Parking Rules in St. Clair County, IL (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated St. Clair County, Illinois.
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RV & Boat Parking
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.
RV & Boat Parking in Unincorporated St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. 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.
Driveway Rules
In unincorporated St. Clair County, off-street parking has to sit on an improved surface. Zoning Code Section 40-6-2(F) bars parking spaces inside any required yard abutting a street in the RR, SR, MHP and MR districts, Section 40-6-3(B) keeps residential parking to the side or rear yard, and the Property Maintenance Code separately bans parking on an unimproved surface in any front or side yard of a residential zone.
Front-Yard Parking Rules in St. Clair County, IL
Some RestrictionsSt. Clair County Zoning Code Sec. 40-6-2(F) & Sec. 40-6-3(B); Property Maintenance Code Sec. 29-3-12
(F) Parking spaces shall not be permitted within any required yard abutting a street in the "RR", "SR", "MHP", and "MR" districts. ... 40-6-3 LOCATION OF PARKING. All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements: ... (B) For Residential Uses. Parking spaces accessory to a dwelling shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Such parking spaces shall no...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
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.
Commercial Vehicle Parking in Unincorporated St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. 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.
Overnight Parking
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.
Overnight Parking in Unincorporated St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. 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.
Abandoned Vehicles
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.
Abandoned & Inoperable Vehicles in St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. 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.
Loading Zones
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.
Loading Zones in Unincorporated St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. 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.
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