Illinois home kitchen and cottage food operations are legal. Crystal Lake expressly permits them under the state Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act (410 ILCS 625/1 et seq.), allowing the sale of non-potentially-hazardous foods and direct sale of baked goods, provided the operation meets the home-occupation limited-use standards.
Crystal Lake UDO § 2-400C adopts the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act and authorizes home kitchen and cottage food operations, including direct sale of baked goods under Section 4 of that Act. The operation must still comply with the home-occupation criteria (§ 2-400C.3). Statewide, cottage food producers register with the local health department, so rural McHenry County sellers should also check County Health Department rules.
Selling potentially hazardous foods outside the Act's scope, or operating beyond home-occupation limits, can lead to a zoning/health enforcement order and fines, and jeopardize the cottage-food registration.
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Crystal Lake collects yard waste and food-scrap compost weekly at the curb from April 1 through November 30. Leaves and grass must go in biodegradable paper ...
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Crystal Lake uses a color-coded water-conservation system. During a declared 'Yellow' condition, odd-numbered addresses water on odd dates and even addresses...
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Crystal Lake Chapter 526 lists noxious weeds - burdock, ragweed, thistle, poison ivy, wild mustard and others - plus any unmanaged vegetation as nuisance gre...
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