# Sign Regulations in Grayville, Illinois

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Grayville, Illinois (IL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/illinois/grayville
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-19

## At a glance

Grayville, Illinois regulates 7 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Outdoor Advertising Structure (Off-premises)s in the Commercial zoning districts, Industrial zoning districts zoning district are capped at 20 ft above street level tall and 150 sq ft (Sec. § 153.077(D)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential zoning districts | 1 | — | 1 sq ft | — |
| Commercial zoning districts, Industrial zoning districts | 4 | 20 ft above street level | 150 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate Sign (Home Occupation) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | On premises of home occupation | — | § 153.077(C)(1) |

### Commercial zoning districts, Industrial zoning districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 20 ft above street level | 100 sq ft | — | — | — | Attached to the building | — | § 153.077(C)(2)(a)-(b), (A), (B) |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 ft above street level | 100 sq ft | — | — | — | On the premises | — | § 153.077(C)(2)(a)-(b), (A), (B) |
| Outdoor Advertising Structure (On-premises) | 20 ft above street level | 100 sq ft | — | — | — | On the premises, either freestanding or attached to building | — | § 153.077(C)(2)(a)-(b), (A), (B) |
| Outdoor Advertising Structure (Off-premises) | 20 ft above street level | 150 sq ft | — | — | 1 per lot/parcel | Free-standing, not attached to or painted on any building or premises | — | § 153.077(D) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Directional Sign (Private Property Adjacent to Highways) | — | — | — | — | — | Private property adjacent to highways | — | § 70.35(E) |
| Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Sign | — | — | — | — | — | As provided in Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Act | — | § 70.35(F) |

## Prohibited signs in Grayville

- It is unlawful to attach any signs, advertisements, or notices to any shrubbery, tree, or other flora upon any public property.
- No sign or outdoor advertising structure shall be located so as to endanger the health and safety of operators or motor vehicles on public streets.
- No sign may be erected that flashes, uses sound or other mechanical devices, or uses unusual lighting or other means of illumination.
- No sign or advertising structure shall project into the public right-of-way or other adjacent property.
- No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be, or is an imitation of, or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the movement of traffic or the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.
- No person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit, upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
- It is unlawful for any person (except designated officials or contractors) to possess a city-owned sign, signal, or marker marked as city property.

## Signs exempt from permit in Grayville

- This section does not prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information, and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
- This section does not prohibit the erection of Illinois Adopt-A-Highway signs by the city as provided in the Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Act, ILCS Ch. 605, Act 120, §§ 1 et seq.

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