. (3) All signs erected shall comply with the provisions of the National Electrical Code, International Building Code and this chapter as in effect at the time the permit is issued. (4) No sign, fixture or device involving electrical wiring or connections shall be erected or installed except by a licensed and bonded contractor. (5) All signs shall be engineered to demonstrate conformance with the applicable provisions of the International Building Code. Where required by the chief building official, the permit application shall be accompanied by a drawing stamped by a structural engineer licensed by the State of Utah attesting to the adequacy of the proposed construction of the sign and its supports. (6) No sign or other advertising structure shall be erected which in any manner may be confused with an official traffic sign or signal, or that bears words normally used in such signs, i.e., stop, go slow, caution, danger, warning. No sign or any advertising structure shall be erected which by reason of its size, location, shape, content, coloring, or manner of illumination might be confused as a traffic control device. No sign shall have lighting that impairs the vision of anyone traveling upon a public street or distracts any driver so as to create a public nuisance. Specifically, no sign or group of signs may exceed one foot-candle in brightness as measured at the property line. (7) No sign more than three feet in height above the top back of curb shall be erected at any intersection for vehicular traffic within a triangular area formed by the intersection of straight lines extended from the back of curb or future curb and a line connecting them at points 40 feet from the intersection of the lines. Monument signs may be erected in the above mentioned area if they are less than three feet above the curb grade to the top of the sign. See Figures 1 and 2. (Ord. 2002-13, 6/18/02) Borrow pit Property Line Back of curb Property Line 40 feet 40 feet Figure 1. Clearview of intersecting roads, 40-foot clearview zone without sidewalk, curb and gutter. Figure 2. Clearview of intersecting roads, 40-foot clearview zone with sidewalk, curb and gutter.