Every outdoor sign in Beardstown is governed by the municipality’s sign ordinance, which sets how large a sign may be, how tall it may stand, how far it must sit from the property line, whether it may be illuminated, and which sign types are permitted in each zoning district. This page summarizes those requirements in plain language and links each value back to the section of the Beardstown code it came from.
Sign rules here are layered. The base zoning district — commercial, industrial, or residential — sets the default limits, and overlay districts such as historic or downtown districts can tighten them further. Because the most specific jurisdiction controls, a freestanding monument sign on a commercial parcel and a wall sign in a historic overlay can face very different limits even on the same street in Beardstown.
Use the figures below as a fast first check, then run a full address lookup to confirm the exact limits for a specific parcel in Beardstown, Illinois. The full report also covers permit requirements, prohibited sign types, and illumination rules — each cited to the source ordinance so your permit application can reference it directly.
Before you order or install a sign in Beardstown, confirm three things: the maximum sign area and height allowed in the parcel’s zoning district, the minimum setback from the right-of-way, and whether the sign type you want — freestanding, monument, wall, projecting, or awning — is permitted there at all. Many permit denials come from missing a setback or an overlay-district restriction rather than from the size of the sign itself, so checking the governing section before applying saves a costly resubmittal.
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Max ground sign height
Monument: Not specified; Pylon: Not specified
Building Signs
Building Sign Formula
Size determined by including all plate or frame dimensions, circumscribed light areas, or smallest rectangle/circle enclosing fixed lettering/designs
Building Sign Max Number
1 per use/building; 2 for office buildings/funeral homes; corner lots: 2
Definitions
Billboard Definition
Any structure or part thereof on which is lettered, pictured, or displayed matter, the chief purpose of which is for advertising or publicity.
Advertising Sign Definition
Advertising signs: Advertising signs are not permitted in any residence district.
all districts: Nonconforming signs may be continued for 15 years after the effective date of this ordinance or after the date the sign becomes nonconforming, whichever is later
Nonconforming Sign Removal
all districts: Nonconforming signs shall be removed upon expiration of the 15-year period
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Ground Signs
Ground Sign Type
Monument and pylon/pole
Ground Sign Max Height
Monument: Not specified; Pylon: Not specified
Illumination
Illuminated Sign Allowance
In all residential districts, for a business, professional or governmental office, clinic, office service establishment or funeral home, one illuminated nonflashing sign, with an area not exceeding twenty-five (25) square feet, is permitted.
Temporary Signs
Temp Signs Allowed
Permit required for temporary signs
Temp Sign Rules
Max area, height, and duration not specified; permit required
Zoning
Permitted Accessory Business Sign Allowance
Permitted accessory business signs: In commercial districts, accessory business signs are permitted as set forth in section 4B and 4C, subject to the additional regulations set forth in section 4D and section 4E.
Permitted Accessory Sign Allowance
Permitted accessory signs: In all residence districts, subject to the additional regulations set forth in section 3F, accessory signs are permitted as set forth in section 3B to section 3C inclusive.
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