Parking Rules in McLean County, IL (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated McLean County, Illinois.
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RV & Boat Parking
McLean County zoning confines boat, boat trailer, camping trailer and converted bus or truck storage on residential lots to private garages, side or rear yards, or driveways behind the required front-yard setback. Section 350-43A(3)(l) also caps how long anyone may sleep or live in a stored recreational vehicle: no more than 14 days in a calendar year.
McLean County RV, Boat and Trailer Storage Rules
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-43A(3)(l)
Storage of recreational equipment such as boats, boat trailers, camping trailers, converted buses or trucks, provided that storage shall be limited to private garages, side or rear yards of private homes, and in the driveways of private homes if located behind the required front yard setback. No recreational vehicle shall be used for living or sleeping purposes for a period exceeding 14 days in...
Driveway Rules
In unincorporated McLean County, the zoning code prohibits parking spaces open to the sky in front yards and street-side side yards within the Agriculture, R-1 and R-2 residential districts. Lots with more than eight parking spaces must be paved with asphalt or concrete, and driveways crossing the right-of-way are capped at 25 feet wide in residential zones.
McLean County Bars Front-Yard Open Parking
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-65D; § 350-66B, E
In yards. Off-street parking spaces open to the sky may be located in any yard except in front yards and side yards adjoining a street in the A Agriculture District, R-1 Single-Family Residential District and the R-2 Two-Family Residential District. ... Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas containing more than eight parking spaces shall be graded and paved with asphalt, concrete, or asp...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In McLean County's C Commercial District, accessory truck parking within 150 feet of an R-1 or R-2 residential boundary is capped at vehicles of not over 1.5-ton capacity under Zoning Code Section 350-38G(3)(c), a buffer meant to keep heavy commercial trucks away from neighboring homes.
McLean County C District Truck Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsMcLean County, IL Code of Ordinances § 350-38.G(3)(c)
The parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted use, shall be limited to vehicles of not over 1 1/2 ton capacity when located within 150 feet of an R-1 or R-2 District boundary line.
Abandoned Vehicles
McLean County Code § 350-23 declares every inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle a nuisance, whether it sits on public or private property, unless it's in a lawfully established junkyard or salvage yard. After a County notice, the Sheriff removes the vehicle if it isn't gone within seven days, and the owner faces the same fine as any other zoning violation.
McLean County Inoperable Vehicle Ban
Significant RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-23(A)-(B)
Parking or storage of inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicles or parts thereof shall not be permitted unless in a lawfully established junkyard or salvage yard. A. All inoperable motor vehicles, whether on public or private property, are a nuisance. Any person who fails to obey a notice received from the County which states that such person is to dispose of any inoperable motor vehicles under h...
Loading Zones
Unincorporated McLean County requires commercial and industrial uses to provide off-street loading berths at least 12 feet wide and 50 feet long, sited outside front and side yards. Loading spaces cannot sit within 40 feet of a street intersection, must be paved, and cannot double as required parking.
McLean County Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-68A(2), B, D
Location. ... All required loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use served. ... No permitted or required loading space shall be located within 40 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. No loading space shall be located in a required front or side yard, and any loading space located in a required rear yard shall be open to the sky. ... Loading space size....
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