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Right to Farm in Tazewell County, IL (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Tazewell County, Illinois.

Verified from official government sources

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.

Agricultural Zoning Protection

Tazewell County exempts agricultural buildings, structures, and land from most zoning requirements and maintains a dedicated A-1 Agricultural Preservation District meant to keep farmland in farming and keep non-farm development out.

Tazewell County Agricultural Zoning Exemption

Light Restrictions

Tazewell County Code of Ordinances §§ 157.039, 157.085

Buildings, structures, or land used or to be used specifically for agriculture, as herein defined, are exempt from the requirements of this chapter, except that such buildings or structures must comply with the applicable setback requirements. ... The A-1 Zoning District is established to benefit and protect agricultural uses throughout the county. The intent of the Agriculture Preservation Dis...

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