Home Business in Kankakee County, IL (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Kankakee County, Illinois.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Unincorporated Kankakee County allows one home occupation per dwelling as an accessory use under County Code § 121-293, but the operator must live there full time, only one non-resident employee may help, and the business cannot use more than 30 percent of the home's floor area or any accessory building.
Kankakee County Home Occupation Standards
Some RestrictionsKankakee County Code § 121-293(a)(1)-(7)
(a)Where permitted, one home occupation is allowed as an accessory use to an established household living use with the following regulations:(1)The operator of a home occupation must be a full-time resident of the dwelling unit.(2)No more than one non-resident may be engaged in the conduct of any home occupations occurring on the subject site.(3)The use of a dwelling unit for home occupation ac...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in unincorporated Kankakee County may post only a small name plate sign, capped at two square feet on a parcel of one acre or less. Larger parcels may add a freestanding sign up to 12 square feet and six feet tall under County Code § 121-293(a)(10).
Kankakee County Home Business Sign Limits
Some RestrictionsKankakee County Code § 121-293(a)(10)
(10)On parcels one acre or less in size there shall be no signs, other than one permitted name plate sign. The sign shall be no larger than two square feet in size and must be attached to the principle structure. On parcels greater than one acre a free-standing sign no larger than 12 square feet in size and no more than six feet in height may be erected in the front yard of the property contain...
Home Daycare
In the A1 Agriculture district, a home-based child care center serving up to five children is allowed as of right, but caring for six to twelve children in an occupied residence moves the business into the special use category, requiring zoning board and county board review before it can open.
Home Daycare Limits in Unincorporated Kankakee County
Some RestrictionsKankakee County Code § 121-99(b)(12), (c)(6)
(12)Child care center within an occupied residence, not more than five children. ... (6)Child care centers not to exceed 12 children, ages six months to seven years. Child care center within an occupied residence, not less than six children and not more than twelve children.
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