24-5-4 Development and real estate signs in residential areas
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 It may be out of date.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.
Confirm anything here with Tooele County planning before you rely on it.
(1) Signs in residential [R-1], rural residential [RR], and residential multifamily [R-M] zoning districts
announcing the location, availability, or development of property are necessary and do not require a permit, subject to the following:
(a) On-Premise Development Identification Signs: (i) Individual Lots: One sign announcing the name of the construction/development
company is allowed. The area of the sign may not exceed 12 square feet or five feet in height.
The sign may not be erected more than five days prior to the beginning of construction for
which a building permit has been issued. It must be removed before final occupancy.
(ii) Subdivisions or Planned Unit Developments: One development promotional sign may
be placed on the premises of each development having five or more lots or approved unit sites
in any residential zone. The size allowed for the sign depends on the number of lots to be
developed:
5-24 units (lots): 24 square feet
25-49 units:
32 square feet
50 or more units: 48 square feet
Maximum height: 10 feet
Such signs shall be removed within five years of the issuance of the first building permit in
the project or if the lots are sold out before five years, immediately upon sale of the last lot.
(b) On-Premise Real Estate Signs:
(i) Signs advertising the sale, rent, or lease of property shall be limited to one real estate
sign on each lot. Each such sign shall not exceed six square feet in size and six feet in height.
(ii) One real estate sign per street frontage is allowed for any multi-use residential or
professional office building or lot intended for such and may not exceed 16 square feet in area
and six feet in height. If the parcel is over two acres in size, the sign may not exceed 64 square
feet.
(iii) Model home signs shall not exceed 16 square feet in area nor exceed six feet in height
and shall be placed entirely upon the premises of the model.
(iv) Temporary/Open House Real Estate Signs shall not exceed six square feet in area and
four feet in height. Advertising real estate open for inspection may be placed on private
property in the vicinity of the property open for inspection. They may be placed in the parking
strip with the consent of the immediately adjacent property owner. They shall not be attached
to trees, poles or street signs. Open house signs should be displayed only during those hours
and days during which the house is open for actual inspection. (Ord. 2002-13, 6/18/02)
24-5-3 Political or campaign signs · 24-5-5 Development and real estate signs in commercial and industrial areas