Kendall County, IL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Kendall County Code Section 36-975 requires every principal building constructed on a lot in the unincorporated county to have vehicular access to a public street by private driveway, built to the subdivision standards set out in Chapter 30. The approval process scales with how many properties share the driveway. Subsection (b) lets the Zoning Administrator approve both an individual driveway serving a single lot and a shared private driveway serving two lots administratively, without a County Board hearing. Subsection (c) requires County Board approval for any shared private driveway serving three or more lots; for lots that existed before March 17, 1998, that route runs through a recommendation from the Zoning Administrator, the Plat Officer and the Planning, Building and Zoning Committee before the full County Board votes, while newer lots go through the standard subdivision review procedure instead.

Separately, the Chapter 8 building permit fee schedule in Section 8-46 lists a flat $200 fee for a driveway permit, on top of the $75 zoning certificate fee that Section 8-46(a) requires on every building permit. Because driveways in the required front, side or rear yard also count as a permitted obstruction in required yards under Section 36-971(b), the Zoning Administrator checks driveway placement against the same easement and drainage restrictions that apply to other yard encroachments before signing off.