Noise from Specific Sources in Will County, IL (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Will County, Illinois.
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HVAC & Mechanical Noise
Ground-mounted AC and heating units over 30 inches tall must sit 15+ feet from residential property lines and be screened if within 25 feet.
HVAC Equipment Rules, Unincorporated Will County
Some RestrictionsWill County Code § 155-12.80
Ground-mounted mechanical equipment over 30 inches in height may not be located within 15 feet of the property line of a lot used or zoned for residential purposes. Ground-mounted mechanical equipment, including non-exempt utility installations, more than 30 inches in height and located within 25 feet of a street or a lot used or zoned for residential purposes must be screened from view by a so...
Generator Noise
Unincorporated Will County's residential noise ordinance, Code § 133.04, exempts "emergency related sound" from its 75-foot amplified-sound rule and its 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew. That defined category specifically includes emergency generators used during electrical storms, along with snow removal, flood-water removal, storm-debris removal, alarms and other emergency warning sounds.
Will County Storm Generator Noise Exemption
Few RestrictionsWill County Code § 133.04(A), (C), (D)(2)
EMERGENCY RELATED SOUND. Any type of sound rendered on an intermittent, emergency basis, including but not limited to sounds associated with snow removal, flood water removal, and/or storm debris removal, emergency generators that are used during electrical storms, as well as alarms and other emergency warning sounds. ... (C) In all residential districts, and all business districts immediately ...
Low-Frequency Bass Limits
Will County bars electronically amplified sound - including bass-heavy music and car audio - audible 75 feet beyond the property line in unincorporated residential areas, plus all covered noise between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Amplified Bass Sound Limits in Will County
Some RestrictionsWill County Code § 133.04(B)
In all residential districts within unincorporated Will County, no electronically amplified sound may be emitted from a property such that it may be heard 75 feet beyond the property line of the property from which said sound originates. (C) In all residential districts, and all business districts immediately adjacent to residential districts, within unincorporated Will County, no noise as...
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