Kendall County, IL Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Section 22-150(a) of the Kendall County Code makes short-term rental noise a distinct compliance point inside the county's registration program: no matter what zoning district a rental sits in, its occupants must follow the Kendall County Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 24, Article II) as amended from time to time. , measured at the complaining neighbor's property line under Section 24-23. The County Sheriff's Office fields complaints and the State's Attorney prosecutes under Section 24-25, with fines running fifty to five hundred dollars for a first offense and one hundred to one thousand dollars for a repeat offense within two years under Section 24-27, each day of violation counted separately.

Because short-term rentals are registered annually with the Planning, Building and Zoning Department under Section 22-149, a substantiated noise complaint does more than draw a citation: Section 22-151(a) lets the Zoning Administrator suspend or remove the property from the county registry outright. Operating a short-term rental without an active registry placement, including after a suspension, carries its own fine of up to one thousand dollars per day under Section 22-151(b), and the State's Attorney can seek an injunction. At annual renewal, Section 22-149(i) directs the county to weigh any complaints filed with the County, the Sheriff's Office, the Health Department, or the township, and it can require the owner to present a compliance plan before renewal.