Evanston, IL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- City Manager or designee
- Permit fee
- $50 per permit
- Max duration
- 72 consecutive hours
- Permits per RV
- 4 per calendar year
- Fine
- $105/day, up to 5 days
Summary
Evanston requires a City Manager permit to park any recreational vehicle on a street, caps each permit at seventy-two consecutive hours, limits vehicles to four permits per year, and prohibits overnight camping in the RV citywide.
No person, firm or corporation shall park any recreational vehicle, as defined in 625 ILCS 5/1-169, as amended, whether self-propelled or towed on any street in the City, unless a permit is issued... Permits may be issued, but not exceed, seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. No more than four (4) permits shall be issued for any one (1) recreational vehicle within one (1) calendar year... The recreational vehicle shall not be used for overnight camping.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Under Evanston City Code § 10-4-20, no recreational vehicle, camper, or towed trailer can park on a city street without a permit from the City Manager's office. Permits are tied to a specific address, valid only on that block or a City-approved lot, capped at seventy-two consecutive hours, and limited to four permits per RV per calendar year at fifty dollars each. Overnight camping in a parked RV is banned outright. Violators face a $105 daily fine for up to five days, after which the City can tow the vehicle as a public nuisance under § 10-6-2.
Violations & Fines
Fine of $105 per day for up to five days; after five days the City Manager can tow the RV as a public nuisance under § 10-6-2, plus towing and storage costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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