Landscaping Rules in McLean County, IL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated McLean County, Illinois.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of McLean County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Composting
McLean County's zoning code does not regulate residential yard-waste composting generally; its one composting rule is tucked into the backyard-chicken sanitation standards. Section 350-43GGG(6)(b) allows hen excrement that is not hauled off the property to be composted, but only if the pile sits at least 30 feet from any neighboring structure.
McLean County Chicken Excrement Composting Rule
Light RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-43GGG(6)(b)
Excrement that is not removed from the property may be composted, but not within 30 feet of a neighboring structure.
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