Bloomington, IL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Bloomington's parking code, City Code § 29-1401 (Ch. 29, Sec. 104), lists 15 places where stopping, standing or parking is barred outright, without needing posted signs. Among them: Subsection A(2) bars parking in front of a public or private driveway, and Subsection A(15), added by Ordinance No. 1989-54, bars parking within three feet of a driveway on a residential street. The alley companion section, § 29-1403 (Ch. 29, Sec. 106), separately provides that no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property, in addition to requiring 10 feet of clear alley width for traffic.

Schedule XVI of the traffic code, § 29-1819, prices these violations on a graduated table titled Nature of Violation, If Paid Within 7 Days, If Paid After 7 Days But Within 30 Days, If Paid After 30 Days. The row for Parking in Front of Driveway, Alley or Crosswalk, § 29-1401, lists $20 if paid within 7 days, $25 if paid within 30 days, and $30 after 30 days; the same $20/$25/$30 structure applies to the separate Parking Within 3 feet of a Driveway on a Residential Street row and to Obstructing Traffic in Alley, § 29-1403.

The schedule rewards prompt payment and penalizes delay rather than escalating for repeat offenses. The Bloomington Police Department issues the citations, most often after a complaint from the property owner whose driveway access was blocked.