Skokie, IL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Section 118-217(c) of the Zoning Ordinance lists the only motor vehicles that may be parked in the open on a residential lot: motorcycles; recreational vehicles, boats and boat trailers under Section 118-62; noncommercial vehicles carrying passenger or Class B plates; and public passenger vehicles that hold a Village parking permit, are approved for that location by the Village Manager or designee, are parked only in the rear yard, and are limited to one per dwelling unit. A vehicle only counts as noncommercial under the ordinance if it has single rear wheels, carries no signs, advertisements, business identification or business license plates, has no attached auxiliary equipment such as plows, racks, boxes or lockers, and carries no exposed or covered debris, construction material or commercial equipment.

Cargo and panel vans qualify only if they also have side and rear windows and seating behind the driver's seat. For detached, townhouse and 2-unit multifamily residences, permitted open parking has to sit on a driveway built to Village engineering standards, at least 5 feet from a street property line, and set back from a corner intersection by the required yard distance; for every other residential use, open parking is barred entirely from a required front yard or a side yard abutting a street and from within 10 feet of a side lot line on a street.

Any motor vehicle that is not on the permitted list must be parked inside a garage unless the owner obtains a variation from the Zoning Board of Appeals.