Unincorporated Kane County regulates home businesses as 'home occupations' through the Development Department. The use must be run by the occupant, have no outside employees, no over-3/4-ton commercial vehicles, and cause no off-site nuisance.
Home occupations in unincorporated Kane County are permitted uses subject to conditions in the Kane County Zoning Ordinance rather than a separate license, though the county Development Department confirms compliance. Conditions include: the activity must be carried on by the occupant, must be incidental and secondary to the dwelling's residential use, must have no outside employees, must not permit commercial vehicles over 3/4 ton, and must not create objectionable noise, fumes, odor, dust, vibration, electrical interference, or more than normal residential traffic. Barber shops or beauty parlors are limited to one chair. Cities within the county require their own home-occupation permits or business licenses.
Violating home-occupation conditions triggers zoning enforcement: notice of violation, cease-and-desist, and daily fines until the use conforms or ceases.
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