Tinley Park, IL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Village Code § 99.006 governs private commercial use of the village's public right-of-way. It makes it unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to use a street, sidewalk, or other public place as space to display goods or merchandise for sale, unless that use is authorized by a permit issued by the President and Board of Trustees, the village's elected governing body. That puts approval in the hands of the Board itself rather than an administrative office, meaning a business cannot simply apply through staff and get an automatic sign-off; the request goes to the elected Board for a permit decision.

The same section separately bars writing or marking any sign or advertisement on any pavement, a flat prohibition that applies regardless of whether a display permit has been granted. Section 99.006 traces back to the 1977 Code's § 99.011 and has not been substantively amended since.

Because this section, like most of Chapter 99's general provisions, does not carry its own fine, a violation is punished under the village's general penalty, § 10.99: a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $750, with each day the unpermitted use or pavement marking continues counted as a separate offense. The court can also impose conditional discharge, court supervision, restitution, or an order to correct the violation.