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

149's table. Every required loading space needs vehicular access to a street or alley designed to least interfere with traffic, and that access way must be at least 12 feet wide. A loading space serving vehicles over two tons cannot sit closer than 50 feet to any residential-district property unless it is fully enclosed by building walls or screened by a solid fence, wall, or foliage buffer at least ten feet high and wide. Loading spaces have to stay on the same zoning lot as the use they serve, cannot sit within 50 feet of a street intersection, and cannot be placed in a required front yard.

A loading berth cannot double as required off-street parking. Unless the code specifies otherwise, a required loading space must measure at least ten feet wide by 25 feet long with 14 feet of vertical clearance, or larger if the Zoning Administrator determines a bigger vehicle needs it, and the site must include enough turning and maneuvering room beyond that minimum footprint. All open loading areas need a compacted stone base at least seven inches thick, topped with at least two inches of bituminous concrete or comparable pavement.

No vehicle repair or servicing is allowed at a loading facility in an R Residence District, and uses not otherwise covered get a loading requirement set case-by-case by the Zoning Administrator and the Building and Zoning Committee.