Waukegan, IL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section 21-116.5(a) of the Waukegan Code of Ordinances bars parking any truck, tractor, semi-trailer, trailer, recreational vehicle of 22 feet or longer, self-contained motor home, bus, taxicab, or livery vehicle on a residential street 'for a period longer than is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of such vehicle.' Subsection (c) applies the identical standard to business streets. Neither subsection sets a fixed number of minutes; the standard is what is 'expeditious' for the specific load, so an officer or hearing officer decides case by case whether a vehicle sat longer than the job required.

The only carve-out from the residential-street restriction is in subsection (b): a pickup truck or van under 4,500 pounds parked at the curb next to the owner's own residence is exempt if it displays a valid city vehicle sticker. Buses get a separate exception in both subsections if stopped at a designated bus stand authorized elsewhere in the traffic code, which includes the specific loading and unloading/bus-stop locations designated under section 21-117, such as the north side of Washington Street near Spring Street and the Franklin Street stop near North Avenue.

Section 21-116.5 also regulates unscheduled common-carrier stops: any bus or chartered service dropping off passengers outside a regular route must apply to the chief of police at least five business days ahead, and disembarking is barred outside 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Violations of the loading and unloading limits are punishable under chapter 1, section 1-13, and vehicles used in a violation can be impounded under section 21-133.