24-5-5 Development and real estate signs in commercial and industrial 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 It may be out of date.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.
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(1) Signs in commercial and industrial zones announcing the location, availability, or development of
property are necessary and require no permit subject to the following:
(a) On-Premise Development Identification Signs: Signs announcing or identifying the future
development of commercial or industrial property are allowed at the rate of one per street frontage.
Such signs may not be erected before the proposed development has been submitted for site plan
review. They must be removed before final inspection or before permanent signs are installed. The
size of the sign depends on the number of acres involved in the project as follows:
Less than 2 acres: 16 square feet
2 to 5 acres:
24 square feet
5 to 10 acres:
32 square feet
10 to 20 acres:
48 square feet
More than 20 acres: 64 square feet
Maximum height: 10 feet
(b) On-Premise Real Estate Signs:
(i) One on-premise real estate sign advertising the sale of property per street frontage is
allowed for any lot and may not exceed 12 square feet in area or eight feet in height. If the
parcel is over two acres in size, the sign may not exceed 16 square feet.
(ii) One on-premise real estate sign advertising the sale of property per street frontage is allowed for any planned center, building or lot zoned for such and may not exceed 16 square feet in area or eight feet in height. If the parcel is over two acres in size, the sign may not exceed 24 square feet.
(iii) One on-premise sign advertising commercial or industrial space for lease or sale, for space within a multi-tenant building or for a pad within the same center is allowed. The sign must be securely attached to the vacancy in question. It may not exceed 16 square feet in area. (Ord. 2002-13, 6/18/02)
24-5-4 Development and real estate signs in residential areas · 24-5-6 Signs allowed in all zoning districts