Madison County, IL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

097, 'Trailers and Recreational Vehicles,' regulates boat, camper and trailer storage differently by zoning district, and division (B) sets the standard for Residential Districts. Up to four boats, campers, camping trailers or trailers may be kept in the rear or side yard. A property owner with two acres or more can add one more unit in the front driveway, but it has to sit at least 30 feet back from the front property line, and anything stored in the side yard must be at least 20 feet from the side property line.

Every stored boat or camper must be unoccupied and kept in an orderly, organized arrangement rather than scattered across the yard. Division (B)(2) adds a surface requirement: recreational equipment and trailers must sit on a paved or graveled all-weather surface, not bare dirt or grass, so storage does not turn into a mud pit or erosion problem. 097(B)(6), a tighter rule than the Agricultural Districts standard in division (A), which allows up to four large transport trailers on parcels over ten acres. The residential rules also bar using any stored recreational vehicle or trailer for advertising and require that stored units not block safe entry or exit from the house or interfere with emergency access.

These limits apply only to unincorporated county land; Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Troy and other incorporated municipalities set their own yard-storage rules for boats and trailers.