Mount Prospect, IL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 14.2203 B of the Mount Prospect Village Code covers what it calls Other Vehicles: recreational vehicles and equipment, automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, vans and vehicle trailers. They are permitted to park only upon an approved driveway or parking pad constructed to the required standards of the site construction specifications in Chapter 16 of the Code. Unlike the commercial vehicle paragraph above it, subsection B prints no height, width or length limit.

The Village defines its terms in Section 14.2401. Recreational equipment is every vehicle or other transportation equipment designed to be used primarily for recreational purposes. The definition names boats, camping trailers, truck campers, vehicle trailers and other wheeled items designed for recreational use. A boat mounted on a trailer is deemed a boat, and the boat and trailer are considered one vehicle. A parking pad is an open, paved area used by the owner or tenant of a residential property to store automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, vans, recreational vehicle trailers and recreational vehicles, with primary access from a driveway. The Code defines a driveway as a paved surface used for access to a single-family residential property from the public right of way.

Parking pad standards are in Section 14.2204 B. A pad must be accessible via a driveway serving an attached garage and can encroach into required yards. It must be at least eight feet (8') wide and no larger than two hundred (200) square feet, with adjacent sidewalks and patios counted in the total area, and it counts toward the maximum driveway width.

Storage is a separate question. Section 14.311 C prohibits outdoor storage on residential properties except for lawn and garden equipment and materials, garbage cans, grills and portable fireplaces, patio furniture, household tools, children's play equipment, and similar items the community development director approves. It sends anyone storing recreational vehicles and equipment to Article XXII of Chapter 14.