Home Business in Macon County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Macon County, Illinois.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Macon County's zoning code permits a HOME OCCUPATION by right in every residential and the A1 agricultural district, but only if it meets eight conditions: family-run, no exterior sign of business use beyond one small sign, on-site production, a 25% floor-area cap, and no use of an accessory building.
Macon County Home Occupation Zoning Standards
Some RestrictionsMacon County Code §§ 155.008, 155.115
HOME OCCUPATION. Any occupation carried on by a member of the immediate family residing on the premises not involving the conduct of a wholesale, retail, or manufacturing business, provided that: ... (4) The use of the dwelling unit for the HOME OCCUPATION shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than 25% of the floor area ...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in unincorporated Macon County may not display anything from the exterior showing the house is used for business, except a single sign of one square foot or less that is non-illuminated and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building.
Macon County Home Business Sign Limit
Light RestrictionsMacon County Code § 155.008
(2) There is no display that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being utilized for any purpose other than that of a dwelling other than one sign, not exceeding one square foot in area, non-illuminated and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building;
Customer Traffic Restrictions
A home occupation in unincorporated Macon County cannot generate more traffic than would normally occur in a residential neighborhood, and any parking it creates must be handled off the street, not in the required front yard. The rule is one of eight conditions a home business must meet under the zoning code's HOME OCCUPATION definition.
Macon County Home Occupation Traffic Limit
Some RestrictionsMacon County Code § 155.008
HOME OCCUPATION. Any occupation carried on by a member of the immediate family residing on the premises not involving the conduct of a wholesale, retail, or manufacturing business, provided that: ... (6) No traffic shall be generated by the HOME OCCUPATION in greater volumes than would normally be expected be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the co...
Home Daycare
A day care or day nursery facility in a Macon County residential district is a special use, not a use allowed by right. Section 155.115(B)(2)(c) requires special use permit approval from the Board of Appeals before a home in the R1 or R2 district can operate as a day care.
Macon County Requires Permit for Home Day Care
Significant RestrictionsMacon County Code § 155.115(B)(2)(c)
(2) Special uses. ... (c) Day care or day nursery facilities.
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