Oak Lawn, IL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- First offense
- Warning citation, no fine
- Repeat offense fine
- $20 per violation, per day
- Curb parking rule
- Right wheels within 12 inches of curb
- One-way streets
- Must face direction of traffic
- Driveway parking
- Blocking any driveway is prohibited
Summary
Oak Lawn bars parking in front of driveways, within 15 feet of hydrants, on sidewalks and crosswalks, and requires vehicles to park parallel with the curb in the direction of traffic: first offenses get a warning, repeats a $20 fine.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle... in any of the following places: ... 2. In front of a public or private driveway... Except when otherwise provided by ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right hand wheels within twelve inches (12") of the right hand curb.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Village Code section 11-5-1 lists more than 20 places where stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle is prohibited, including in front of a public or private driveway, on a sidewalk, within an intersection or crosswalk, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and within a dedicated alley if it blocks a driveway or traffic flow. Section 11-5-3 sets the manner of parking: on a curbed street the right-hand wheels must sit parallel to and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb, and on a one-way roadway a vehicle must face the direction of authorized traffic movement, the rule against parking facing oncoming, or wrong-way, traffic.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of the driveway-blocking or manner-of-parking rules draws a warning citation; each offense after that is fined $20, with a separate offense counted for every day it continues.
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