Parking Rules in Sangamon County, IL (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Driveway Rules
Off-street parking areas in unincorporated Sangamon County must be paved or seal-coated, and uncovered spaces must sit at least 5 feet from the front property line and 3 feet from a side street.
Parking Surface Rules In Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code § 17.50.060
All parking facilities and access ways to the parking areas shall, at a minimum, be improved with a bituminous seal coat. Parking areas located between a public street and the principal building on the lot shall be paved. Any lighting shall be arranged and maintained so that it does not shine directly upon any adjacent residence or street and does not produce excessive glare. Uncovered parking ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Sangamon County zoning bars garbage trucks, construction machinery and other motor vehicles with an adverse impact on residential areas from being stored on residentially zoned lots. Residents get one exception: a single commercial vehicle of not more than a two-ton capacity. Violations are petty offenses fined $25 to $500 per day.
Commercial Vehicles on Residential Lots, Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code § 17.50.090
Garbage trucks, construction machinery or other motor vehicles which have an adverse impact on residential areas shall not be stored on residentially zoned lots. Residents shall be allowed to have one commercial vehicle of not more than a two-ton capacity kept on a residentially zoned lot.
Street Parking Limits
Sangamon County prohibits parking along a set stretch of Chatham Road (County Highway 27) and part of Washington Street near Chatham, under the county's no-parking-areas chapter.
Sangamon County On-Street Parking Ban
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code § 10.08.010
Parking shall be restricted on Chatham Road (County Highway 27), from Wabash Avenue northerly to Jefferson Street, and on Washington Street from County Highway 27 easterly for a distance of 750 feet.
Abandoned Vehicles
Sangamon County treats an abandoned vehicle left on unincorporated property as regulated refuse, letting the health department remove it, bill the owner, and file a lien on the real estate if garbage or refuse is not cleared.
Abandoned Vehicle Removal, Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code §§ 8.04.010, 8.04.080
"Refuse" means combustible rubbish, including but not limited to paper, cardboard, wood, lumber scraps and shavings, excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings, wooden furniture, bedding and clothing; ashes and cinders; noncombustible rubbish, including but not limited to metal, glass and plastic containers, crockery, broken concrete with protruding metal rebar, and other solid waste resulting fr...
Loading Zones
Sangamon County zoning requires every business that receives or ships goods by vehicle to provide loading space on its own premises, in addition to its required customer and employee parking. The space must meet the county's parking-area surfacing and access standards. Violations are petty offenses fined $25 to $500 per day.
Loading Space Requirements in Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code § 17.50.070
All uses involving receipt or distribution of goods by vehicles shall have space on the premises for the pickup, delivery and service vehicles necessary for normal daily operation. These spaces shall be in addition to the parking spaces required as set forth in Section 17.50.020, and shall be subject to Section 17.50.060.
Parking Rules by City in Sangamon County
1 cities in Sangamon County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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