# Sign Regulations in East Hazel Crest, Illinois

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

- **Jurisdiction:** East Hazel Crest, Illinois (IL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/illinois/east-hazel-crest
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/IL/East_Hazel_Crest/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=MUCO_CH16SI)

## At a glance

East Hazel Crest, Illinois regulates 2 sign types across 1 zoning district. Wall Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 150 square feet and 75% of the building fascia length (sign must be centered) wide (Sec. Secs. 16-101 to 16-110). Most commercial signs in East Hazel Crest 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 | 2 | — | 150 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | 75% of the building fascia length (sign must be centered) | — | No more than one wall sign per wall | Attached to building fascia; not to cover or partially cover any wall opening; centered on fascia; not to project beyond ends or top of wall. | — | Secs. 16-101 to 16-110 |
| Painted Wall Sign | — | 150 square feet | 75% of the building fascia length (sign must be centered) | — | No more than one wall sign per wall | Attached to building fascia; not to cover or partially cover any wall opening; centered on fascia; not to project beyond ends or top of wall. | — | Sec. 16-110 |

## Prohibited signs in East Hazel Crest

- No wall sign shall cover wholly or partially any wall opening.
- No wall sign shall project beyond the ends or top of the wall to which it is attached.
- No wall sign shall be attached to a wall at a height of less than eight (8) feet above any sidewalk.
- No single wall sign shall exceed an area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
- No wall sign shall exceed seventy-five (75) percent in length, centered, of the building fascia upon which it is located.
- No more than one (1) wall sign shall be located on any one (1) wall.
- The front facing of a wall sign shall not be permitted to extend more than ten (10) inches beyond the surface of the building to which it is attached.
- No wall sign shall be erected, relocated, or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape.
- No wall sign shall be secured with wires, strips of wood, or nails.

## Signs exempt from permit in East Hazel Crest

- Painted wall signs are only allowed by approval of the president and board of trustees.
- A combustible structural trim may be used on wall signs with incombustible noncorrosive surfaces or facings.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All wall signs for which a permit is required by this chapter shall be approved by the sign commissioner as being in compliance with the building code of the village and must be designed by a structural engineer or manufacturer.

## Full detail

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