Oak Lawn, IL Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Display duration
- 60 days maximum
- Removal deadline
- 5 days after sale ends
- Size limit
- 8 square feet per face
- Residential zones
- sign permit required
- Placement
- no public right-of-way
Summary
Oak Lawn regulates garage sale signs as "private sale signs" under its temporary sign code: one per lot, capped at 8 square feet, a sign permit required in residential districts, and removal within 5 days after the sale ends.
PRIVATE SALE SIGN: A temporary sign placed with the intention of drawing customers to a "garage sale", "yard sale", or similar event. ... All other temporary signs, except for political signs ... shall remain on the location where they are erected or placed for a period of not more than sixty (60) days, and shall be removed within five (5) days after the event to which they relate has ended.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
The Village Code defines a "private sale sign" as a temporary sign placed to draw customers to a garage sale, yard sale, or similar event (§ 6-8-2). Because it falls under "all other temporary signs," it may run no more than 60 days and must come down within 5 days after the sale ends (§ 6-8-21(B)(4)). In residential zoning districts the sign needs a permit and is limited to one per lot, 8 square feet per face, with no commercial message beyond promoting the on-site sale (§ 6-8-21(C), (D)). Signs may not sit in the public right-of-way, sidewalk, or any spot that blocks traffic visibility (§ 6-8-21(A)(3)).
Violations & Fines
Civil penalty of $25 to $750 per day, with each day of continued violation a separate offense; enforced by the Department of Community Development and Growth Management through Title 11, Chapter 12 administrative adjudication (§ 6-8-24).
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