Noise Ordinances in Kankakee County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Kankakee County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Kankakee County bars any sound crossing a property line that unreasonably interferes with neighbors between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., on top of a general ban on loud or unreasonable noise at any hour. Violations are a public nuisance and a petty offense carrying at least a $75.00 fine.
Nighttime Noise Curfew in Kankakee County
Some RestrictionsKankakee County Code §§ 42-6, 42-8
(a)No person or business entity shall engage in any act which causes to be emitted a loud, unreasonable or unnecessary noise which injures or endangers or diminishes the health, peace, safety or welfare of others, or similarly causes a disturbance to the public.(b)No person or business entity shall cause or allow the emission of sound beyond the boundaries of his or her property sound that unre...
Construction Hours
Unincorporated Kankakee County confines general construction work to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and roofing to 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., unless the code enforcement officer approves shift work. Any construction accompanied by loud noise is restricted further, to daylight hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., under the county's building code.
Kankakee County Construction Hours Limit
Some RestrictionsKankakee County Code § 105-74
(a)The starting and stopping times for construction projects are as listed below, unless shift work is required and permission is granted by the code enforcement officer: Building time: Start: 6:00 a.m. Stop: 10:00 p.m. Roofing time: Start: 5:00 a.m. Stop: 9:00 p.m. ... (b)All work will be limited to daylight hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., if accompanied by loud noises.
Barking Dogs
Kankakee County makes it unlawful to own, keep or harbor a dog that disturbs the peace through frequent whining, yelping, barking or howling. Section 10-11(b)(2) treats a chronically noisy dog as an animal nuisance in unincorporated Kankakee County, enforceable by animal control, the health department or the sheriff's office.
Kankakee County Barking Dog Nuisance Ban
Some RestrictionsKankakee County Code § 10-11(b)(2)
(2)Barking dog. It is unlawful for any person to own, keep, or have in his possession or harbor any dog which, by frequent whining, yelping, barking, howling or other excessive noise causes a public nuisance or disturbs the peace.
Decibel Limits
Kankakee County caps industrial noise numerically, not with a general 'unreasonable noise' standard. At the 1,000-hertz octave band, an I1 or I2 industrial use cannot exceed 45 decibels measured at a residential district boundary in the daytime, 35 decibels at night, or 57 decibels at a commercial district boundary.
Kankakee County Industrial Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsKankakee County Code § 121-207(b)
(b)Noise.(1)Measurement techniques. Sound levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band filter manufactured according to standards referenced. Measurement techniques shall be conducted in accordance with the state Pollution Control Board Regulations Parts 900, 901, and 951.(2)Exceeding designated octave bands. At no point on the boundary of a residential zoned dis...
All Kankakee County ordinances
See every category we cover for Kankakee County: parking, noise, fences, fires, animals, pools, and more.
Kankakee County Ordinance Hub →