# Sign Regulations in Mazon, Illinois

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Mazon, Illinois (IL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/illinois/mazon
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-20

## At a glance

Mazon, Illinois regulates 11 sign types across 5 zoning districts. For Sale/For Rent Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at If wall sign: not over 10 ft above grade; if ground sign: not over 5 ft above ground tall and 12 sq ft each, with a At least 8 ft from interior lot line setback (Sec. § 155.097). Most commercial signs in Mazon require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| M2 District, M1 District | 3 | Not over 30 ft above curb level; if within 6 ft of a sidewalk, driveway, or parking area, lowest elevation must be at least 12 ft above grade. | — | — |
| B2 District | 1 | — | Two standardized poster panels 15'x25' each or one panel 15'x55'. Max overall display 1,600 sq ft along interstate highways. | — |
| B1 zoning regulations | 3 | Not over 30 ft above curb level; if within 6 ft of a sidewalk, driveway, or parking area, lowest elevation must be at least 12 ft above grade. | — | — |
| B3 Commercial Zoning District | 1 | Panel height not less than 30 ft and not more than 60 ft | 800 sq ft per display surface; maximum 2 display surfaces per sign | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | Not to exceed 30 ft above grade | 180 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### M2 District, M1 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 155.419, § 155.421, § 155.422 |
| Wall Sign | May project not higher than 5 ft above building height | — | — | — | — | Affixed flat against building wall; may not extend more than 18 inches from wall. | — | § 155.423 |
| Ground Sign | Not over 30 ft above curb level; if within 6 ft of a sidewalk, driveway, or parking area, lowest elevation must be at least 12 ft above grade. | — | — | 20 ft from lot line; 50 ft from intersection of two or more streets | One per lot frontage; plus one additional for street frontage in industrial parks | One permitted along each side of a lot fronting a street. Not to be less than 20 ft from a lot line. Additional industrial park ground sign: see below. | — | § 155.423, § 155.424 |

### B1 zoning regulations

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Awning Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On awning | — | § 155.420 |
| Wall Sign | May not project higher than 5 ft above building height. | — | — | — | — | Affixed flat against building wall | — | § 155.423 |
| Ground Sign | Not over 30 ft above curb level; if within 6 ft of a sidewalk, driveway, or parking area, lowest elevation must be at least 12 ft above grade. | — | — | 20 ft from lot line; 50 ft from intersection of two or more streets | One per street frontage | One per street frontage; not less than 20 feet from lot line | — | § 155.423 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| For Sale/For Rent Sign | If wall sign: not over 10 ft above grade; if ground sign: not over 5 ft above ground | 12 sq ft each | — | At least 8 ft from interior lot line | One per lot; additional on corner/through lots | On property being sold or rented; minimum 8 ft from interior lot line | — | § 155.097 |
| Identification Sign for Nonresidential Use | Wall: not over 10 ft above floor grade at entrance; ground: not over 10 ft above grade | 16 sq ft per sign | — | — | One per lot plus one per additional frontage | Affixed to wall or ground; corner/through lot gets one additional sign on each additional frontage | — | § 155.098 |
| Temporary Sign for Unified Housing Developments | Not to exceed 30 ft above grade | 180 sq ft | — | At least 15 ft from street property line; at least 50 ft from intersection of street right-of-ways; at least 20 ft from adjacent lot line | One per street frontage | One per street frontage | — | § 155.099 |
| Tobacco Age-Restriction Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Near every tobacco product display and on each tobacco vending machine | — | § 113.03 |
| No Smoking Sign | — | — | — | — | — | At each entrance and within each public place/place of employment where smoking is prohibited. | — | § 95.04 |

## Prohibited signs in Mazon

- It is unlawful to place, maintain or display any device, other than an official warning or direction sign or signal authorized by statute or ordinance, upon or in view of any street if such device purports to be or is in imitation of an official warning or direction sign or signal, or directs or purports to direct traffic; such devices are declared a nuisance and may be removed by any police officer.
- It is unlawful to deface, injure, move or interfere with any official traffic sign or signal.
- It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to disobey the instruction of any traffic sign or signal placed in view by authority of the Village Board or in accordance with state law.
- A sign in direct line of vision of any traffic control signal shall not have illumination of red, green, or amber color.
- Direct rays of light from sign illumination shall not beam upon any part of any existing residential buildings, nor into a residence district, or into a street.
- No rotating beam or beacon resembling an emergency light shall be used on signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Mazon

- Signs on awnings are exempt from limitations imposed on projection of signs from the face of the wall of any building or structure, provided they are affixed flat to the surface, nonilluminated, and indicate only the name or address of the establishment, and do not extend vertically or horizontally beyond the limits of the awning.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No mention is made of a master sign plan, sign plan, or required variance meeting in the provided ordinance text.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 5 zoning districts in Mazon — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Mazon+IL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-mazon

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