Noise Ordinances in Kendall County, IL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Kendall County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Construction Hours
Construction noise in unincorporated Kendall County is exempt from the county's decibel limits only between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Kendall County Code § 24-24(9) lets the Planning, Building and Zoning Department demand noise mitigation on-site if equipment or activity still exceeds the code's allowable levels, and work outside that window loses the exemption entirely.
Kendall County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsKendall County Code § 24-24(9)
(9)Construction sites. Construction noise that occurs between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. shall be exempted. However, if in the opinion of the County Planning, Building and Zoning Department, equipment or activities employed in the performance of construction exceeds the allowable decibel levels within this Code, the County Planning, Building and Zoning Department may require noise mit...
Decibel Limits
Kendall County caps noise reaching residential land in the unincorporated county at sixty (60) dBA during the day and fifty-five (55) dBA at night. Kendall County Code § 24-23 sets the two thresholds, measures sound at the complaining neighbor's property line, and declares any sound above them a public nuisance enforced by the Sheriff's Office.
Kendall County Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsKendall County Code § 24-23(a)-(b)
(a)During daytime hours. No person shall make, continue, or cause to be made the emission of sound during daytime hours (7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) from any noise source to any receiving residential land which exceeds sixty (60) dBA when measured at any point within such receiving residential land; provided, however; that point of measurement shall be on the property line of the complainant. ... ...
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