Business Licensing & Operations in Kendall County, IL (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Kendall County, Illinois.
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Adult Entertainment
Kendall County treats adult bookstores, theaters, entertainment facilities and similar uses as regulated uses that need a special use permit and cannot sit closer than 1,000 feet to homes, businesses or the area being zoned. Kendall County Code Section 36-874(3) adds a second layer of separation from schools, day cares, parks and churches under state law.
Kendall County Adult Business Spacing
Significant RestrictionsKendall County Code § 36-874(3)
(3)Adult regulated uses.a.The following uses are deemed to be regulated uses:1.Adult bookstore.2.Adult motion picture theater. ... c.Restrictions on location of regulated uses. No regulated use, either as a permitted use or as a special use, shall be maintained:1.Within one thousand (1,000) feet of the area to be zoned;2.Within one thousand (1,000) feet of any of the following zoning districts ...
Tattoo & Body Modification
Kendall County treats tattoo parlors and permanent body art establishments as adult regulated uses confined to the M-1 Limited Manufacturing District by special use permit, and it keeps them at least 1,000 feet from residential and business zoning districts, from municipal residential or commercial areas, and from the special-use area itself.
Tattoo Parlor Zoning Rules, Kendall County
Significant RestrictionsKendall County Code § 36-874(3)
(3)Adult regulated uses.a.The following uses are deemed to be regulated uses: ... 7.Tattoo parlors and permanent body art establishments. ... c.Restrictions on location of regulated uses. No regulated use, either as a permitted use or as a special use, shall be maintained:1.Within one thousand (1,000) feet of the area to be zoned;2.Within one thousand (1,000) feet of any of the following zoning...
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Kendall County's home occupation rules make it nearly impossible to run a legal auto repair business from a residential dwelling. Kendall County Code Section 36-973 requires the work to happen entirely inside the dwelling and bans mechanical equipment producing fumes or noise beyond the lot line.
Kendall County Home Auto Repair Rules
Significant RestrictionsKendall County Code § 36-973(1), (7)
(1)It is conducted entirely within the dwelling by a member of the family residing in the dwelling and when such home occupation is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling as a residence. ... (7)No mechanical equipment is used which may generate obnoxious fumes, excessive noise or other such related nuisances. No offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, o...
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