Special Events & Permits in Sangamon County, IL (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sangamon County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
Sangamon County liquor licensees can add a permanent outdoor drinking area only after obtaining a Beer Garden Permit and enclosing it with an eight-foot solid fence set back from intersections.
Sangamon County Beer Garden Permit
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code § 5.04.390 (Beer Garden Permit)
Upon application and payment of an investigation and application fee...the holder of a Class 1AA, 1BB, 1PC, 1WW or 1GG license may be issued a Beer Garden Permit...A permanent fence, not less than eight feet in height, made of wood, brick, chain privacy fence or any other similar materials, designed so that a person on either side of the fence is unable to see through the fence to the other sid...
Special Events & Permits by City in Sangamon County
1 cities in Sangamon County have their own special events & permits rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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