1. PERMITS. It shall be unlawful for any person whether acting as owner, occupant, or contractor, or otherwise to erect, construct, reconstruct, locate, relocated, enlarge or alter any sign within Levan Town until the plan for such sign has been approved and a permit issued by the town council, except the name plates, property signs, service signs and temporary signs conforming to the provisions of this code may be erected without such approval or permit. No such permit shall be issued until the proposal and application have been reviewed and approved by the planning & zoning board or administrator, as provided in LMC 16.06.010.2.
2. APPLICATION. Application for such permission shall be in writing, and shall contain the name of the person for whose benefit the same is made, the period of time for which such permit is so desired, the place where such structure is to be erected or constructed, the dimension thereof, the material of which the same is to be composed, and the manner of construction; which application shall be accompanied by a blue print or drawing or tracing of such proposed sign or other structure. Each sign shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the building inspector and building code, and meet the required specifications as to material and construction.
3. PLANNING & ZONING BOARD REVIEW. At the time new buildings or developments are presented for site plan review, proposals for all signs to be installed on any buildings or premises shall be reviewed and will require planning & zoning board approval. Signs to be added to existing buildings or uses, or signs that are to be enlarged, changed, or substantially modified, shall also be reviewed and approved.
4. LIGHTS AND LIGHTED SIGNS. In any zone no spot light, floodlight or lighted sign shall be installed in any way which will permit the rays of such sign light to penetrate beyond the property on which such light or lighted sign is located in a manner constituting a nuisance.
5. GROUND SIGNS. No part of any ground sign shall be permitted to extend or project into any required yard space more than six feet (6’) except as hereinafter specifically provided, and no part of such sign shall project across property line, in any district requiring a front yard.
6. PROJECTION OF SIGNS. No part of any sign shall be attached to any building or other structured in such a way as to project more than six feet (6’) into any required yard space or across any property line in a district requiring a front yard.
7. SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. No ground sign shall be erected on publicly owned land, inside street rights of way, or otherwise, except signs owned and erected by a public agency or erected by permission of an authorized public agency and no projecting sign shall project nearer the curb line than two feet (2’)
8. PROHIBITED SIGNS.  No sign, handbill, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind or sort, whether political or otherwise, shall be fastened, placed, posted, painted or attached in any way in or upon any curbstone, lamp post, telephone pole, telegraph pole, electric light or power pole, hydrant, bridge, tree, rock, sidewalk or street, except signs owned and erected by permission of an authorized public agency or required by law. No animated signs shall be erected in any residential neighborhood.
9. TRAFFIC HAZARDS. Signs or other advertising structures shall not be erected at the intersection of any streets or driveways in such manner as to obstruct free and clear vision; or at any location whereby reason of the position, shape or color it may interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic signs, signal, or devise; or which makes use of the words “stop”, “drive-in”, “danger”, or any other words, phrases, symbols or characters in such manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic or vehicle operators.
10. MAINTENANCE. Every sign shall be kept in good condition as to maintenance and repair. The ground space within a radius of ten feet (10’) from the base of any ground sign shall be kept free and clear of all weeds, rubbish and inflammable material. The town council may require dilapidated or unsafe signs to be put in good condition, and upon failure of the owner to do so within a specified time, may order such sign demolished. In case the owner shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with the notice to demolish, the town may demolish such sign and charge the cost thereof to the owner.
11. CLEARANCE. There shall be a minimum clearance of ten feet (10’) between the ground or sidewalk, and any part of a projection sign or ground sign that projects into any required yard space with the exception of property signs, public necessity signs, service signs, and name plates.
12. OWNERSHIP. The imprint of the owner on all advertising signs shall be in plain and public view. Signs not carrying such an imprint will be presumed to be owned by the person in possession of the property on which the sign is located.
13. MOVING SIGNS. No sign shall be moved to a new location on the lot or building or enlarged or replaced unless it be brought into compliance with the provisions of this chapter
14. APPEALS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved, where there is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. In specific cases where a variance from the terms of this chapter as to location of a sign or signs would be contrary to the public interest, due to special conditions whereunder literal enforcement of the provisions of this chapter would result in unnecessary hardship, and appeal for such variance may also be taken so the spirit of the chapter shall be observed and substantial justice done.

1. The administrator shall be vested with the duty of enforcing these sign regulations. In performance of such duty, the administrator shall be empowered and directed to issue permits for the construction, alteration, or repair of signs.
2. The administrator shall ascertain that all signs, constructions, reconstructions, or modifications of existing signs are built or constructed in conformance with the zoning ordinance, building codes, and the specific requirements of this chapter.
3. The administrator shall issue a notice of violation to the person having charge or control or benefit of any sign found to be unsafe or in violation of this chapter.
4. If an unsafe or illegal sign is not repaired, modified, or removed within ten working days after issuing said notice, the administrator shall at once abate and remove said sign. The owner, or person having charge or benefit of any such sign, shall pay to Levan town, within 30 calendar days after written notice is mailed to such person, the costs incurred in such removal.

All applications for approval shall be accompanied by drawings drawn to scale and dimensioned, and which illustrate the following:

1. A site plan with dimensioned property lines showing existing and proposed buildings and parking areas.
2. On the site plan, the location of all existing or proposed signs on buildings or premises.
3. Full color elevations of all signs, showing the dimensions and square foot area, the dimensions of the wall upon which the sign is to be erected, and the size of any existing signs on the same wall, if any.
4. Height and size of all free-standing signs.
5. Type of sign illumination, if any
6. Details of sign construction and attachment.

In determination of the square footage and height of signs, the method of measurement shall be as follows: 

1. Sign copy mounted or painted on a background panel or area distinctively painted, textured, or constructed as a background for the sign copy: 
   
   Sign area shall be measured as that area contained within the outside dimensions of the background panel or surface. 
   
   
2. Sign copy mounted as individual letters and/or graphics against a wall or fascia of building or other structure that has not been painted, textured, or otherwise altered to provide a distinctive background for the sign copy: 
   
   Sign area shall be measured as the area enclosed by the smallest single rectangle that will enclose all sign copy. 
   
   
3. Sign copy mounted or painted on an illuminated sign or illuminated architectural element of a building:
   
   The entire illuminated surface or illuminated architectural element which contains sign copy shall be counted as sign area. 
   
   
4. Number of sign faces:
   
   One—area of the single face only.
   
   Two—if the interior angle between the two sign faces is forty-five degrees (45°) or less, the area will be the area of one face only; if the angle between the two sign faces is greater than forty-five degrees (45°), the sign area will be the sum of the areas of the two faces. 
   
   Three or more—the sign area shall be the sum of the areas of the three or more faces. 
   Spherical, free-form, sculptural, other non-planar signs—sign area shall be the sum of the areas of the four (4) vertical sides of the smallest polyhedron that will encompass the sign structure. 
   
   
5. Sign area shall include the areas of all permitted signs, except non-residential, district directional signs assisting in the flow of traffic, street addresses, or signs necessary for safety (e.g., stop engine, no smoking) that do not exceed two (2) square feet in area. 
   
6. For a sign having more than one component - e.g. a service station identification/price sign combination on a monument base-mounted on the same surface; the sign area shall be the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the several components of the sign. 
   
7. Height of free-standing signs shall be the distance from the top of the sign structure to the top or curb or crown of roadway where no curb exists. The height of any monument base or other structure erected to support or ornament the sign shall be measured as part of the sign height. 
   
8. Height of wall signs shall be the distance from the top of the sign structure to the top of curb or crown of road where no curb exists.
   
9. Lot frontage. If more than one use or business occupies a lot, the lot frontage is to be used to calculate the sign sizes for a combined total of a ground or projecting sign, not for each use. The total may then be divided between the uses.
   
10. Flat or wall signs. There may be any number of flat or wall signs provided their total does not exceed the maximum percentage of wall area coverage allowed.
    

If a sign type is not specifically designated below, then it is prohibited.

Sign Standards

Signs not specifically authorized are prohibited, including but not limited to the following:

1. Political signs in public rights-of-way or public property.
2. Signs announcing the proposed development of property prior to site plan approval or after issuance of certificate of occupancy.
3. Signs mounted, attached, or painted on trailers, boats, or motor vehicles when parked for extended periods of time on or near the premises.
4. Roof signs, or signs that project above the highest point of the roof line or parapet of the building.
5. Any sign with intermittent or flashing illumination, animated, or moving signs (message centers may be allowed).
6. Signs that emit sound.

1. COMPLETION. If the work authorized under a sign permit has not been completed within three (3) months after date of issuance, said permit shall become null and void, and there shall be no refund of any fee required by this chapter. An extension of time may be granted at the sole discretion of the town upon a showing of good cause.
2. MAINTENANCE. All signs and advertising structures shall be maintained in good condition. Signs relating to a product no longer available for purchase or to a business which has moved, shall be removed or the advertising copy removed within thirty (30) days of such unavailability, closure, or relocation unless said sign has been determined to be of special historic or artistic value as determined by the planning commission.
3. CHANGE OF BUSINESS NAME. Whenever the name of a business changes, the signs on the premises shall be modified to bring them into conformance with these regulations, even though the intended change is a change of sign copy only. This regulation shall not apply to directory signs designed with interchangeable letters or panels.

Temporary signs may not be permanently attached to the ground, buildings or other structures. The following signs shall be permitted in all zone districts according to the following regulations:

1. SALE, LEASE, OR RENT SIGNS. Non-illuminated and not exceeding six (6) square feet in aggregate area and five feet (5’) in maximum height pertaining only to the land or building upon which displayed.
2. SUBDIVISION ADVERTISING SIGNS. To be located on the site or within three quarters (3/4) of a mile radius of the recorded subdivision and in accordance with the following schedule:
   1. One sign per arterial street or major entry.
   2. Maximum sum of all such signs to total one hundred sixty (160) square feet.
   3. Maximum height above grade level shall be eighteen feet (18’) for all such signs.
   4. Such signs may be illuminated only by non-flashing lights and so shielded that only the face of the sign is illuminated.
   5. Such signs may be maintained for a period of two (2) years, or until all the lots in the subdivision are sold, whichever occurs first.
   6. Such signs shall not be located within one hundred feet (100’) of any existing residential structure.
   7. All off-site subdivision signs shall be subject to approval by the planning & zoning board.
3. Banners, pennants, and displays: shall be permitted for maximum of thirty (30) consecutive days beginning with the first day of business operation.
   1. One banner sign is allowed per primary building wall. Banners may be installed for a period not to exceed twenty-one (21) consecutive days or sixty-three (63) days per calendar year.

This Code regulates to the maximum extent allowed by law.

1. EXCEPTIONS. The following signs are not regulated by this Code:
   1. Signs of a governmental nature for the control of traffic and other regulatory purposes such as street signs, danger signs, railroad crossing signs and signs of public service companies indicating danger and aids to service or safety;
   2. Signs, which are associated with public and quasi-public organization functions which are clearly of a temporary nature;
   3. Interior signs;
   4. Flags, emblems, or insignias of any nation or political subdivision;
   5. Signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post box numbers or names of occupants of premises;
   6. Legal notices, identification information, or directional signs erected by governmental bodies;
   7. Commemorative plaques of recognized historical agencies, or identification emblems or symbols of religious orders, provided that no such plaque, symbol or identification emblem exceeds three square feet in area, and such that the plaque, symbol or emblem be placed flat against a building; and
   8. Existing signage, which has been previously approved, shall not be required to comply with this chapter insofar as the initial installation is concerned. All other requirements are in force.
2. NONCONFORMING SIGNS. A nonconforming sign shall not be reconstructed, raised, moved, placed, extended or enlarged unless said sign is changed so as to conform to all provisions of this chapter. Alterations shall not be interpreted to include changing the text or copy of off-premises advertising signs, theater signs, outdoor bulletin or other similar signs which are designed to accommodate changeable copy.
3. ABATEMENT. Prohibited signs are Class C Misdemeanors. The nonconforming sign provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to prohibited signs.
4. PERMITS. Except as provided in this code, it is unlawful to display, erect, relocate, or alter any sign without first submitting a sign permit application to the Planning Commission in writing and obtaining a sign permit. When a Town sign permit has been issued, it is unlawful to change, modify, alter, or otherwise deviate from the terms or conditions of said permit without prior approval of the Building Official. A written record of such approval shall be entered upon the original permit application and maintained in the files of said Town official. The application for a sign permit shall be made by the Owner or tenant of the property on which the sign is to be located, or his/her authorized agent or a licensed sign contractor and shall be accompanied by the following plans and other information:
   1. The name, address and telephone number of the owner or persons entitled to possession of the sign or control of the same and of the sign contractor or erector;
   2. The location by street address of the proposed sign structure;
   3. A site plan and elevation drawings of the proposed sign, caption of the proposed sign and elevations of building facades if the application is for a wall sign. The site plan shall include the proposed location of the sign in relation to the face of the building or to the boundaries of the lot on which it is situated;
   4. Plans indicating the scope and structural detail of the work to be done, including details of all connections, guy lines, supports and footings, and materials to be used, stamped by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Utah;
   5. Application for, and required information for such application, and electrical permit for all electric signs if the person building the sign is to make the electrical connection; and
   6. A statement of sign value as personal property.
5. EXEMPT SIGN CHANGES. The following changes do not require a sign permit:
   1. The changing of the advertising copy or message of signs specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy;
   2. Electrical maintenance, repainting, or cleaning maintenance of a sign;
   3. The repair of a sign;
   4. Real estate signs no larger than six square feet;
   5. Campaign signs no larger than sixteen square feet; and
   6. Nameplate signs.
6. TRAFFIC HAZARDS. Signs or other advertising structures shall not be erected at the intersection of any streets or driveways in such manner as to obstruct free and clear vision; or at any location where by reason of the position, shape or color, it may interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal device, or make use of words, phrases, symbols or characters in such manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse vehicle operators.
   1. At intersecting streets and within the Clear View Area, there shall be no signs allowed, unless a sign is less than three feet (3’) in height as measured from the average grade of the intersecting streets.
   2. For signs over pedestrian ways, the clearance between the ground and the bottom of any projecting or ground sign shall not be less than eight feet (8’).
   3. For signs over driveways for vehicular traffic, the minimum clearance shall be fourteen feet (14’).
   4. For signs more than three feet in height and having less than an eight-foot (8’) clearance, the front setback shall be the same as for buildings in that zoning district. In no case shall the front setback be less than eighteen inches (18”) from the front property line as measured from the leading edge of the sign.
7. SIGNS OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY. No sign shall be located on publicly owned land or inside street rights-of-way except signs required and erected by permission of an authorized public agency. This restriction shall include, but not be limited to, handbills, posters, advertisements or notices that are fastened, placed, posted, painted, or attached in any way upon any curbstone, lamp post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, hydrant, bridge, tree, rock, sidewalk or street. No projecting sign attached to a building shall project over public property more than four feet and in no case be closer than four feet to curb line or edge of street, whichever is more restrictive. Ground signs must be setback at least eighteen inches from any public right-of-way.

The following criteria apply to all signs:

1. CLEAR VIEW. At intersecting streets and within the Clear View area, there shall be a minimum clearance of ten feet (10’) beneath any ground sign unless a sign is less than three feet (3’) in Height as measured from the average grade of the intersecting streets. In this area, the maximum diameter of poles supporting signs shall be eight inches (8”).
   
2. PEDESTRIAN WAYS. For signs over pedestrian ways, the clearance between the ground and the bottom of any projecting or ground sign shall not be less than eight feet (8’).
   
3. DRIVEWAYS. For signs over driveways for vehicular traffic, the minimum clearance shall be fourteen feet (14’).
   
4. SETBACKS. Signs more than three feet (3’) in Height and having less than an eight-foot (8’) clearance, must comply with all Setbacks.
   
5. SIGNS OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY. The following criteria apply to signs over public property:
   
   1. No sign shall be located on publicly owned land or inside street rights-of-way except signs required and erected by permission of an authorized public agency. This restriction shall include, but is not limited to, handbills, posters, advertisements or notices that are fastened, placed, posted, painted, or attached in any way upon any curbstone, lamp post, telephone pole, telegraph pole, electric light or power pole, hydrant, bridge, tree, rock, sidewalk or street.
      
   2. Ground signs must be setback at least eighteen inches (18”) from any public right-of-way.

The following signs shall be permitted in agricultural and residential districts for agricultural and residential uses, according to the following regulations:

1. IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. A sign not exceeding four (4) square foot in area, giving the name only of the land or building in which displayed, or of the owner or lessee thereof.
2. Temporary signs see LMC 16.38.090.
3. Permanent subdivision identification signs for recorded subdivisions in accordance with the following:
   1. Maximum area of such sign to be determined by the planning & zoning board with a maximum height of six feet (6’).
   2. Such signs to be monument type, i.e., individually-mounted letters on a free-standing wall.
   3. Final location of such signs to be approved by the planning & zoning board.
   4. The planning & zoning board may require landscaping to be installed in connection with the issuance of a sign permit.
4. DIRECTIONAL OR PUBLIC NECESSITY SIGNS. Not to exceed four (4) square feet in area; such signs shall not exceed four feet (4’) in height.
5. HOME OCCUPATION SIGNS.  One unlighted, wall-mounted sign not to exceed eight (8) square feet.
6. Identification signs for apartment and condominium complexes as follows:
   1. A free-standing sign, not exceeding forty-eight (48) square feet in area. Such sign shall not exceed twelve feet (12’) in width or six feet (6’) in height. Such sign must be located at least four feet (4’) from any property line.
   2. A wall sign, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area. Height of such sign shall not exceed ten feet (10’).
7. Mobile home and trailer parks identification signs:
   1. All signs permitted in LMC 16.38.100.2.
   2. One identification sign for each entrance to the park. Each sign shall not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet in area, six feet (6’) in height, or twelve feet (12’) in width, and such sign shall be located at least four feet (4’) from any property line. 

The following signs shall be permitted in the mixed use districts for residential uses, according to the following regulations:

1. IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. A sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, giving the name only of the land or building in which displayed, or of the owner or lessee thereof.
2. Temporary signs see LMC 16.38.090.
3. Permanent subdivision identification signs for recorded subdivisions in accordance with the following:
   1. Maximum area of such sign to be determined by the planning & zoning board with a maximum height of six feet (6’).
   2. Such signs to be monument type, i.e., individually-mounted letters on a free-standing wall.
   3. Final location of such signs to be approved by the planning & zoning board.
   4. The planning & zoning board may require landscaping to be installed in connection with the issuance of a sign permit.
4. DIRECTIONAL OR PUBLIC NECESSITY SIGNS. not to exceed four (4) square feet in area; such signs shall not exceed four feet (4’) in height.
5. Identification signs for apartment and condominium complexes as follows:
   1. A free-standing sign, not exceeding forty-eight (48) square feet in area. Such sign shall not exceed twelve feet (12’) in width or six feet (6’) in height. Such sign must be located at least four feet (4’) from any property line.
   2. A wall sign, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area. Height of such sign shall not exceed ten feet (10’).
6. Mobile home and trailer parks identification signs:
   1. All signs permitted in LMC 16.38.100.2.
   2. One identification sign for each entrance to the park. Each sign shall not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet in area, six feet (6’) in height, twelve feet (12’) in width, and such sign shall be located at least four feet (4’) from any property line. 

The following signs shall be permitted in mixed use districts for non-residential uses according to the following regulations:

1. All signs permitted in LMC 16.38.100.2.
2. Civic organizations and governmental buildings may be identified on group display structures in accordance with the following standards:
   1. Such structures shall be on arterial streets and in commercial or industrial districts and within one quarter (1/4) mile of the town limits.
   2. Structures shall not be over five feet (5’) in height or in excess of forty-eight (48) square feet in area.
   3. The sign shall not be illuminated.
   4. Each civic organization shall be limited to a maximum area of four (4) square feet.
   5. Exact location and design of the sign structure shall require approval of the planning & zoning board.
   6. Churches shall not be included in the above.
3. Identification signs displaying the name of the building or tenant business. Such signs may be wall-mounted with a maximum height of twelve feet (12’), and/or such signs may be free standing according to the following:
   1. Free-standing identification signs shall be permitted with a maximum height of thirty five feet (35’). A second such free-standing sign shall be permitted for a lot whose front property line measures greater than sixty (60) lineal feet. Where two free-standing signs are permitted they shall be located at least forty feet (40’) apart.
   2. Free-standing identification signs shall be located so that no portion of the sign shall hang over the property line.
4. In addition to the above, each tenant may be allowed three square feet of non-illuminated sign area, identifying his business, to be located on the wall adjacent to the entry of the tenants business.
5. In addition to the above, a directory with a maximum area of eight (8) square feet and a maximum height of six feet (6’) may be permitted behind the required front yard setback.