Kane County sets no general trimming rule for trees on private residential property; that's between neighbors under Illinois common law. County permission is required only to trim or cut trees on or overhanging a county highway right-of-way (Code 10.5-165).
For private yard trees, Kane County has no countywide trimming ordinance — pruning your own trees is unregulated, and encroaching branches from a neighbor's tree are governed by Illinois common law (you may trim back to the property line at your own expense). The only county rule addresses public rights-of-way: Code 10.5-165 requires a grantee to obtain permission from the Kane County Division of Transportation before trimming or cutting trees overhanging county rights-of-way, with extra Development Department sign-off in historic districts or on designated "rustic roads." Municipalities enforce their own parkway-tree rules.
No private-tree trimming penalty at the county level. Right-of-way work without DOT permission violates the county transportation permit regulations and access-control rules referenced in 10.5-165.
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