Right to Farm in Rock Island County, IL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Rock Island County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Rock Island County's zoning code publishes a Rural Living Contract telling new rural landowners that farm noise, odor, dust, chemical drift, and loose livestock are normal, and that if a home sits just 15 feet from a lot line, the farmer next door still has the right to keep cattle or hogs there.
Rock Island County Rural Living Farm Disclosure
Some RestrictionsRock Island County Code of Ordinances § 154.678
If you build a home 15 ft. from your property line, the farmer has the right to place a large number of cattle or hogs on his property. Please be aware that farmers are within their rights, and you have accepted the consequences by choosing your proximity to the property line... If you choose to live in the work area of farmers, you cannot expect County government to intervene in the normal day...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Unincorporated Rock Island County zones farmland under the AG-1 Agricultural Preservation District and AG-2 General Agricultural District, both built to shield working farms from encroaching non-farm development rather than to phase agriculture out for rooftops.
Rock Island County AG-1/AG-2 Farm Protection
Some RestrictionsRock Island County Code of Ordinances § 154.090
(B) More specifically, the District is established to severely restrict non-farm development in predominantly agricultural areas in order to: (1) Preserve productive agricultural land for continued food and fiber production; (2) Protect productive farms from encroachment by incompatible non-farm uses; (3) Maintain the existing agricultural processing and related service industries; and (4) Pres...
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