Jurisdiction and research scope
Village of Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois. Ordinary outdoor, unoccupied RV storage on the vehicle owner’s residential property only. Enclosed garages, temporary loading, street parking and special or nonconforming approvals are not positively evaluated.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Bellwood RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Storage | One owner-eligible outdoor unit, three-foot clearances; driveways also need 15 feet from sidewalk or street. |
| Street parking | Separate 2–6 a.m. and six-hour rules; no positive street result here. |
| Occupancy | No occupancy or use as a storage/accessory building. |
Who may store an RV and how many
Section 97.02 permits covered parking only when the vehicle belongs to a Village resident or Village property owner and is on premises owned by that vehicle owner. A renter’s control of a driveway is not the ownership condition stated here. There is a one-unit maximum per lot or property. Required state license plates and the Village sticker must be current and properly displayed, and ownership proof must be available. An RV-plated vehicle cannot be used for commercial or private cargo purposes.
Rear-yard and driveway clearances
Section 97.03 allows rear placement at least three feet from every building, structure and lot line. A side or front driveway also needs those three-foot clearances, plus at least 15 feet from whichever is closer: the public sidewalk or street line. Enclosed buildings are a separate permitted location subject to building rules. Temporary loading has overlapping 24-hour side-yard/driveway wording in Section 97.02 and a six-hour-in-24-hours location exception in Section 97.03; this checker does not combine those into blanket loading permission.
Unoccupied and mobile, with separate street restrictions
A parked unit cannot be occupied for living, sleeping or housekeeping, or used as a dwelling, storage building or accessory building. It must remain mobile, safe and sanitary, without visible disrepair or partial construction. Listed folding trailers and truck campers must be in their highway configuration. The code separately limits unlicensed or inoperative units outside an enclosed garage to 48 hours. Streets have a 2–6 a.m. RV prohibition, a six-hour limit at other times in a 24-hour day, and a towing-vehicle condition for recreational trailers. Those street limits are not affirmative permission under this private-property check.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the exact address and proposal with the Village planning or police office. Administrative screening of ordinary outdoor storage under Sections 97.01–97.03 only. Loading exceptions, enclosed garages, street eligibility, hookups and special approvals remain outside the positive result. This is not a permit or complete legal approval.
Use the Bellwood parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026
- RV standards, Section 97.02
Reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Permitted RV locations, Section 97.03
Reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Definitions, Section 97.01
Reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Current supplement and codification date
Reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Village Building Department
Reviewed 2026-11-07.
A review date records when we checked these sources. The notes above explain any use of older code editions or limits on access to the full source; an address-specific local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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