Sangamon County, IL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Unincorporated county residential lots
- Banned
- Garbage trucks, construction machinery
- Exception
- One commercial vehicle, 2-ton max
- Fine range
- $25-$500 per day
Summary
In unincorporated Sangamon County, garbage trucks, construction machinery and other vehicles with an adverse residential impact can't be stored on residentially zoned lots; residents may keep one commercial vehicle up to two tons.
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.
Full Breakdown
Section 17.50.090 of the county zoning ordinance bars storing garbage trucks, construction machinery, or other motor vehicles that have an adverse impact on residential areas on any residentially zoned lot in unincorporated Sangamon County. The ordinance carves out one exception: a resident may keep a single commercial vehicle of not more than two-ton capacity on a residentially zoned lot. The rule reaches only unincorporated county land; it does not apply inside Springfield, Chatham or the county's other incorporated municipalities, which regulate commercial vehicle storage under their own separate codes.
Violations & Fines
Enforced by the Zoning Administrator as a Title 17 petty offense, fined $25-$500 per day, with each day of continued storage a separate violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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