Fire Regulations in Tazewell County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Tazewell County, Illinois.
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Fireworks
Tazewell County's Chapter 130 use-of-county-property ordinance bans fireworks, firecrackers and rockets at the County Courthouse and Courthouse Square in Pekin. Section 130.06(B) prohibits possessing, discharging, or throwing any firecracker, torpedo, other firework, explosive, or model rocket in or from that county-owned property.
Tazewell County bans fireworks at courthouse
Heavy RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 130.06(B)
(B) Fireworks, explosives, or rockets. No unauthorized person shall bring or have in his or her possession or set off or cause to explode or discharge or burn any firecrackers, torpedoes, other fireworks or explosives of inflammable materials, or any type of rocket or model rocket, or discharge, launch, or throw them into areas, from land or highway adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes...
Outdoor Burning
Unincorporated Tazewell County bans open burning of organic and inorganic refuse outright under County Code § 91.16, and the County Board can impose a broader emergency burning ban by resolution under § 91.01 whenever the Fire Chiefs' Association requests one.
Tazewell County Open Burning Ban Rule
Significant RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 91.16
§ 91.16 NO OPEN BURNING. No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit open burning of refuse composed of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter, garbage, offal, or any other nauseous matter of organic or inorganic matter at any time except within a furnace or incinerator, and then not in a manner which permits the escape or discharge of noxious odors.
Smoke Detectors
Section 96.09 requires every dwelling unit to have a working smoke detector within 15 feet of every bedroom, plus one on every story including basements. New construction after 1987 needs hardwired, interconnected detectors; older units may use battery power. Owners install, tenants maintain.
Tazewell County Smoke Detector Requirements
Some RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 96.09(A), (B)
(A) Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one approved smoke detector in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling and at least six inches from any wall, or on a wall located between four and six inches from the ceiling. (B) Every single family residence shall have at least one approved smoke dete...
Propane Storage
Section 96.08(EE) of the county's Human Habitation chapter bars piping liquid-form propane through buildings, bans vaporizing it with open flame or electrical coil, and requires LP-gas containers to be sited so they aren't a hazard, fitted with pressure-relief safety devices, and equipped with an accessible shutoff.
Tazewell County LP-Gas Storage Rules
Some RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 96.08(EE)
(EE) Undiluted liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form shall not be conveyed through piping equipment and systems in buildings. Liquefied petroleum gas shall not be vaporized by devices utilizing open flame or open electrical coil. Where two or more containers are installed, connection shall be arranged so that containers can be replaced without shutting off the flow of gas to equipment. Contain...
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