City Hall will be closed for the following holidays: Tuesday, December 24th; Wednesday, December 25th; Tuesday, December 31st; Wednesday, January 1st. If you need to make a utility payment, please use the drop box located on the east side of City Hall. If you have a water/sewer emergency, please call the Water Treatment Plant at 217-347-5056. We wish a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and hopeful start to the New Year for each of you and your families!

Do I need a sign permit?

Sign permits are required for new signs, face changes, enlargement, relocation, or replacement. For your application you’ll need to provide:

  • Photographs of all existing signs on the building.
  • An inventory of all existing signs on the site. This inventory should include location and square footage of each sign.
  • A site plan showing the property lines and dimensions, building and tenant suite(s) outlines and dimensions, location(s) of existing and proposed sign(s) (note removal of existing signs, if applicable).
  • Drawings showing the proposed sign(s) including the sign type (e.g. freestanding, wall, etc.), sign dimensions (including overall height), illumination (if applicable), material(s) & color(s), location (if on a building frontage, include dimensions of frontage); total sign area (square footage).

 

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