Macon County, IL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

201, anyone building or structurally altering a building in unincorporated Macon County must provide off-street loading space that is logically and conveniently located for bulk pickups and deliveries and accessible to delivery vehicles even when the parking lot is full. That loading space cannot double as required off-street parking in a site's parking count. 201(B) sets concrete standards: every space must sit on the same zoning lot as the use it serves, and none may be placed in a required front or side yard. Each space must measure at least ten feet wide by 25 feet long, not counting aisle and maneuvering room, with at least 14 feet of vertical clearance for trucks.

If a loading space abuts a residential district, it must be completely screened with building walls, a densely planted compact hedge, or a solid painted fence or wall (or a combination) at least eight feet high. Driveways serving loading spaces cannot enter a street within 30 feet of the nearest point of any street intersection, to keep truck maneuvering away from cross-traffic. Any open loading area must be surfaced with a compact, all-weather dustless material approved by the county engineer, not bare gravel or dirt.

The Planning and Zoning Department reviews these requirements as part of site plan and building permit approval; the rule traces to Ord. O-95-2-12, passed February 9, 2012.