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Planning commission recommends changes to home-occupation rules, forwards ordinance to county commission
Summary
The Kane County Planning and Zoning Commission on July 9 recommended approval of Ordinance O-2025-22, a revision of the county’s home-occupation rules that clarifies permitted activities and adds a new article for residential zones.
The Kane County Planning and Zoning Commission on July 9 recommended approval of Ordinance O-2025-22, which revises definitions and conditions for home occupations in the county’s land-use code and adds a new article for residential zones.
Shannon, planning staff, told commissioners that a recent home-occupation submittal prompted an attorney review and that the existing code language produced ambiguity. “I pulled the attorney into my office, and I'm like, I don't know about this,” Shannon said. She described the draft ordinance as incorporating examples and clearer standards drawn from other counties and said the changes would help the county regulate a broader set of…
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