Sign Regulations in Bolingbrook, IL (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Bolingbrook, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
Bolingbrook requires a free permit from the finance department before any garage, attic, basement, yard or house sale, and its sign rules under Code § 12-74 confine every sign to private property, require house numbers and dates, and force removal within three hours of the sale's end.
Bolingbrook Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 12-74(a), (c)(5), (c)(11)
It is unlawful for any person to engage in or conduct a garage, attic, basement, yard or house sale from any residence, structure, or lot within the village without first having obtained a permit for the sale from the finance department. ... All signs advertising such sale shall be located on private property only. No sign may be placed upon any utility pole, traffic control device, right-of-wa...
Holiday Displays
Bolingbrook exempts holiday decorations from its sign code, but only for up to 60 days of display. Sec. 54-342(2) sets the outer limit for how long lights and seasonal decorations can stay up before the village sign article applies.
Bolingbrook Holiday Decoration Display Limit
Light RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 54-342(2)
(2)Decorations customarily and commonly associated with a national, local or religious holiday, provided that such decorations shall not be displayed for more than 60 days.
Digital Billboards
Bolingbrook caps electronic and digital signs at 5,000 nits by day and 150 nits at night, with brightness above ambient light measured from 150 to 350 feet depending on sign face size. The rule lives in the village's subdivision design standards, Chapter 30, alongside a separate 0.1 footcandle cap at any adjacent residential property line.
Bolingbrook Electronic Sign Brightness and Nit Limits
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 30-173(f)(7)a-c
(7)Electronic signage.a.The brightness of an electronic sign shall not exceed 0.3 footcandles above ambient light, when measured at a distance of 150 feet for those sign faces less than or equal to 300 square feet...and when measured at a distance of 350 feet for those sign faces equal to or greater than 672 square feet.b.Light produced by outdoor electronic signage measured at any adjacent res...
Window Signs
Bolingbrook exempts non-illuminated window signs from its sign article as long as they cover no more than 60 percent of the window area. Sec. 54-342(9) sets that coverage ceiling, excluding glass doors from the calculation.
Bolingbrook Window Sign Coverage Limit
Light RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 54-342(9)
(9)Non-illuminated window signs covering no more than 60 percent of the window area, excluding glass doors.
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