# Sign Regulations in McCullom Lake, Illinois

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

- **Jurisdiction:** McCullom Lake, Illinois (IL)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/illinois/mccullom-lake
- **Data last verified:** 2025-03-25
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/IL/McCullom_Lake/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH6.5LIBURE_ARTIIGASA_S6.5-23SI)

## At a glance

McCullom Lake, Illinois regulates 21 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Multiple Family Residential Use Districts (R-4) zoning district are capped at 10 feet tall and 150 square feet single face, 300 square feet double face, with a 20 feet from property line setback (Sec. SECTION 8.8-2, H). Most commercial signs in McCullom Lake require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| One-Family and Two-Family Residential Districts | 5 | 10 feet | 80 square feet single face, 160 square feet multiface | — |
| Multiple Family Residential Use Districts (R-4) | 6 | 10 feet | 150 square feet single face, 300 square feet double face | — |
| Business Districts (B-1 and B-2) | 10 | 30 feet | 200 square feet multiface, 100 square feet single face | — |
| Manufacturing Districts (M-1 and M-2) | 6 | 10 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | — | Over 4 square feet | — |

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

### Multiple Family Residential Use Districts (R-4)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | SECTION 8.8-2, 1 |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 6 square feet single face, 12 square feet multiface | — | — | — | On property being sold or leased | — | SECTION 8.8-2, 2 |
| Development Sign | 10 feet | 80 square feet single face, 160 square feet multiface | — | 20 feet from property line, 100 feet if abutting residential area | — | On development of at least 5 acres | — | SECTION 8.8-2, C |
| Construction Sign | 10 feet | 32 square feet | — | — | One | On construction site | — | SECTION 8.8-2, D |
| Identification Sign | — | 45 square feet | — | — | One | For Church, Private Park, Private Recreation Building, Private School, Hospital, Home for Aged | — | SECTION 8.8-2, E |
| Freestanding Sign | 10 feet | 150 square feet single face, 300 square feet double face | — | 20 feet from property line | One | Identifying the complex as a whole | — | SECTION 8.8-2, H |

### Business Districts (B-1 and B-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 100 square feet | — | — | — | On building facade | — | SECTION 8.8-3, A |
| Freestanding Sign - Shopping Center | 30 feet | 200 square feet multiface, 100 square feet single face | — | 10 feet from street or road right-of-way | One | Advertising shopping center as a whole | — | SECTION 8.8-3, B-D |
| Entrance/Exit Sign | 11 feet | 15 square feet single face, 30 square feet double face | — | Meet setback requirements of subsection B | — | Designating entrances and exits of shopping centers | — | SECTION 8.8-3, E |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | 30 feet | 100 square feet single face, 200 square feet double face, 250 square feet for three or more faces | — | 10 feet from street or road right-of-way | One per street on corner lots | On lot, one per street on corner lots | — | SECTION 8.8-3, F |
| Under-Canopy/Marquee Sign | — | 5 square feet single face, 10 square feet double face | — | — | One per entrance | Per entrance | — | SECTION 8.8-3, I |
| Freestanding Sign - Construction | 20 feet | 75 square feet single face, 150 square feet double face | — | 10 feet from property line | Two | Advertising construction of shopping center | — | SECTION 8.8-3, J |
| Freestanding Sign - Sale/Lease | 20 feet | 75 square feet single face, 150 square feet double face | — | 10 feet from property line | Two | Advertising sale or lease of property | — | SECTION 8.8-3, K |
| Portable Sign - Grand Opening | — | 40 square feet single face, 80 square feet multiface | — | 10 feet | One | Advertising Grand Opening | — | SECTION 8.8-3, L |

### Manufacturing Districts (M-1 and M-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Identification Sign | — | — | — | Business Districts setback provisions | One per lot, one per street on corner lots | Wall or freestanding | — | SECTION 8.8-4, A |
| Real Estate Sign | 10 feet | 150 square feet | — | 25 feet from street or road right-of-way | One per 600 feet of lot frontage | Advertising sale or lease of property | — | SECTION 8.8-4, B |
| Projecting Identification Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Attached to building | — | SECTION 8.8-4, C |
| Directory Sign | — | 45 square feet single face, 90 square feet double face | — | Business Districts setback provisions | — | Listing names of property owners or tenants | — | SECTION 8.8-4, D |
| Help Wanted Sign | — | 20 square feet per face | — | Business Districts setback provisions | One per occupied lot | On each occupied lot | — | SECTION 8.8-4, E |
| Portable Sign - Grand Opening | — | 40 square feet single face, 80 square feet multiface | — | 10 feet | One | Advertising Grand Opening | — | SECTION 8.8-4, F |

## Prohibited signs in McCullom Lake

- 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 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.
- 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.
- Flashing signs and devices are prohibited; all lights shall be stationary and constant in intensity; rotating and moving signs are prohibited.
- Exposed exterior neon tubing shall be prohibited and signs painted on building walls are prohibited.
- Motor vehicle signs as defined herein are prohibited.
- No sign shall be permitted to obstruct any door, fire escape, stairway or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building or structure.
- No sign shall be erected or maintained so as to obstruct traffic sight lines or traffic control signals at street intersections or traffic sight line or signals at railroad grade crossings.
- Signs visible from a street shall not contain an arrow or the words 'stop' or 'danger' or otherwise resemble or simulate official traffic control signs.
- No roof sign shall be permitted to be erected in the Village.

## Signs exempt from permit in McCullom Lake

- Real Estate 'For Sale', 'For Rent', and 'Sold' signs not exceeding an area of six (6) square feet single face or twelve (12) square feet multiface which advertise the sale or rental of the property upon which said sign is located or indicating the property has been sold.
- Professional name plates not exceeding two (2) square feet in area.
- Bulletin Board, not over fifteen (15) square feet in area, for public, charitable or religious institutions when the same are located on the premises of said institutions.
- Occupational signs denoting only the name and profession of an occupant in a commercial building or public institutional building not exceeding two (2) square feet in area.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze, or other non-combustible material.
- The Municipality, County, State or Federal Governments are permitted to erect and locate such signs for the purpose of public instruction, street and highway designation, for traffic control and similar uses incidental to the public interest.
- For each dwelling unit, one lighted name plate, pole or mounted wall sign, not exceeding one and one-half (1½) square feet, single faced or three (3) square feet double faced, and may indicate only the name and address of the occupant.
- Window signs, provided, however, that they shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to the area for such signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All requests for variations in requirements herein set forth or appeals from any rulings of any officer of the Village shall be directed to the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village.

## Full detail

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