ADA Signage in Glen Carbon

Name: FASTSIGNS® of Glen Carbon - Edwardsville, IL
Address: 4215 IL-159, Route 159, Glen Carbon, IL, 62034, USA
Telephone: (618) 598-2492

Clear Signs for Safer, More Accessible Facilities

Clear facility signage helps people follow rules, respond to hazards, and find accessible routes. FASTSIGNS® of Glen Carbon - Edwardsville, IL creates regulatory signs, safety signs, and custom accessible signage for businesses in Glen Carbon and Edwardsville, with each category serving a distinct purpose.

Our installation team has experience with ADA, traffic, and regulatory signs. Our project managers coordinate ADA sign projects, including wayfinding signage that identifies emergency exits and accessible routes while supporting applicable accessibility requirements.

Call (618) 598-2492 to discuss ADA signage in Glen Carbon or signs for your property’s rules and safety needs.

Project Support from Planning Through Installation

Effective signs begin with accurate information and a clear visual communication plan. We provide Content Development and Graphic Design to organize content, establish legibility, and present required messages in a format suited to the location and sign type.

Our Project Management services coordinate each phase. We also provide Survey and Permitting services when needed, giving businesses one point of contact for planning and implementation without assuming every sign requires the same approval process.

During Installation, our team can address permits and local code requirements when the project requires them. We install signage according to applicable requirements, including placement considerations for regulatory, safety, traffic, and ADA signs.

As a locally owned and operated business, we know property conditions and code considerations differ by project. We review the intended setting and scope before determining which services apply.

Plan Your Facility Sign Project

Tell us about your facility, the signs you need, and where they’ll be used. We’ll help define a project around your communication goals and the regulatory or accessibility standards that may apply.

Contact us through our contact form or call (618) 598-2492 to start planning your regulatory, safety, or custom accessible signage project.

Choose the Right Sign Category for Your Facility

Regulatory, safety, and accessible signage serve related but distinct functions. A facility may need one category or a coordinated combination based on how the property is used, what it must communicate, and the requirements for each location.

Common sign categories include:

Regulatory signs: Communicate rules, restrictions, directions, and required conduct within a property or facility.
Safety signs: Identify hazards, emergency information, protective actions, and evacuation information.
Accessible signs: Identify accessible features and provide information in visual, tactile, or braille formats where required.

Retail locations, healthcare facilities, office buildings, warehouses, and managed properties use these signs to communicate with employees, visitors, tenants, and customers. The appropriate type and content depend on the facility, its use, and the installation location.

ADA Standards for Tactile & Braille Signs

The 2010 ADA Standards establish technical requirements for certain tactile signs. Raised characters can be read by touch. Requirements for these characters, visual contrast, and braille, including Grade 2 Braille where applicable, should be evaluated according to a sign’s purpose and location rather than applied uniformly to every facility sign.

Under the 2010 ADA Standards, raised tactile characters must be between 1/2 inch and 2 inches high. When they also function as visual characters, their minimum height is 5/8 inch.

Placement requirements for applicable tactile signs include:

The baseline of the lowest tactile character must be at least 48 inches above the finished floor.
The baseline of the highest tactile character can’t be more than 60 inches above the finished floor.
An 18-inch by 18-inch clear floor space must be centered on the tactile characters and positioned beyond the swing arc of a door opened to 45 degrees.

Under the current Illinois Accessibility Code, a sign with raised characters and braille at a door must be mounted on the latch side. For a double door with one active leaf, the sign is mounted on the inactive leaf. Door configuration and surrounding space can therefore affect the appropriate installation point.

Illinois & Local Sign Code Considerations

Edwardsville has adopted the Illinois Accessibility Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act within its building and life-safety codes, along with the 2021 International Building Code. Applicable standards vary with the facility, sign type, project scope, and placement.

Requirements for Accessible Parking Signs

Under the state accessibility code, accessible parking signs must display the R7-8 International Symbol of Accessibility and wording that identifies a minimum $250 fine, unless a local ordinance requires a higher amount. Parking space identification signs must mark van-accessible spaces with the words “van accessible.”

These identification signs are mounted at least 60 inches above the parking surface, measured to the bottom of the sign. This rule applies to parking identification signs, not every type of ADA sign.

Glen Carbon Sign Permits & Zoning

Glen Carbon’s sign ordinance regulates numerous sign types across multiple zoning districts and generally requires permits for most commercial signs. Limits involving height, area, and setbacks vary by zoning district, so the property location and proposed sign must be reviewed together.

Our Survey and Permitting capabilities can support projects requiring approvals and local code review. We can also coordinate project management and installation for regulatory signs, safety signs, accessible parking signs, wayfinding signs, and emergency exit signs within the confirmed scope.