Bolingbrook, IL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 54-77 requires that any dwelling with a garage have a driveway built of concrete, asphalt, or paving bricks or blocks; the code separately requires that all driveways, service walks and patios be dust free, which rules out gravel, dirt or similar unpaved surfaces. The driveway must be at least 18 feet wide within 19 feet of the garage door, and it cannot exceed 24 feet in width along any property line abutting a public right-of-way. That maximum rises to 28 feet for a dwelling with an attached garage holding three or more vehicle stalls with direct driveway access.

The wider curb cut must be held for at least five feet perpendicular to the property line before it tapers inward at no less than a 45-degree angle to a final driveway width no greater than half the lot's width or 35 feet, whichever is smaller. Each dwelling is limited to a single driveway approach connecting the roadway to the property; a second driveway behind the front wall of the house, used for additional parking or storage, must still measure at least ten feet wide.

Every driveway, walk and patio needs a minimum three-foot setback from the property line and cannot sit on an easement, except within front and corner side yard easements. The rule, adopted by Ord. No. 13-062 on September 24, 2013, replaced the prior driveway standard found in the 1973 Code.