Village: Campaign Signs Cannot be Placed in Parkway Areas

Submission by the village of Arlington Heights

The village would like to remind candidates that campaign signs cannot be placed on the parkway areas along the roads.

The parkway is the area between the sidewalk and the road when sidewalks are present. The parkway width is variable in areas where no sidewalks are present, but the village considers a sign placed within two feet of the pavement edge in those areas to be violation of the village code.

It is also prohibited to place signs on private properties, including vacant properties, without permission of the property owner. Village staff will remove signs if they are seen to be in violation of the code.

Staff does not wish to infringe on any resident’s or campaign’s first amendment right to place political signs, but we are charged with enforcing violations of the village’s code. Candidates are reminded to remove their signs when the election is over.