Village Sign Code

The amended Sign Code became effective on July 1, 2009, which involved the replacement of the previous sign regulations with an entire new set of standards. In order to assist the Village with this task, Camiros Limited of Chicago was hired as the Village’s sign consultant. During the revision process, every facet of the then Sign Code was analyzed and changes were prepared that would satisfy the need for adequate site identification while continuing to promote the aesthetic values and unique physical appearance of the Village.

Whenever a comprehensive code replacement occurs, it is expected there will be subsequent modifications based on the real world use of a new code that reveals the need for further refinement. Additionally, input from the Village’s Business Task Force provided insight and perspective on how the revamped Sign Code affected our local business community. As a result, a series of amendments to sections of the (new) Sign Code were proposed in order to provide improved applicability and effectiveness.

As a result of the combined efforts of the Lincolnshire Business Task Force and the Planning Staff, the Village Board approved a number of revisions to the new Sign Code on April 11, 2010. Due to these recent code changes, the Village Board agreed to extend the deadline for all non-compliant landscaping at the base of ground signs from June 1, 2011 to June 1, 2012. Additionally, for those signs that became non-compliant as a result of the 2009 Sign Code, the deadline to bring an existing sign into compliance has been extended from seven years to ten years (now April 11, 2021). If you have previously received a letter regarding non-compliant signage and/or landscape at the sign base, the deadline for compliance has been extended. The Planning Staff will re-notify all previous recipients this May (2011) of the amended regulations and if you are affected by the changes. Please contact the Department of Community Development at 847.913.2310 with any Sign Code questions.

Download the Approved Sign Code