Arlington Heights, IL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 18-201
- Driveway blocking hours
- unlawful 6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
- Parallel parking rule
- § 18-204, wheels within 12 in. of curb
- Wrong-side parking
- barred except one-way streets
- State rules adopted
- 625 ILCS 5/11-1303 via § 18-203
- Enforcement
- Cook County Circuit Court or Administrative Adjudication
Summary
Arlington Heights, Illinois, bars parking on a public street wherever official signs restrict it, on an improved parkway other than a driveway apron, or on a driveway in a way that blocks the sidewalk between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., under Municipal Code Section 18-201. Drivers must also park parallel to the curb on the proper side of the street under Section 18-204.
No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device in any of the following places: 1.At any place where official signs restrict or prohibit parking;2.Upon any improved parkway other than a driveway apron; or3.Upon a driveway blocking the sidewalk between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
" Section 18-204, "Parallel Parking," separately requires that, except on one-way streets, "no vehicle shall be parked with the left side of such vehicle next to the curb," and that vehicles stand "parallel with the curb and with the two right wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the regularly established curb line," barring parking against the flow of traffic. Section 18-203 additionally adopts by reference the state prohibitions in 625 ILCS 5/11-1303 covering parking on a sidewalk, within an intersection or crosswalk, alongside a street excavation, on a bridge, in front of a driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, and within 30 feet of a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal.
Officers may issue a citation in lieu of an immediate court complaint; if the violation is not settled, the case is referred to the Circuit Court of Cook County or handled through Administrative Adjudication under Article VIII of Chapter 18.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a restricted zone, on a parkway, or blocking a driveway sidewalk between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. violates Section 18-201; parking against traffic or more than 12 inches from the curb violates Section 18-204. Police may cite the violation for settlement before a hearing date, or, absent payment, refer the matter to Cook County Circuit Court or Administrative Adjudication under Chapter 18, Article VIII.
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