Schaumburg, IL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Parkway parking
- Banned in whole or part, § 72.01
- Driveway blocking
- Barred except momentary pickup/drop-off
- Curb distance
- Must park within 12 inches of curb
- Wrong-way parking
- Left wheels at right curb prohibited
- Hydrant buffer
- 15 feet minimum clearance
- Crosswalk buffer
- 20 feet minimum clearance
Summary
Schaumburg bars parking on the parkway strip between the curb and the property line, and separately bans letting any part of a vehicle overhang into the street. Village Code § 72.01 sets those two rules, while § 72.14 adds a long list of stopping and standing prohibitions, including blocking a driveway and parking more than 12 inches from the curb or facing the wrong way.
(A)It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle in whole or part upon the parkway of any public street, highway or road within the corporate limits of the Village of Schaumburg. The "parkway" shall mean the property, whether paved or unpaved, between the public street, highway or road, pavement or curb or hard surface, and the lot line of the lot or parcel of land abutting the public street, highway or road.(B)It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle or allow a portion of the motor vehicle or item on or attached to the motor vehicle to overhang onto any public street, highway or road within the corporate limits of the village. ... (U)Parking a vehicle with the left-hand wheel parallel to or within twelve inches of the right-hand curb.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
01, 'Parking on Parkway and Public Streets,' makes it unlawful to park a motor vehicle in whole or in part on the parkway, defined as the strip of land, paved or not, between the street pavement or curb and the abutting lot line, and separately bars letting any part of a vehicle or an attached item overhang onto the street. 14, 'Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibitions,' lists specific street-parking violations: standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or drop off passengers, in front of a public or private driveway; parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; and parking within 30 feet of a stop sign, yield sign or traffic signal at the roadside.
The same section requires cars to park within 12 inches of the curb and specifically bars parking 'with the left-hand wheel parallel to or within twelve inches of the right-hand curb,' the village's way of outlawing wrong-way, facing-traffic curb parking. 14 prohibit parking on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, on a bridge or elevated structure, on railroad tracks, or in the median between roadways of a divided highway. Vehicles without a current registration sticker or temporary permit cannot be left in a public parking area or on a street at all. 15 for up to twelve months upon written request and police or transportation department review.
Violations & Fines
Blocking a driveway, parking within 15 feet of a hydrant or 20 feet of a crosswalk, parking more than 12 inches from the curb, or parking against the flow of traffic on the wrong side of the street each violate § 72.14 and can draw a citation and, where the vehicle obstructs traffic or emergency access, a tow at the owner's expense. Parking any part of a vehicle on the parkway strip itself violates the separate prohibition in § 72.01.
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