Tazewell County, IL Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)

056 to curb glare spilling onto neighboring properties. Non-residential fixtures must be located, screened, or shielded so residential districts are not illuminated (division (A)), and no light may be so intense it impairs a driver's vision (division (B)). Except for a few carve-outs, the maximum permitted luminaire height countywide is 40 feet (division (C)); outdoor recreational uses approved as a special use may go up to 80 feet, and the county can impose conditions on their hours of operation (divisions (D) and (E)). ' That single sentence is the entire holiday-lighting rule in the code: it does not set an installation date, a teardown date, a maximum brightness, or a setback for seasonal displays, and it does not require a permit.

056(F), even though a business running the same blinking lights year-round for signage would be. The rule sits inside the Land Use and Zoning chapter (Chapter 157) that applies only to the unincorporated area; Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, and the county's other incorporated cities and villages set their own lighting and sign rules separately. 057(B)(2) simply confirms that 'seasonal decorations' may be placed in any yard without restriction on setback.