# Sign Regulations in Calumet City, Illinois

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Calumet City, Illinois (IL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/illinois/calumet-city
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-25
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/IL/Calumet_City/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=MUCO_CH70SI)

## At a glance

Calumet City, Illinois regulates 7 sign types across 1 zoning district. Wall Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 10 feet tall and 15 square feet (Sec. Sec. 70-3). Most commercial signs in Calumet City 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 | 7 | 10 feet | 15 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No Smoking Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Public places and places of employment where smoking is prohibited | — | Sec. 38-505 |
| Garage Sale Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | Two signs allowed | Inside or attached to the property of the residence where the garage sale is conducted | — | Sec. 54-1881, Sec. 54-1883 |
| Tobacco Age Restriction Sign | — | — | — | — | — | At or near every display of tobacco products and on vending machines | — | Sec. 62-514 |
| Wall Sign | 10 feet | 15 square feet | — | — | — | On property currently used for residential or agricultural purposes | — | Sec. 70-3 |
| Billboard | — | Comply with State of Illinois regulations | — | — | Eight billboards allowed | Adjacent to major roads | — | Sec. 70-5 |
| Portable Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Not affixed to the ground | — | Sec. 70-3 |
| Ad Bench | — | — | — | — | — | Prohibited on public right-of-way | — | Sec. 70-6 |

## Prohibited signs in Calumet City

- Billboards, except in accordance with section 70-5
- Signs on the public right-of-way, to include medians, sidewalks, curbs, and all other public land except in accordance with subsection 70-4(b)
- Any sign larger than fifteen (15) square feet on property that is currently vacant or in use for residential or agricultural purposes
- Any sign, the erection of which would increase the total aggregate area of all sign faces on property that is currently vacant or in use for residential or agricultural purposes to more than twenty (20) square feet
- Any sign larger than sixty (60) square feet on a property that is currently primarily used for commercial or industrial purposes, except in accordance with section 70-5
- Any sign, the erection of which would increase the total aggregate area of all sign faces on a property that is currently primarily used for commercial or industrial purposes to more than one hundred (100) square feet
- Signs attached to the roof of a building or structure
- Portable signs
- Any sign located on property that is currently vacant or in use for residential or agricultural purposes that is taller than ten (10) feet from the ground at its highest point
- Any sign located on a property that is currently primarily used for commercial or industrial purposes that is taller than thirty (30) feet from the ground at its highest point, except in accordance with section 70-5
- Any sign located on any premises in the city without the consent of the owner(s) of such premises
- Any flashing sign erected within fifty (50) feet of an adjoining residential district, if it would face such district and be visible therefrom
- Any wall sign painted directly onto a building

## Signs exempt from permit in Calumet City

- One (1) sign smaller than eight (8) square feet in area may be posted on any commercial or industrial parcel of land
- Signs posted by authorized government officials in the performance of their official duties on public land or right-of-way
- Signs not visible from public thoroughfares or signs within a business, office, mall, or other enclosed area
- Any nonilluminated sign of six (6) square feet or smaller that is posted by a city resident at the location of their residence
- One (1) temporary sign or banner of a size not larger than fifty (50) square feet may be posted on property that is currently primarily used for commercial or industrial purposes for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days during each calendar year
- Governmental flags do not need a permit
- Nonilluminated nameplates not exceeding two (2) square feet in area attached to a building or that is not erected more than one (1) foot past the building line into the required front yard
- Permanent, nonflashing signs on vending machines, gasoline pumps, ice containers, automated teller machines, or other similar machines, shall relate only to that which is dispensed by the machine
- Permanent, nonflashing traffic signs located on a parking lot serving a commercial or industrial use or drive-thru menu sign on any commercial parcel of land, which relates to the operation of the business on the parcel of land
- Restrictions imposed herein on the projection of signs located on awnings across property lines into the public right-of-way of the city shall not apply, except in residential districts, to signs located on awnings, provided that any sign located on an awning shall be affixed flat to the surface thereof, shall be nonilluminated and nonflashing, and shall indicate only the name and address of the establishment on the premises

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All signs not exempted by section 70-4 require a permit
- Applications for sign permits shall be made upon a form provided by the department for this purpose
- Where the owner or developer of a commercial, residential, or other development seeks permission to post signs on such development as part of the approval process, such signs may be approved by the city council, or any other person or body the council shall designate, as part of the normal process for approving design and building plans for new developments under the zoning ordinance

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