Home Business in Madison County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Madison County, Illinois.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Home businesses in unincorporated Madison County must stay incidental to the dwelling, fit within a quarter of the first floor or a 300-square-foot accessory building, and fall into one of two tiers: Type A needs no permit, Type B needs a special use permit.
Madison County Home Occupation Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsMadison County Code § 93.083(A), (B), (C)
(A) General requirements. All home occupations shall be subject to the following requirements unless otherwise noted: (1) This use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and shall not change the residential character thereof. (2) The home occupation shall be no larger than one-fourth of the gross floor area of dwelling’s first story, or ...
Signage Rules
In unincorporated Madison County, a home occupation may post only one sign, capped at six square feet, under County Code § 93.083(A)(9). Where you can place it depends on lot size: on lots smaller than two acres the sign must sit within 15 feet of the house, while lots of two acres or more must set it back at least 30 feet from the front property line.
Madison County Home Business Sign Limits
Some RestrictionsMadison County Code § 93.083(A)(9)
(9) Signage. A sign up to six square feet in size is permitted on the property where a home occupation is located. The sign may be located on or near the home. On properties two acres or greater in size, the sign shall be located at least 30 feet from the front property line. On properties smaller than two acres, the sign shall be located within 15 feet of the home. Signs must be consistent w...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
A Type "B" home occupation in unincorporated Madison County, meaning one that has employees or takes on-site customers, can only receive clients between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. under § 93.083(C)(3). The county also caps the traffic it can add: no more than one extra vehicle at a time for customers or deliveries, plus one non-resident employee space.
Madison County Home Business Visitor Hours
Some RestrictionsMadison County Code § 93.083(C)(3)-(4)
(3) Customers. Customers are permitted to visit the site between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for business related activity or transactions. (4) Parking and traffic generation. All parking required for the conduct of the home occupation shall be off-street. No home occupation shall increase vehicular traffic flow or parking by more than one additional vehicle at a time for customers...
Home Daycare
In unincorporated Madison County's R-1 through R-4 districts, 'day care or nursery schools' are a special use under § 93.025(G)(3), not a by-right home business, and must meet the space standards in § 93.088: 50 square feet of indoor floor space and 100 square feet of outdoor play area per child.
Madison County Home Day Care Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsMadison County Code §§ 93.025(G)(3), 93.088
(G) Special uses. (See §§ 93.162 and 93.178 ). ... (3) Day care or nursery schools. ... In any district where nursery schools are permitted, the following requirements shall be met: (A) For each child at east 50 square feet of floor space shall be provided in addition to that provided for sleeping purposes. (B) For each child at least 100 square feet of outdoor, enclosed (fenced) play ...
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