24-4-5 Dangerous, defective and non-maintained signs
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 It may be out of date.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 Tooele County code is at https://www.tooeleco.gov/departments/development/land_use_ordinance.php.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Chapter 19 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.
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(1) A property owner or occupant may not maintain or allow any sign which is dangerous or defective
on any premises he owns, occupies or controls. (2) Any sign deemed to be dangerous or defective shall be torn down within five days of receiving
notice. (3) Any sign that is not properly maintained shall be either repaired or torn down within 14 days of
receiving notice. (4) If the sign is not removed by the owner of the sign or occupant or the owner of the premises within
the time allotted after receiving notice, Tooele County may remove the entire sign, both face and structure and all costs incurred shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(5) No part of any sign shall interfere with the use of any fire escape, exit, required stairway, door ventilator, or window.
(6) No sign shall be erected or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communication lines and energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws of the State of Utah or its agencies.
(7) No sign shall be located on publicly-owned land or inside street rights-of-way, except signs owned and erected by permission of an authorized public agency or as specifically authorized in this chapter.
(8) Every sign shall be maintained in complete operating condition. The landscaped area in which any sign is placed shall be kept free from weeds, garbage, and debris. "Maintenance" includes the repair of facades where signs have been removed, the painting, cleaning, and repairing of the sign. "Maintenance" does not include structural alterations, cosmetic or style changes or enlargements of face changes. (Ord. 2002-13, 6/18/02)
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