Aurora, IL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Private property limit
- 30 days per 12 months
- Residential cap
- One inoperative vehicle max
- Condition ban
- No stripped or disassembled vehicles
- Public streets
- Tow after 48 hours (§ 27-183)
- Scope
- Applies citywide, all 4 counties
Summary
Aurora bars inoperative, unregistered or unlicensed vehicles from sitting on residential, commercial or industrial property for more than 30 days, caps residential storage at one such vehicle, and lets police tow after notice.
Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative or non-currently registered or unlicensed motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any residential-, commercial or industrial premises for more than thirty (30) days within any 12 month period, provided not more than one (1) such vehicle is parked, kept or stored on any residential premises at any time. No vehicle shall at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray booth.
Exception: Vehicles lacking state issued license plates, may be parked or stored inside a completed enclosed garage or similar enclosed building designed and approved for such purposes.
Full Breakdown
Aurora's Property Maintenance Code § 302.8 (Code of Ordinances § 12-102) prohibits keeping an inoperative, unregistered or unlicensed motor vehicle on any premises, residential, commercial or industrial, for more than 30 days in a 12-month period, and residential lots are limited to one such vehicle at a time. Vehicles may never sit partly disassembled or stripped, and painting is barred outside an approved spray booth. On public streets, Code § 27-183 separately lets police relocate or tow any vehicle obstructing traffic or left in one spot 48 hours or more, billing the owner for removal and storage. The rule applies citywide, across all four counties Aurora spans.
Violations & Fines
Failure to abate draws a code violation notice; on public streets, police may tow after a 48-hour parked-vehicle finding and bill the owner for removal and storage.
Frequently Asked Questions
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