# Sign Regulations in Southern View, Illinois

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

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

## At a glance

Southern View, Illinois regulates 13 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Parking Area Identification Signs in the Residential District zoning district are capped at 3 ft 6 in tall and 2 sq ft (Sec. § 154.042 (D)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 4 | 3 ft 6 in | 24 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District (C-1, C-2) | 6 | Maximum building height prescribed in § 154.022 | 400 sq ft or 5 × street frontage (whichever is greater) | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate (Single Dwelling Unit) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | 1 per dwelling/unit | On the building, not on public right-of-way | — | § 154.042 (B)(1) |
| Identification Sign (Multiple Dwellings, Non-residential Buildings) | — | 24 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On the building, not on public right-of-way | — | § 154.042 (B)(2) |
| Bulletin Board (Community Facility) | — | 16 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On community facility property, not on public right-of-way | — | § 154.042 (B)(3) |
| Parking Area Identification Sign | 3 ft 6 in | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 per entrance or exit | At each entrance or exit of an off-street parking area | — | § 154.042 (D) |

### Commercial District (C-1, C-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Non-Illuminated Business Sign (C-1) | — | 100 sq ft or 2 × street frontage (whichever is greater) | — | — | — | — | — | § 154.043 (B) |
| Non-Illuminated Business Sign (C-2) | — | 400 sq ft or 5 × street frontage (whichever is greater) | — | — | — | — | — | § 154.043 (B) |
| Illuminated or Flashing Business Sign (C-1 and C-2) | — | C-1: 100 sq ft or 2 × street frontage; C-2: 400 sq ft or 5 × street frontage | — | — | — | — | — | § 154.043 (C) |
| Ground Sign (C-1) | 20 ft | — | — | — | — | At grade | — | § 154.043 (E)(1) |
| Ground Sign (C-2) | 35 ft | — | — | — | — | At grade | — | § 154.043 (E)(1) |
| Wall Sign (Building Attached, Both Districts) | Maximum building height prescribed in § 154.022 | — | — | — | — | Attached to building | — | § 154.043 (E)(2) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Traffic Sign/Signal (Official Only) | — | — | — | — | — | Streets, highways, or intersections as determined by authorities | — | § 70.03, § 70.08, § 70.50, § 70.51, § 70.45, § 70.48 |
| Maximum Weight Limit Sign (at Village Entrances) | — | — | — | — | — | At all village street entrance points | — | § 75.56 |
| Directional/Information Sign (Private Property Adjacent to Highways) | — | — | — | — | — | Private property adjacent to highways | — | § 70.45(E) |

## Prohibited signs in Southern View

- 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 the driver of any vehicle to disobey the instructions of any traffic sign or signal placed in view by authority of the Village Board or in accordance with the laws of the state, except on direction of a police officer.
- No signs may be placed on the public right-of-way without the express consent of the Village Board.
- Any signs placed in the right-of-way without consent will be removed by the village, held for seven days, and then discarded.
- No advertising signs are permitted in any Residential District.
- No advertising signs shall be located within 100 feet of the nearest wall of a residence located in a residence district in commercial districts.
- No person shall sell or offer for sale any traffic-control device to be used on any street or highway in the village which does not conform to the requirements of the chapter.
- Except as authorized with respect to nonconforming signs, all signs shall be in compliance with the provisions of the sign subchapter.
- Except for employees of the Village Street Department, police officers, contractors and their employees engaged in a highway construction contract or approved work, it is unlawful for any person to possess a traffic sign, signal, or marker owned by the village.

## Signs exempt from permit in Southern View

- The section prohibiting unauthorized or imitation signs 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.
- The section does not prohibit the erection of Illinois Adopt-A-Highway signs by the village as provided in 605 ILCS 120/1 et seq.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No explicit requirement for a master sign plan, general sign plan, or variance meeting for signs is stated in the given ordinance sections.

## Full detail

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