# Sign Regulations in Posen, Illinois

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

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

## At a glance

Posen, Illinois regulates 10 sign types across 5 zoning districts. For Sale Signs in the Residential Districts zoned A, B, C and D zoning district are capped at 5 feet tall, 18 inches x 32 inches, and 32 inches wide, with a 6 feet from front property line unless not possible; then as close to structure as possible. setback (Sec. 7-13-12(A)-(B), 11-9-7(A)-(B)). Most commercial signs in Posen require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Districts Zoned "C" and "D" | 1 | — | 2 square feet | — |
| Business and Industrial Districts | 3 | 3.5 feet | 24 square feet per side | — |
| Residential District classified as single-family residential "A" and "B" | 1 | — | — | — |
| Residential Districts zoned A, B, C and D | 2 | 5 feet | 18 inches x 32 inches | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 4 feet | 4 feet x 8 feet | — |

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

### Business and Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Any Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Within district as regulated | — | 6-7-3(B) |
| Portable or Freestanding Sign (Business License) | — | 24 square feet per side | — | — | 1 per business license | On premises of business | — | 6-7-3(C) |
| Advertising Type Bench Signs | 3.5 feet | — | 7 feet | — | 6 (village-wide limit) | Within Village corporate limits | — | 6-7-3(D) |

### Residential Districts zoned A, B, C and D

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| For Sale Sign | 5 feet | 18 inches x 32 inches | 32 inches | 6 feet from front property line unless not possible; then as close to structure as possible. | 1 | On the property being advertised for sale | — | 7-13-12(A)-(B), 11-9-7(A)-(B) |
| Professional Office Informational Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | On premises of professional office | — | 11-9-4 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Billboard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6-7-4 |
| Canopy Sign | Must not extend more than 2 feet above canopy | — | — | — | — | On canopy | — | 6-7-4(C) |
| Mobile Sign (Portable Attraction/Trailer Sign) | 4 feet | 4 feet x 8 feet | 8 feet | — | — | Private property only. Not on public right of way. | — | 6-7-9(A)-(M) |

## Prohibited signs in Posen

- It shall be unlawful to erect, cause to erect or maintain any sign in the Village in violation of this Code.
- It shall be unlawful to place any advertising sign or displays within a residential district classified as single-family residential 'A' and 'B' as defined in the Village Code.
- It shall be unlawful to place any advertising sign or display on any vacant or unimproved property within the corporate limits of the Village without approval of the Village Board.
- It shall be unlawful for any person 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 an imitation of any official warning or direction sign or signal, or directs or purports to direct traffic.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, injure, move or interfere with any official traffic signs or signals.
- No person carrying on the business of bill posting or sign painting shall post or cause to be posted any advertisement containing pictures or illustrations of an obscene or immoral character.

## Signs exempt from permit in Posen

- The painting of a store or office sign by sign painters, posting of legal notices by public officers or attorneys in the manner and in the places prescribed by law, or persons who are in the business of distributing circulars, handbills, or business cards by placing them inside of the doors of dwellings or buildings within Village Limits are exempt from the bill posting and sign painting chapter.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign proposal containing factors such as sign type, color scheme, lettering, size, placement, number of lines of copy, and illumination, in scaled elevation drawings, must be submitted for approval to the Planning Department for all signs within shopping centers and other unified business centers.
- All unified shopping and business centers must submit a written sign criteria to the Planning Department, to be used to evaluate the design of all new signs in the business center.

## 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 Posen — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Posen+IL&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-posen

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