10 rules for unincorporated St. Clair County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
In unincorporated St. Clair County, the zoning ordinance permits one boat and/or one unoccupied camp/utility trailer only in the rear yard or a fully enclosed garage, and it must meet accessory-building yard setbacks. Incorporated cities set their own limits.
St. Clair County Zoning Ord. Sec. 40-5-2
The parking of not more than one (1) boat and/or unoccupied camp trailer or utility trailer (not exceeding ten (10) feet wide and thirty-eight (38) feet long) in the rear yard or in a completely enclosed garage only is hereby permitted.
In unincorporated St. Clair County residential districts (RR, SR, MHP, MR), the zoning ordinance forbids parking spaces within any required yard that abuts a street, so you generally cannot pave a front-yard parking pad in the required setback. Cities set their own driveway rules.
St. Clair County Zoning Ord. Sec. 40-6-10(F)
Parking spaces shall not be permitted within any required yard abutting a street in the "RR", "SR", "MHP", and "MR" districts.
In unincorporated St. Clair County residential districts, the zoning ordinance excludes parking of commercial vehicles and trucks over three-quarter-ton capacity from permitted off-street parking. Larger trucks are not an allowed residential use unless zoning provides otherwise.
St. Clair County Zoning Ord. Sec. 40-4 (residential permitted uses)
Off-street parking spaces but not including parking for commercial vehicles or trucks of more than three-quarter (3/4) ton class, camp trailers, motor home and other recreation vehicles or boats, unless parking spaces are specifically provided therefore in the rear yard only.
The county has no comprehensive on-street parking meter or permit scheme for unincorporated roads; on-street parking is largely governed by the Illinois Vehicle Code and the county's ban on abandoning vehicles on highways. Inside cities, municipal rules apply.
St. Clair County sets no blanket overnight on-street parking ban for unincorporated roads. A parked vehicle becomes an issue mainly when it sits unmoved for seven or more consecutive days, at which point it is treated as abandoned. Cities may impose their own overnight bans.
St. Clair County Motor Vehicle Code Sec. 24-2-2
"Abandoned Vehicle" means any motor vehicle or other vehicle that has not been moved or used for seven (7) consecutive days or more and is apparently deserted.
St. Clair County sets no dedicated EV-charging ordinance for the unincorporated county. Installing home or commercial charging equipment follows state electrical/building code and utility rules; Illinois' EV building requirements apply where adopted. Check your city if you live inside a municipality.
In unincorporated St. Clair County, a vehicle left unmoved seven or more days is deemed abandoned. Abandoning a vehicle in public view, or keeping an inoperable vehicle, is a petty offense with a fine up to $500 per day. State law (625 ILCS 5/4-201) applies statewide.
St. Clair County Motor Vehicle Code Sec. 24-2-16(B)
Anyone found keeping an inoperable vehicle on private property or the owner's property after seven (7) days notice of such is guilty of a petty offense and punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day of violation is a new offense.
St. Clair County has no colored-curb (red/yellow/white) parking-restriction system for unincorporated roads, so the county sets no rule here. Painted-curb parking zones are a municipal function; check your city, and follow the Illinois Vehicle Code where a curb is unmarked.
St. Clair County has no curbside loading-zone program for unincorporated roads. Instead, its zoning ordinance requires certain uses to provide off-street loading berths on the same lot, with paved access ways at least twelve feet wide. Cities set curbside loading zones within their limits.
St. Clair County Zoning Ord. Sec. 40-6-11
Access ways at least twelve (12) feet in width shall [be provided to loading berths, built on a] base at least seven (7) inches thick of No. 6, 7 or 8 stone, surfaced with at least two (2) inches of bituminous concrete.
The county zoning ordinance keeps oversized vehicles out of residential yards: trucks over three-quarter-ton class, motor homes, camp trailers, and boats are excluded from ordinary residential off-street parking, and stored recreation vehicles must fit trailer size caps and rear-yard placement.
St. Clair County Zoning Ord. Sec. 40-5-2
The parking of not more than one (1) boat and/or unoccupied camp trailer or utility trailer (not exceeding ten (10) feet wide and thirty-eight (38) feet long) in the rear yard or in a completely enclosed garage only is hereby permitted.
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