Right to Farm in Madison County, IL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Madison County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Madison County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Unincorporated Madison County's A Agricultural District, governed by Zoning Code § 93.023, is built to keep nonagricultural development from crowding out farming. It caps new houses at one per 40 acres, sets a 40-foot building setback from roads, and lists row crops, livestock, beekeeping, nurseries and grain elevators as permitted uses in their own right.
Madison County's Agricultural Zoning District
Some RestrictionsMadison County Code § 93.023(A), (B)(1)(a)
(A) General. The A Agricultural District consists of areas where soil, water, vegetation, and topographical resources generally provide conditions well suited to the raising of crops and domestic animals and reflects those areas where agricultural land uses have traditionally existed. The district is designed to prevent the intrusion of nonagricultural land use and development that would hind...
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