# Sign Regulations in Burnham, Illinois

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Burnham, Illinois, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Burnham, Illinois (IL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/illinois/burnham
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-25
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/IL/Burnham/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=CD_ORD_CH74SI)

## At a glance

Burnham, Illinois regulates 3 sign types across 1 zoning district. Posterboard or Signboards in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 15½ feet tall and 25 square feet, with a Not nearer to the front line of the lot than the established building line setback (Sec. Sec. 74-32, Sec. 74-33, Sec. 74-34). Most commercial signs in Burnham require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 15½ feet | 25 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Posterboard or Signboard | 15½ feet | 25 square feet | — | Not nearer to the front line of the lot than the established building line | — | Not nearer to the front line of the lot than the main front wall of the buildings immediately adjoining | — | Sec. 74-32, Sec. 74-33, Sec. 74-34 |
| Roof Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On the roof of any building | — | Sec. 74-37 |
| Wall Sign | — | More than 25 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to the face or side of any building | — | Sec. 74-35 |

## Prohibited signs in Burnham

- Posting bills on any public or private property without the permission of the property owner is prohibited.
- No bill of an obscene character or otherwise unlawful matter shall be posted, painted or displayed upon any posterboard, signboard or sign.
- No person shall paste, post, paint, print, nail or otherwise fasten any handbill, sign, poster, advertisements, or notice of any kind whatsoever on public property without the express consent of the village authorities.
- No person shall paste, post, paint, nail or otherwise fasten any handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind on private property without the written consent of the owner, agent, or lessee.

## Signs exempt from permit in Burnham

- Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to apply to the posting of legal notices by public officers in the performance of a public duty.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No posterboard, signboard, sign, or other similar structure shall be erected or maintained within the village unless a permit therefor shall first have been secured by the person desiring to erect or maintain such posterboard, signboard, or sign from the village clerk to whom application for such permit shall be made. Such application shall be accompanied by plans and specifications of the proposed posterboard, signboard, or signs, and the location of the same.
- It shall be the duty of the building inspector to inspect all plans and specifications submitted in connection with the erection, reconstruction, or alteration of any posterboard, signboard or sign, and to approve the same if the method of construction and provisions made for fastening, securing, anchoring and maintaining such posterboard, signboard or sign are such as will serve to protect the public and to render such posterboard, signboard or sign safe and substantial.

## Full detail

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