Champaign County zones unincorporated land through its Department of Planning and Zoning. Front setbacks are measured from the street centerline: 85 feet on a major street, 75 on a collector, 55 on a minor street, with side and rear yards of 5 to 25 feet by district (Section 5.3).
Champaign County's Department of Planning and Zoning enforces the county Zoning Ordinance across unincorporated land near Champaign, Urbana, and Rantoul. Front setbacks are distinctive: they are measured from the street centerline, not the front lot line, at 85 feet on a major street, 75 feet on a collector, and 55 feet on a minor street (Section 5.3). A separate floor still applies from the right-of-way line. Side and rear yards run 5 to 15 feet and 15 to 25 feet by district. In the AG-1 Agriculture district, the county's flagship farmland-protection zone, lots must be at least one acre. Cities like Champaign and Urbana apply their own setbacks.
Building inside a required yard violates the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance. Planning and Zoning can withhold the zoning use permit and order correction. Building closer requires a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
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