Champaign County, IL Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Base patron/client limit
- 3 people on premises at once
- Day care exception
- Up to 12 children
- Group counseling/religious exception
- Up to 12, max 3x/week, 2x/day
- Sales party or open house exception
- Up to 12 patrons, once per 30 days
- Bed & breakfast exception
- 8 guests, max 4 guest rooms
- Hours patrons may be present
- 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (day care from 6:30 a.m.)
- Governing section
- Zoning Ordinance Section 7.1.1E, 7.1.1F
Summary
Unincorporated Champaign County caps a home occupation's on-premises patrons and clients at three people at a time, between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., with narrow numeric carve-outs for day cares, group counseling and sales parties under Zoning Ordinance Section 7.1.1.
E. No more than three patrons, clients, congregants, or similar persons may be present on the premises at one time except: 1. up to 12 children may be present in day care homes; 2. up to 12 clients, patients or other congregants may be present for religious services, group counseling, or similar purposes not more than three times in any seven-day period nor more than twice in one day; and 3. up to 12 patrons may be present at sales parties, open houses or similar events not more than once in any 30-day period; 4. up to eight guests in no more than four guest rooms may be present at one time in a bed and breakfast establishment. F. No patrons, clients or other congregants shall be present on the premises earlier than 9:00 a.m. nor later than 10:00 p.m. except that day care recipients may be present as early as 6:30 a.m.
Full Breakdown
" Four exceptions raise that number for specific uses: up to 12 children may be present in day care homes; up to 12 clients or congregants may attend religious services or group counseling, capped at three sessions in any seven-day period and no more than twice in one day; up to 12 patrons may attend a sales party, open house or similar event no more than once every 30 days; and a bed and breakfast may host up to eight guests across no more than four guest rooms at a time. m. 1I.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the three-patron cap, running outside the 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. window, or operating without the required Special Use Permit is a zoning violation under Section 10.2.3, a petty offense punishable by a fine up to $500, with each day the violation continues after notice counted separately. Neighboring owners and the Zoning Administrator may also sue to enjoin the use.
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