Home Business in McLean County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated McLean County, Illinois.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
McLean County allows a home occupation in any district that permits dwellings, but caps it at 25% of the house's floor area (50% of the basement) and lets in only one employee who does not live there, per § 350-43.R(1). The business must stay incidental to the residence, not take it over.
McLean County Home Occupation Zoning Limits
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-43.R(1)(a)-(b)
(a) The home occupation shall be incidental and subordinate to the principal residential use of the premises and shall not occupy more than 25% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit, exclusive of the basement. In addition, a home occupation shall not occupy more than 50% of the floor area of the basement. (b) No more than one employee who does not reside in the house may work the locatio...
Signage Rules
A home occupation sign in unincorporated McLean County cannot exceed two feet in any direction, cannot be illuminated, and has to sit flat against the main wall of the house, per § 350-43.R(1)(e). No freestanding or lit signs are allowed.
McLean County Home Business Sign Size Limit
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-43.R(1)(e)
No sign shall exceed two feet in any direction, signs shall not be illuminated, and signs shall be placed flat against the main wall of the principal residential structure.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Section 350-43.R(1)(i) bans any traffic from a home occupation that is abnormal to a residential neighborhood and specifically forbids regular deliveries by trucks over two tons, capping how much client or delivery traffic a home business can draw.
McLean County Home Business Traffic Rule
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-43.R(1)(i)
No traffic shall be generated by the activity of the home occupation which is abnormal to a residential neighborhood. This provision shall also include the prohibition of regular delivery by trucks in excess of a two-ton capacity.
Home Daycare
A family day-care home in unincorporated McLean County must operate out of a single-family or two-family dwelling that the provider actually lives in full time. The zoning code treats it as a home occupation, so it also has to clear every general home-occupation limit in § 350-43.R.
McLean County Home Day-Care Zoning Standard
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-43.M(2)
Day-care home. Each day-care home shall be conducted in a single-family or two-family dwelling unit that is occupied as a permanent residence by the day-care provider. The use will be considered a home occupation and shall be subject to the home occupation provisions of this article.
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