Chicago, IL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Chicago's traffic code flatly bars parking a truck, van, tractor, semi-trailer, trailer, RV over 22 feet, self-contained motor home, bus, taxicab, commercial vehicle, or limousine on a residential street at any time, including overnight. The only carve-outs are expeditious loading/unloading, marked delivery/service/repair vehicles actively working a job, buses in designated stands, and non-commercial pickups/vans under 8,000 lbs with a current city wheel tax emblem. Separately, off-street parking spaces that satisfy a building's zoning-required minimum can't be used for long-term storage of boats or RVs (MCC 17-10-0501): driveway/yard parking outside required spaces isn't covered by either rule.