Home Business in Rock Island County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Rock Island County, Illinois.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
A home business in unincorporated Rock Island County must fit inside 200 square feet, stay incidental to the dwelling's residential character and avoid altering its appearance. A minor home occupation is a by-right accessory use, while a major home occupation needs Zoning Board of Appeals special-use approval.
Rock Island County Home Occupation Zoning Standards
Some RestrictionsRock Island County Code of Ordinances § 154.047(A)(1)-(3)
(A) Home occupation, major. MAJOR HOME OCCUPATIONS are home occupations where customers and employees may come to the home and where the occupation: (1) Shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling unit or one accessory structure, and carried on by the inhabitants thereof and one employee not residing on the parcel; (2) Shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for d...
Signage Rules
A major home occupation in unincorporated Rock Island County may post exactly one sign, no larger than two square feet and never illuminated. A minor home occupation gets no sign at all: the code bars any advertising, display or other outward indication that a business is being run from the house.
Rock Island County Home Business Sign Rules
Significant RestrictionsRock Island County Code of Ordinances § 154.047(A)(4), (B)(4)
(A)(4) Shall have no signs present on the property except for one sign, not exceeding two square feet and not illuminated... (B)(4) [Minor home occupations] Shall have no advertising, display, or other indications of a home occupation on the premises.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Whether customers can visit a home business in unincorporated Rock Island County depends on which of the two home-occupation tiers applies. A major home occupation allows customers and one non-resident employee to come to the house; a minor home occupation bars non-resident customers and employees entirely and cannot generate more traffic than a normal household.
Rock Island County Home Business Customer Traffic Rules
Some RestrictionsRock Island County Code of Ordinances § 154.047(A), (B), (B)(8)
(A) Home occupation, major. MAJOR HOME OCCUPATIONS are home occupations where customers and employees may come to the home and where the occupation: (1) Shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling unit or one accessory structure, and carried on by the inhabitants thereof and one employee not residing on the parcel... (B) Home occupation, minor. MINOR HOME OCCUPATIONS are home occupations whic...
Home Daycare
In unincorporated Rock Island County, a family daycare home caring for up to eight children is a permitted use in the R-1 District if the operator holds a state license and an occupancy permit. Homes serving nine to twelve children need a special use permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals, and daycare homes in the AG-1 and AG-2 farm districts are special uses only.
Home Daycare Zoning, Rock Island County
Some RestrictionsRock Island County Code of Ordinances § 154.006, 154.171, 154.172, 154.173
DAYCARE HOME. A family dwelling unit occupied by attending family which receives more than three and up to a maximum of eight children for less than 24 hours a day. The maximum of eight children includes the family's natural or adopted children and all other person under the age of 12. ... The following are permitted uses in the R-1 District: ... (B) Daycare home; ... The following are permitte...
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