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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 is
5amended by changing Sections 3.12, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, and 8 and
6by adding Sections 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, and 15 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 440/3.12)  (from Ch. 121, par. 503.12)
8    Sec. 3.12. Business area. (a) "Business area" means any
9part of an area adjacent to and within 660 feet of the
10right-of-way which is at any time zoned for business,
11commercial or industrial activities under the authority of any
12law of this State; or not so zoned, but which constitutes an
13unzoned commercial or industrial area as defined in Section
143.11. However, as to signs along Interstate highways, the term
15"business area" includes only areas which are within
16incorporated limits of any city, village, or incorporated town,
17as such limits existed on September 21, 1959, and which are
18zoned for industrial or commercial use, or both, or to portions
19of Interstate highways which traverse other areas where the
20land use, as of September 21, l959, was established by State
21law as industrial or commercial, or both.
22    With respect to signs owned or leased by the State or a
23political subdivision, an area zoned for business, commercial,

 

 

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1or industrial activities that is adjacent to and within 660
2feet of an Interstate highway and that is in Township 41 North,
3Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, shall be deemed
4a "business area" for purposes of this Act. This zoning must
5have been a part of comprehensive zoning and not have been
6created primarily to permit outdoor advertising structures as
7described in 23 CFR 750.
8    (b) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act
9of the 95th General Assembly are intended to comply with the
10federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965, 23 U.S.C. 131, and
11the regulations promulgated thereunder by the Secretary of the
12United States Department of Transportation. To the extent that
13the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
14or any court finds the changes to this Section made by this
15amendatory Act to be inconsistent with or preempted by such law
16or regulations, the changes shall be repealed to the extent
17necessary to cure such inconsistency or preemption.
18    (c) The provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th
19General Assembly shall not be applicable if such application
20would impact the receipt, use, or reimbursement of federal
21funds by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
22(Source: P.A. 95-340, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 440/3.17 new)
24    Sec. 3.17. On-premise sign. "On-premise sign" means any
25sign advertising a business or activity conducted on the

 

 

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1property on which they are located.
 
2    (225 ILCS 440/3.18 new)
3    Sec. 3.18. Off-premise sign. "Off-premise sign" means any
4sign advertising a business or activity not being conducted on
5the same property as the sign.
 
6    (225 ILCS 440/3.19 new)
7    Sec. 3.19. Real estate sign. "Real estate sign" means any
8sign advertising solely the sale or lease of the property on
9which the sign is located.
 
10    (225 ILCS 440/3.20 new)
11    Sec. 3.20. Municipal network sign. "Municipal network
12sign" means an official sign or a sign that:
13        (1) is located on property owned or controlled by a
14    local government that has a population of 2,000,000 or more
15    and that has adopted zoning regulations consistent with
16    this Act;
17        (2) is controlled under the direction of the local
18    government;
19        (3) complies with zoning regulations consistent with
20    this Act;
21        (4) is placed within a business area as defined in
22    Section 3.12 of this Act;
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1    commercial information; and
2        (6) is consistent with the intent of this Act and with
3    customary use of the local government as to the sign's
4    installation and operation, including the size, lighting,
5    and spacing of signs.
 
6    (225 ILCS 440/4.02)  (from Ch. 121, par. 504.02)
7    Sec. 4.02. Real estate signs. Real estate signs as defined
8in Section 3.19 of this Act. However, real estate signs must
9comply only with the provisions in Section 5 of this Act. Signs
10advertising the sale or lease of property on which they are
11located, which signs, if along Interstate highways outside a
12"business area", comply with the following requirements:
13    (a) There may not be more than one such sign designed to
14attract traffic on the Interstate highway proceeding in any one
15direction;
16    (b) The sign may not exceed 150 square feet in size;
17    (c) No such sign may be erected or maintained which
18attempts or appears to attempt to direct the movement of
19traffic or which interferes with, indicates or resembles any
20official traffic sign, signal or device;
21    (d) No such sign may be erected or maintained which
22prevents the driver of a vehicle from having a clear and
23unobstructed view of official signs and approaching or merging
24traffic;
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1contains, includes, or is illuminated by any flashing,
2intermittent or moving light or lights;
3    (f) No lighting may be used in any way, in connection with
4any such sign, unless it is so effectively shielded as to
5prevent beams or rays of light from being directed at any
6portion of the main-traveled way of the highway, or is of such
7low intensity or brilliance as not to cause glare or to impair
8the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or to otherwise
9interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle;
10    (g) No such sign may be erected or maintained which moves
11or has any animated or moving parts and no such sign may be
12erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks
13or other natural features.
14(Source: P.A. 77-1815.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 440/4.03)  (from Ch. 121, par. 504.03)
16    Sec. 4.03. On-premise signs. On-premise signs as defined in
17Section 3.17 of this Act. However, on-premise signs must comply
18only with the provisions in Section 5 of this Act. Signs
19advertising activities conducted on the property on which they
20are located; which, if along Interstate highways outside a
21"business area" comply with the following requirements:
22    (a) There may not be more than one such sign located more
23than 50 feet from such activity designed to attract traffic on
24the Interstate highway proceeding in any one direction;
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1highway and located more than 50 feet from such activity, which
2displays any trade name referring to or identifying any service
3rendered or any product sold, used or otherwise handled, may be
4permitted unless the name of the advertised activity is
5displayed as conspicuously as such trade name. This restriction
6does not apply if the trade name identifies or characterizes
7places for lodging, eating, telephone facilities, vehicle
8service and repair, or identifies vehicle equipment, parts,
9accessories, fuels, oils or lubricants being offered for sale
10at such places;
11    (c) No such sign in excess of 20 feet in length, width or
12height, or 150 square feet in area, including border and trim,
13but excluding supports, may be erected or maintained more than
1450 feet from the activities conducted upon the property where
15the sign is located;
16    (d) The sign must comply with subparagraphs (c), (d), (f)
17and (g) of Section 4.02;
18    (e) No such sign may be erected or maintained which
19contains, includes, or is illuminated by any flashing,
20intermittent or moving light or lights except those which may
21be changed at reasonable intervals by electronic process or by
22remote control as long as these do not interfere with the
23effectiveness of an official traffic control device.
24(Source: P.A. 81-550.)
 
25    (225 ILCS 440/4.04)  (from Ch. 121, par. 504.04)

 

 

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1    Sec. 4.04. Off-premise signs. Off-premise signs Signs
2which are erected in business areas after the effective date of
3this Act and which comply, when erected, with Sections 5, 6
4(subject to provisions of Section 7) and 8 of this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 77-1815.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 440/8)  (from Ch. 121, par. 508)
7    Sec. 8. Within 90 days after the effective date of this
8Act, each sign, except signs described by Sections Section
94.01, and signs along primary highways described by Sections
104.02, and 4.03, must be registered with the Department by the
11owner of the sign, on forms obtained from the Department.
12Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
13of 1975, each sign located beyond 660 feet of the right-of-way
14located outside of urban areas, visible from the main-traveled
15way of the highway and erected with the purpose of the message
16being read from such traveled way, must be registered with the
17Department by the owner of the sign on forms obtained from the
18Department. The Department shall require reasonable
19information to be furnished including the name of the owner of
20the land on which the sign is located and a statement that the
21owner has consented to the erection or maintenance of the sign.
22Registration must be made of each sign and shall be accompanied
23by a registration fee of $5.
24    No sign, except signs described by Sections Section 4.01,
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1and 4.03, may be erected after the effective date of this Act
2without first obtaining a permit from the Department. The
3application for permit shall be on a form provided by the
4Department and shall contain such information as the Department
5may reasonably require. Upon receipt of an application
6containing all required information and appropriately executed
7and upon payment of the fee required under this Section, the
8Department then issues a permit to the applicant for the
9erection of the sign, provided such sign will not violate any
10provision of this Act. The application fee shall be as follows:
11    (1) for signs of less than 150 square feet, $50;
12    (2) for signs of at least 150 but less than 300 square
13feet, $100; and
14    (3) for signs of 300 or more square feet, $200.
15    In determining the appropriateness of issuing a permit for
16a municipal network sign, the Department shall waive any
17provision or requirement of this Act or administrative rule
18adopted under the authority of this Act to the extent that the
19waiver does not contravene the federal Highway Beautification
20Act of 1965, 23 U.S.C. 131, and the regulations promulgated
21under that Act by the Secretary of the United States Department
22of Transportation. Any municipal network sign applications
23pending on May 1, 2013 that are not affected by compliance with
24the federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965 shall be issued
25within 10 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
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1of pending municipal network sign applications and issuance of
2approved permits shall be completed within 30 days after the
3effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
4Assembly. To the extent that the Secretary of the United States
5Department of Transportation or any court finds any permit
6granted pursuant to such a waiver to be inconsistent with or
7preempted by the federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965, 23
8U.S.C. 131, and the regulations promulgated under that Act,
9that permit shall be void.
10    Upon change of sign ownership the new owner of the sign
11shall notify the Department and supply the necessary
12information to renew the permit for such sign at no cost within
1360 days after the change of ownership. Any permit not so
14renewed shall become void.
15    Owners of registered signs shall be issued an identifying
16tag, which must remain be securely affixed to the front face of
17the sign or sign structure in a conspicuous position by the
18owner within 60 days after receipt of the tag; owners of signs
19erected by permit shall be issued an identifying tag which must
20remain be securely affixed to the front face of the sign or
21sign structure in a conspicuous position by the owner upon
22completion of the sign erection or within 10 days after receipt
23of the tag, whichever is the later.
24(Source: P.A. 87-1205.)
 
25    (225 ILCS 440/15 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 15. Applicability. The changes made to this Act by
2this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall not be
3applicable if the application would impact the receipt, use, or
4reimbursement of federal funds by the Illinois Department of
5Transportation other than the reimbursement of Bonus Agreement
6funds. Any permit granted pursuant to an inapplicable provision
7is void.
 
8    (225 ILCS 440/4.07 rep.)
9    Section 10. The Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 is
10amended by repealing Section 4.07.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.