Sign Regulations in Joliet, IL (2026)
2 verified sign regulations for Joliet, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Joliet exempts political signs from its temporary-sign permit division entirely under § 8-475(c), with one condition: they can't sit in the public right-of-way or on public property, both of which are reserved for public utility or governmental essential-service signs only.
Joliet Political Sign Rules
Few RestrictionsJoliet Code of Ordinances § 8-475(c); § 8-472
(c)This division does not apply to civic flags, political signs, directional signs or 501(c)(3) signs, so long as said political signs, directional signs or 501(c)(3) signs are not located in the public right-of-way or on public property. ... Right-of-way temporary signs means any temporary sign, feather sign or banner located in the public right-of-way. Only public utility or governmental esse...
Garage Sale Signs
A garage sale sign in Joliet counts as an exempt 'directional sign' and needs no permit if it stays up three days or less, measures no more than 4 feet by 16 square feet, and sits outside the public right-of-way. Bigger or longer-lasting signs lose that exemption.
Joliet Garage Sale Sign Limits
Light RestrictionsJoliet Code of Ordinances § 8-472; § 8-475(c)
Directional sign means off-site temporary directional signs designed and erected to serve as a public convenience in directing pedestrians and vehicular traffic for special events of a temporary nature such as carnivals, circuses and festivals, garage sales (any casual sale of tangible personal property in a residential district, also known as lawn sale, yard sale, apartment sale, moving sale, ...
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