Codes and Ordinances

The following are example codes and ordinances adopted by county governments in Illinois. These documents are provided as a resource only for jurisdictions to use in the creation of an ordinance to meet local needs. Prior to adoption, counties need to assure compliance with state and local laws. Your county attorney should always be consulted regarding the legality and appropriateness of the document.

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Addressing
• Jackson County Street Naming Ordinance
Adult Entertainment
• Knox County Adult Entertainment Ordinance
• Madison County Adult Business Operation Ordinance
Agriculture
• Kendall County Agriculture Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Program
Animals
• Kane County Animal Control Ordinance
• Kendall County Animal Control Fees Ordinance
• Macoupin County Animal Control Ordinance
Building
Burning
• Boone County Open Burning Restrictions Ordinance
Ethics
• Champaign County Ethics Ordinance
• DeKalb County Ethics Policy
• DuPage County Ethics Ordnance
• Kane County Ethics Ordinance
• Lake County Ethics Ordinance
• McHenry County Ethics Ordinance
Firearms
Floodplains
• Champaign County Special Flood Hazard Areas Ordinance
• Henry County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
• Jackson County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
• Winnebago County Surface Water Management Ordinance
Forest Preserve
• Kane County Forest Preserve District Use Ordinance
Hazardous Waste
Historic Preservation
• McHenry County Historic Preservation Ordinance
Impact Fees
Liquor Control
• Jackson County Liquor Control Ordinance
Livestock Operations
Mobile and Manufactured Homes
• Christian County Mobile Home Foundation Ordinance
Noise/Nuisance
• Champaign County Public Nuisance Ordinance
Open Space Preservation
Purchasing
Recycling
• Madison County Residential Recycling Ordinance
Rental Properties
• Champaign County Rental Habitability Ordinance
Roads
Sewage
Sexual Harassment
• Moultrie County Sexual Harassment Policy and Complaint Procedure
Solid Waste
• Henry County Solid Waste Management Ordinance
• Kankakee County Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance
Stormwater Management
• Champaign County Stormwater Management and Erosion Control Ordinance
• McHenry County Stormwater Management Ordinance
• Winnebago County Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance
Subdivisions
• Champaign County Subdivision Regulations Ordinance
• Christian County Subdivision Ordinance
• Henry County Subdivision Ordinance
• Jackson County Subdivision Ordinance
Telecommunication
Tobacco Sales
Utilities
Vehicles
• Christian County Inoperable Motor Vehicle Ordinance
Video Gaming
• Lake County Video Gaming Ordinance
• Ogle County Video Gaming Ordinance
Watersheds/Wetlands
• Lake County Watershed Development Ordinance
Wind Energy Systems
• Boone County Wind Energy Conversion Systems Siting Ordinance
• Champaign County Wind Farm Tower Ordinance
• Coles County Wind Energy Conversion Systems Ordinance
• DeKalb County Wind Farm Ordinance
• Henry County Wind Energy Ordinance
• Iroquois County Wind Energy Conversion Systems Ordinance
• Kankakee County Wind Ordinance
• LaSalle County Wind Power Facilities Ordinance
• Logan County Wind Energy Conversion System Ordinance
• Mason County Wind Energy Conversion Systems Ordinance
• Tazewell County Wind Farm Ordinance
Workplace Violence
• Cook County Workplace Violence Policy
Zoning
• Champaign County Zoning Ordinance 
• Christian County Zoning Code
• DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance
• Ford County Zoning Ordinance
• Madison County Zoning Ordinance
• Marshall County Zoning Ordinance
• McHenry County Unified Development Ordinance
• Washington County Zoning Ordinance