My daughter is getting married in less than a month and wants to put up 4 signs with their last names/ wedding location arrows. Two would be on Illinois US 20 and 84 and two on county roads. Would you need permission to do that and from whom? state, county, township or just drive them in and hope for the best, think they're 24 x 16 inches.
- Thread starter gab
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Steve@Advance
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I would not risk it on the interstate! Least thing, you would loose the signs, worst they would track you down and give you a ticket!
On the county road, you can probably get away with it as long as you pick them up when it's over.
Anything in city limits will be illegal, just depends on who sees it, who complains, or if they want to make a few bucks off of you!
On the county road, you can probably get away with it as long as you pick them up when it's over.
Anything in city limits will be illegal, just depends on who sees it, who complains, or if they want to make a few bucks off of you!
Ted in NE-OH
Well-known Member
Technically yes, zoning, hwy dept etc. However most jurisdictions ignore temporary signs, as long as they are removed in a timely fashion.
Rex in Australia
Member
I work for a road authority here, and it is illegal.
However if you are behind a fence on private land you can get away with it.
perhaps you could talk to some landowners there?
Just an idea
Rx
However if you are behind a fence on private land you can get away with it.
perhaps you could talk to some landowners there?
Just an idea
Rx
MarkB_MI
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- Location
- Motown USA
If the sign is on the road right-of-way, it's illegal. And if it's on private property, nobody will see it.
In practice, if you put the signs up the day of the wedding and take them down the next day, nobody will bother you or your signs.
In practice, if you put the signs up the day of the wedding and take them down the next day, nobody will bother you or your signs.
farmerjohn
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It is illegal and dangerous to fasten them to utility poles. Otherwise I have often put up signs for various events, just make sure they don't block traffic view. Have never had a problem other than once a sign was in someone's yard and it went missing, I guess I didn't ask permission so I don't blame them.
Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
People put up yard sale signs all the time,so whats the difference?
The county roads, less than 24 hours, bet no one will bother unless you do something terribly distracting.
State/ US highway, might have a little more troubles slipping that by.
In any case, don't think you could get permission to place in the right of way, you would be required to have the sign back on private property. So really doesn't pay to ask. If the layout allows, ask the folks at the intersection of you can put something on their property corners.
On the other hand, every farm auction I've ever been to has had temporary auction signs at intersections, township county state US interstate roads all the same.....
I would keep it simple, not distraction, and less than 24 hours and you would not be the worst lawbreaker of the day probably no one bothers.
Paul
State/ US highway, might have a little more troubles slipping that by.
In any case, don't think you could get permission to place in the right of way, you would be required to have the sign back on private property. So really doesn't pay to ask. If the layout allows, ask the folks at the intersection of you can put something on their property corners.
On the other hand, every farm auction I've ever been to has had temporary auction signs at intersections, township county state US interstate roads all the same.....
I would keep it simple, not distraction, and less than 24 hours and you would not be the worst lawbreaker of the day probably no one bothers.
Paul
BarnyardEngineering
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- Location
- Rochester, NY
Yeah, this is the completely wrong place to be asking this, unless you just want someone to tell to go ahead and do it.
On the books, it is probably illegal as all getout. It is most places. Do they have people patrolling the roads looking for illegal signs and investigating every single one to mete out justice? NO!
The "sign police" won't bust in during the night and cart your family off to Siberia. If you do get a ticket, you just happened to catch the wrong person on a bad day. Bad luck. Pay the fine and move on. It's a once-in-a-lifetime deal.
So I'm going to tell you what you want to hear: Quit worrying about it and just go ahead and do it. Don't make the signs out of anything valuable so you can afford to lose them. Be a good neighbor and make sure you take the signs down as soon as the reception is over.
On the books, it is probably illegal as all getout. It is most places. Do they have people patrolling the roads looking for illegal signs and investigating every single one to mete out justice? NO!
The "sign police" won't bust in during the night and cart your family off to Siberia. If you do get a ticket, you just happened to catch the wrong person on a bad day. Bad luck. Pay the fine and move on. It's a once-in-a-lifetime deal.
So I'm going to tell you what you want to hear: Quit worrying about it and just go ahead and do it. Don't make the signs out of anything valuable so you can afford to lose them. Be a good neighbor and make sure you take the signs down as soon as the reception is over.
SweetFeet
Well-known Member
gab,
Dick@'s idea of GPS coordinates is good.
But in case some do not have GPS systems... if you include the full street address, folks can just Mapquest it to get specific directions to the location.
OR someone can draw a small scale map, print them... and include them inside the invitation.
I doubt if signs are legal anywhere... plus, if someone gets into an accident because her signs blocked the view of traffic, she could open herself up to a lawsuit. (People are so litigious now days that it doesn't seem worth the risk.)
Dick@'s idea of GPS coordinates is good.
But in case some do not have GPS systems... if you include the full street address, folks can just Mapquest it to get specific directions to the location.
OR someone can draw a small scale map, print them... and include them inside the invitation.
I doubt if signs are legal anywhere... plus, if someone gets into an accident because her signs blocked the view of traffic, she could open herself up to a lawsuit. (People are so litigious now days that it doesn't seem worth the risk.)
Ok, thanks for the input, called Ill. state police,, they don't care. Called county transportation dept., they don't care either. called county zoning dept.. They said drive them in a few feet off the road, pull them out at night. These kids are all about the information age, GPS and so on, Made their own invitations, contains a little card with a password for their wedding website, has a detailed map of area with hotels and attractions. Half of these people are coming from Chicago and probably making a weekend out of it. The signs are just extra to slow them down for a couple of easy to miss roads. Daughter grew up and went to school in a town of 700, went to college in the Chicago suburbs and went nuts about Chicago, works downtown in one of them skyscrapers on one bank of the Chicago river, new son in law to be works a block across the river, can't figure out how the little hillbilly girl wound up there. Here's where the wedding is on the edge of the bluff, Chestnut MTN. Galena Il.
Agreed.
In many (most?) jurisdictions, the land upon which a public road is remains the property of the bordering property owners. The public has a travel easement and the state, county, etc., has a maintenance easement. FWIW, the public usually has a right to stop on the berms only for emergency repairs.
Consequently, one desiring to place signs on the right of way need the permission of the property owner who has the right to remove any such sign, excepting those of the state, county, etc. I remove any and all such signs from my property unless permission is sought and granted beforehand.
Dean
In many (most?) jurisdictions, the land upon which a public road is remains the property of the bordering property owners. The public has a travel easement and the state, county, etc., has a maintenance easement. FWIW, the public usually has a right to stop on the berms only for emergency repairs.
Consequently, one desiring to place signs on the right of way need the permission of the property owner who has the right to remove any such sign, excepting those of the state, county, etc. I remove any and all such signs from my property unless permission is sought and granted beforehand.
Dean
T. J. in Iowa
New User
Just like when a teenager, deny, deny and then deny some more. Nobody saw you put
the signs in the ground. People only see someone putting something in the ground. Deny
any and all charges or accusations. Police would have to have positive proof that you
did, in fact, actually commit a crime. Any other person/persons would be in the clear.
Nope wasn't me!
T. J.
gab, The wife & I have been to Chessnut Mtn. once. I do think your idea for a few signs is an excellent idea. That place can be easily missed by someone that is a 'stranger' to the area. I would not worry about getting a ticket for posting a few signs. Think of all the political signs that will pop up latter this yr!
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