Every outdoor sign in Park City is governed by the municipality’s sign ordinance, which sets how large a sign may be, how tall it may stand, how far it must sit from the property line, whether it may be illuminated, and which sign types are permitted in each zoning district. This page summarizes those requirements in plain language and links each value back to the section of the Park City code it came from.
Sign rules here are layered. The base zoning district — commercial, industrial, or residential — sets the default limits, and overlay districts such as historic or downtown districts can tighten them further. Because the most specific jurisdiction controls, a freestanding monument sign on a commercial parcel and a wall sign in a historic overlay can face very different limits even on the same street in Park City.
Use the figures below as a fast first check, then run a full address lookup to confirm the exact limits for a specific parcel in Park City, Illinois. The full report also covers permit requirements, prohibited sign types, and illumination rules — each cited to the source ordinance so your permit application can reference it directly.
Before you order or install a sign in Park City, confirm three things: the maximum sign area and height allowed in the parcel’s zoning district, the minimum setback from the right-of-way, and whether the sign type you want — freestanding, monument, wall, projecting, or awning — is permitted there at all. Many permit denials come from missing a setback or an overlay-district restriction rather than from the size of the sign itself, so checking the governing section before applying saves a costly resubmittal.
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Max ground sign height
20 ft
Ground sign setback
Route 41 C-5 commercial district: at least 20 ft from the edge or curb line of any street or highway
Authority
Sign Chapter Scope
Source-backed sign ordinance/chapter scope: ted on each side of a sign. D. Movable Parts to be Secured. Any move- able part of a projecting sign such as the cover of a service opening shall be securely fastened by chains or hinges. E. Area Limitations. Except by special per- mission of the city council projecting signs shall be limited in area as follows: 1. Horizontal projecting signs; fifty square feet each side. 2. Vertical projecting signs; one hundred squ
Sign Chapter Scope 2
Source-backed sign ordinance/chapter scope: - able part of a projecting sign such as the cover of a service opening shall be securely fastened by chains or hinges. E. Area Limitations. Except by special per- mission of the city council projecting signs shall be limited in area as follows: 1. Horizontal projecting signs; fifty square feet each side. 2. Vertical projecting signs; one hundred square feet each side. F. Thickness Limitation. The distance mea- sured
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: s in cutout or 277 15.32.020 irregular form, maintained in conjunction with, attached to, or superimposed upon any sign shall be safely and securely built or attached to the sign structure. C. Height Limitation and Area Limitation. It is unlawful to erect any ground sign whose total height is greater than twenty feet above the level of the street upon which the sign faces, or above the adjoining ground level, if such
Freestanding Ground Monument 2
Source-backed freestanding/ground/monument sign rules: Limitation and Area Limitation. It is unlawful to erect any ground sign whose total height is greater than twenty feet above the level of the street upon which the sign faces, or above the adjoining ground level, if such ground level is above street level. No ground sign shall exceed three hundred square feet in area for each side of the sign. 1. The above limitation on height and surface area shall not apply to any
Source-backed illumination rules: 2.070 Projecting signs-Defined. A. "Projecting sign" as regulated by this arti- cle includes any sign which is attached to a build- ing or other structure and extends beyond the line of the building or structure and extends beyond the surface of that portion of the building or structure to which it is attached. All projecting signs shall be illuminated signs. B. "Horizontal projecting sign" means any sign which is gr
Illumination 2
Source-backed illumination rules: 2.080 Projecting signs-Requirements. A. Every projecting sign, including the frames, braces and supports thereof, shall be designed by a structural engineer or manufacturer, and shall be approved by the building inspector as in compli- ance with the building ordinance of the city and by the electrical inspector as in compliance with the electrical code of the city, shall be constructed of incombustible materials, sha
Source-backed maintenance rules: are feet, it shall be wired glass. One sec- Supp. No. 43 15.32.080 tion, not exceeding three square feet in area, con- structed of wire glass or safety glass shall be per- mitted on each side of a sign. D. Movable Parts to be Secured. Any move- able part of a projecting sign such as the cover of a service opening shall be securely fastened by chains or hinges. E. Area Limitations. Except by special per- mission of th
Permits
Permit Required
Source-backed sign permit requirement: 2.020 Ground signs-Requirements. A. Materials Required. All ground signs for which a permit is required under this article shall have a surface or facing of incombustible mate- rial; provided, however, that combustible struc- tural trim may be used thereon . B. Letters, etc., to be Secured. All letters, fig- ures, characters or representations in cutout or 277 15.32.020 irregular form, maintained in conjunction with,
Permit Required 2
Source-backed sign permit requirement: 2.040 Wall signs-Requirements. A. Materials Required. All wall signs for which a permit is required under this article shall have a surface or facing of incombustible material; pro- vided, however, that combustible structural trim may be used thereon. B. Limitation on Placement and Area. No wall sign shall cover wholly or partially any wall opening, nor project beyond the ends or top of the wall to which it is attach
Source-backed prohibited signs: 2.050 Roof signs-Defined. "Roof sign" as regulated by this article means any sign erected, constructed and maintained wholly upon or over the roof of any building with the principal support on the roof structure.
Prohibited Signs 2
Source-backed prohibited signs: 2.060 Roof signs-Requirements. A. Materials Required. Every roof sign, in- cluding the upright supports and braces thereof, shall be constructed entirely of incombustible ma- terials; provided, however, that combustible struc- tural trim may be used thereon. B. Height and Area Limitations. No roof sign shall have a surface or facing exceeding three hun- dred square feet, nor have its highest point ex- tended more tha
Source-backed wall sign rules: pro- vided, however, that combustible structural trim may be used thereon. B. Limitation on Placement and Area. No wall sign shall cover wholly or partially any wall opening, nor project beyond the ends or top of the wall to which it is attached, and any one wall sign shall not exceed an area of five hundred square feet. C. Projection Above Sidewalk and Set-back Line. No wall sign shall be permitted to extend more th
Wall Signs 2
Source-backed wall sign rules: wall sign shall cover wholly or partially any wall opening, nor project beyond the ends or top of the wall to which it is attached, and any one wall sign shall not exceed an area of five hundred square feet. C. Projection Above Sidewalk and Set-back Line. No wall sign shall be permitted to extend more than six inches beyond the building line, and shall not be attached to a wall at a height of less than ten feet above