Home Business in Kendall County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Kendall County, Illinois.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Kendall County allows a home business in unincorporated residential and agricultural zoning under Sections 36-972 and 36-973, but only if it stays inside the dwelling, is run by a resident of the household, produces no exterior sign of commercial activity beyond limited signage, caps outside employees at one or two people, and, for residential parcels, keeps daily customer and delivery traffic to ten vehicle trips.
Home Occupation Standards, Kendall County
Some RestrictionsKendall County Code §§ 36-972, 36-973
Agricultural home occupations are allowed, provided that:(1)It is conducted entirely within the dwelling or permitted accessory building 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. ... Residential home occupations are allowed, provided that:(1)It is conducted entirely within the d...
Signage Rules
Kendall County bans exterior signage entirely for standard residential home occupations, while agricultural home occupations may post one unlit sign up to eight square feet. Kendall County Code Sections 36-972 and 36-973 draw that line by zoning district, not by business type.
Kendall County Home Business Sign Rules
Significant RestrictionsKendall County Code §§ 36-972(2), 36-973(2)
(2)A maximum sign of eight (8) square feet will be permitted but must meet setback requirements in Article VI of this chapter and be unlit. ... (2)There are no signs, display or activity that will indicate from the exterior of the dwelling that it is being used for any use other than a dwelling except as allowed by the sign regulations for the district in which such home occupation is located.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Unincorporated Kendall County caps home-based business traffic at ten vehicle trips a day. Kendall County Code Section 36-973 limits a residential home occupation to ten combined trips by customers, delivery drivers and employees in and out of the property every day, and restricts outside hires to one non-family employee.
Kendall County Home Business Traffic Cap
Some RestrictionsKendall County Code § 36-973(1), (4), (5)
(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. ... (4)No more than ten (10) vehicle trips (customers, delivery persons or employees) may be made throughout a day to and from the home occupation.(5)No person shall be employed on site oth...
Home Daycare
Running a child day care out of a home in unincorporated Kendall County's R-1 district requires a special use permit, not a by-right business license: the County Code defines any facility caring for more than three unrelated children as a day care facility, covering day care homes as well as centers, and lists child day care as a special use the Zoning Board of Appeals must approve.
Child Day Care Special Use Permit, Kendall County
Significant RestrictionsKendall County Code §§ 36-2, 36-330(6)
Day care facility means facilities that provide supervision and care of more than three (3) children unrelated to the operator of the facility for less than twenty-four (24) hours per day. The term "day care facility" includes day care centers and day care homes as defined and regulated under the Illinois Childcare Act (of 1969) (225 ILCS 10). ... The following uses may be allowed in the R-1 di...
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