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4 rules for unincorporated Tazewell County, Illinois.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Tazewell County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

Tazewell County lets residents run a home occupation by right in any residential or agriculture zoning district, but only inside the dwelling itself and only if it meets eleven conditions listed in Zoning Code Section 157.052. Operators must pull a $200 zoning permit before opening, and a business that outgrows these limits becomes a regulated Home Commercial use instead.

Tazewell County Home Occupation Permit Rules

Some Restrictions

Tazewell County Code of Ordinances § 157.052

Any home occupation which is customarily, in whole or in part, conducted in a residential or agriculture district shall be permitted in such district, provided that all of the following criteria are met: (A) A home occupation shall not be conducted from an accessory building; ... (E) Activities of the home occupation on the premises must be conducted entirely within the dwelling and only by mem...

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Signage Rules

A home-based business in unincorporated Tazewell County may display exactly one identification sign, and it cannot exceed two square feet in area or six feet in height. Zoning Code § 157.335(C) requires a sign permit for the home occupation sign, along with every other sign allowed in the county's agriculture and residential districts.

Tazewell County Home Occupation Sign Limit

Some Restrictions

Tazewell County Code of Ordinances § 157.335(C)

(C) Home occupation sign. One sign for a home occupation shall be permitted. Such sign shall not exceed two square feet and a height of six feet.

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Customer Traffic Restrictions

A home occupation in unincorporated Tazewell County cannot be open to the public between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. under Zoning Code Section 157.052(I). The overnight closure applies alongside the chapter's other home-occupation limits on signage, deliveries, and on-site retail sales.

Tazewell County Home Business Client Hours Limit

Some Restrictions

Tazewell County Code of Ordinances § 157.052(I)

Any home occupation which is customarily, in whole or in part, conducted in a residential or agriculture district shall be permitted in such district, provided that all of the following criteria are met: ... (I) The home occupation shall not be open to the public between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.

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Home Daycare

In unincorporated Tazewell County, a family day care home caring for five to eight children in a detached dwelling is not a by-right use. The zoning ordinance classifies it as a required special use in the A-2, R-R, R-1, R-2, and C-1 districts, meaning a public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals is required before it can operate.

Tazewell County Home Day Care Zoning Rules

Significant Restrictions

Tazewell County Code of Ordinances § 157.005

DAY CARE HOME. Any detached dwelling which receives more than four but no more than eight children for less than 24 hours per day. The maximum eight children received shall be reduced in number by the family's natural adopted or foster children and all persons under the age of 14 residing in the home. This does not include an operation which receives only children from a single family.

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