Fire Regulations in Kendall County, IL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Kendall County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kendall County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Outdoor Burning
Open burning of garbage in unincorporated Kendall County is banned outright, and burning leather, rubber, plastic, tires or other toxic material is prohibited everywhere in the County except at an IEPA-permitted facility. Even permitted yard-waste burning must sit at least twenty feet from any building and stop on IEPA ozone-action alert days.
Kendall County Open Burning Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsKendall County Code § 18-22
(a)Open burning of garbage, as herein defined, is prohibited except at those facilities which have been issued a permit to incinerate garbage by the IEPA, and only when such burning is done in a manner which complies with all rules adopted by the IEPA for lawful burning.(b)The open burning of leather, rubber, carpets, furniture, plastic, tires, and all other toxic materials as defined by the IE...
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