Arlington Heights, IL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 18-211(b)
- Restricted vehicles
- license class greater than "B"
- Pick-up exemption
- Class "D" pick-up trucks exempt
- Restricted hours
- also barred 2:00-5:00 a.m. citywide
- Fine
- flat $75.00 per violation
- Related lot rule
- Zoning § 28-10, § 10.2-14.2 (garage required)
Summary
Arlington Heights, Illinois, bars parking a commercial vehicle on a public street in or next to a residential zoning district, or on any public street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., under Municipal Code Section 18-211(b). "Commercial vehicle" means anything with a license class heavier than "B," except pick-up-style Class "D" trucks, and violators face a flat $75.00 fine.
b.To park any commercial vehicle on any public street in a residential zoning district or directly adjacent to a residential zoning district or on any public street between the hours of 2:00 am and 5:00 am of any day. For purposes of this Section, commercial vehicle means any vehicle having a license class designation greater than "B" under the Illinois Vehicle Code except that this limitation shall not apply to a pick-up style commercial vehicle with the license class designation of "D." The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any vehicle making a delivery or picking up a load or performing a requested service at a particular location, in which case the commercial vehicle may be parked on the street only for the minimum time required to make the delivery or pickup or to perform the requested service.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
'" The restriction does not apply to a truck actively "making a delivery or picking up a load or performing a requested service at a particular location," which may stay parked "only for the minimum time required" to finish that task. 2, "Parking of Commercial Vehicles"), separately governs where a commercial vehicle may sit on a residential lot itself: it must generally be kept in a private garage unless its signage is limited to the owner's name or logo covering no more than 25 percent of the front door, and no more than one such unsheltered commercial vehicle is normally allowed per lot. 00 late-payment penalty if unpaid 21 days after the hearing date, processed under the Administrative Adjudication procedure in Article VIII of Chapter 18.
Violations & Fines
Parking a Class-B-or-heavier commercial vehicle on a public street in or adjacent to a residential zoning district, or on any public street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., violates Section 18-211(b) and carries a flat $75.00 fine, plus an additional $75.00 late-payment penalty if the ticket is unresolved 21 days after the hearing date.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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