4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sangamon County, Illinois.
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Illinois has no STR preemption - municipalities regulate locally. Springfield requires a Short-Term Rental Operating License with three tiers (owner-occupied, multi-family, commercial), $1 million liability insurance, and a 10% per-block density cap. Operators collect the 6% Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax under 35 ILCS 145.
Unincorporated Sangamon County imposes no STR-specific license fee. Operators owe Illinois state Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax (6%) on stays under 30 nights. Per Public Act 104-0006 (eff. July 1, 2025), hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo are 're-renters' that collect and remit the state hotel tax. Springfield city listings carry an additional 7% city Hotel-Motel Tax.
Unincorporated Sangamon County has no STR-specific parking rule. The 1969 Sangamon County Zoning Ordinance Chapter 17.50 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) sets the off-street parking requirement for the underlying single-family dwelling, which an STR inherits. Vehicles cannot block county rights-of-way or fire access, and rural roads typically prohibit on-street parking.
Unincorporated Sangamon County has no STR-specific overnight occupancy cap. The 1969 Sangamon County Zoning Ordinance (Title 17) does not address short-term rentals, and Illinois has no statewide STR occupancy law. Building, fire, and septic capacity standards adopted by the county apply. A common voluntary industry rule is two guests per bedroom plus two.
1 cities in Sangamon County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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