Section 522.30  Signs Requiring Permits and Registrations

The following types of signs may be erected and maintained only after a permit or registration has been issued by the Department.  Further, existing signs erected pursuant to the

Act can only be re-erected or improved (any change that adds value to the sign) subsequent to the receipt of a permit (see Section 522.50, Permit Application Contents).

a)         Signs along Interstate highways that advertise the sale or lease of property on which they are located;

b)         On premise signs located along Interstate highways;

c)         Signs located along Interstate highways that provide information relative to lodging, food, outdoor recreational facilities or automotive service facilities;

d)         Signs in business areas other than directional signs, official signs, official notices, public utility signs, or those non-business area signs described in subsections (a), (b), and (c);

e)         Any sign listed in subsections (a) through (d) that, after receiving a permit or a registration, is erected again, is enlarged or extended by the sign owner.  These signs shall require new permits and payment of the application fee.

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 8523, effective May 17, 2011)