Signs on homes in Villa Park: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Villa Park Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Election and other noncommercial signs	At most 2 signs per property. Applies: For each event, each candidate, or each measure. § 23-16.7 · code text Temporary signs pertaining to a particular special event or election day must be freestanding, and shall be limited to two (2) signs per property for each event, each candidate, or each measure Not more than 45 calendar days before. Applies: Before the event or election day. § 23-16.7 · code text All temporary signs pertaining to a particular event or election day shall not be erected more than forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the event to which the sign pertains Remove within 5 calendar days after. Applies: After the event or election day. § 23-16.7 · code text and shall be removed within five (5) calendar days after the date of the event or election day. Not more than 50 calendar days. Applies: Protected speech signs. § 23-16.7 · code text Protected speech signs shall be considered temporary and the sign shall not remain posted for more than fifty (50) calendar days.
For-sale and open-house signs	At most 1 per building site. § 23-16.7 · code text Real estate signs shall be limited to one (1) per building site.
Other temporary signs	At most 6 square feet per side. Applies: Temporary signs, including real estate signs; one side. § 23-16.7 · code text Temporary signs, including real estate signs, shall not exceed six (6) square feet in total area for one (1) side. At most 7 feet high. Applies: Front yard setback. § 23-16.7 · code text No sign shall exceed seven (7) feet in total height from the finished or natural grade where the sign is placed in a front yard setback At most 10 feet high. Applies: Rear or side yard setback. § 23-16.7 · code text and ten (10) feet in total height in a rear or side yard setback Temporary, non-political signs over 6 square feet are not allowed. Applies: Residential zone. § 23-16.7 · code text Temporary, non-political signs over 6 square feet within the residential zone are not allowed.

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Villa Park's code: At most 2 signs per property. (For each event, each candidate, or each measure.) (§ 23-16.7); Not more than 45 calendar days before. (Before the event or election day.) (§ 23-16.7).

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