Arlington Heights, IL Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 30-601a caps total temporary-sign area on a single-family lot in an R district at eight square feet; on a lot in any other zoning district the aggregate cap is 64 square feet with no individual sign over 32 square feet. The same section bars any temporary sign from obstructing a sidewalk, street, driveway, traffic sign, bus stop or fire hydrant, requires the sign be stable in high winds, bans illumination or reflective paint, requires the property owner's or occupant's consent, and bars posting on trees, utility poles or fences within the right-of-way.

Section 30-602 requires a permit from the Director of Building before any temporary sign, including a garage sale sign, is posted in the public right-of-way. Section 30-603 sets the removal deadline: all other temporary signs, including those announcing garage sales and special events to occur on one or more particular dates, shall be removed within seven days of the conclusion of the sale or event that the sign is promoting. Section 30-604 makes the person who posted the sign responsible for taking it down, shifts that duty to the property owner or occupant if the poster doesn't, and authorizes the Village Manager or a designee to remove a violating sign as a public nuisance, abate it under the Chapter 19 nuisance procedures, and file a civil complaint to recover the cost of removal from whoever posted it.