Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Greenville, Illinois only. Ordinary unoccupied outdoor RV/trailer parking accessory to an existing lawful residence under section 153.0171. Excludes vacant lots, commercial storage, parks, public land, easements, special districts or site-specific conditions, variances, nonconforming rights, repair operations and any hookup proposal. Street parking is unresolved. Living quarters and businesses in the parked unit are not allowed under this residential parking provision.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Greenville RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| driveway | Paving does not waive the front-yard, street-side-yard or forwardmost-residence restrictions. |
| yard | At most two covered unoccupied units; no front or street-adjacent side yard. |
| street | Unresolved. The residential storage section gives no public-road permission. |
Count all covered trailers and RVs together
Section 153.0171 permits no more than two unoccupied trailers, travel trailers or recreational vehicles. The two-unit ceiling is combined across those categories, not two of each. Count all covered units proposed to be parked with the residence. The checker requires a whole-number count and confirmed city classification; it does not classify boats, manufactured homes, commercial inventory or unusual equipment by assumption.
Section 153.0171: trailers, travel trailers and recreational vehicles
Keep the whole unit out of prohibited yard areas
None of the covered vehicles may be in a front yard or a side yard adjacent to a street. The unit also must not project beyond the forwardmost point of the residence. Those are separate restrictions: being behind the house does not excuse a street-adjacent side yard, and being outside a mapped front yard does not excuse projecting ahead of the residence. The checker asks for actual yard and residence-position confirmation rather than inventing a universal setback in feet. Easements, required parking and parcel-specific land-use conditions still need separate confirmation.
Section 153.0171: trailers, travel trailers and recreational vehicles
Storage permission does not include occupancy or a business
The section requires the parked units to be unoccupied and prohibits maintaining living quarters or businesses in them. A guest stay is therefore not authorized by this residential storage provision. The no-living-quarters condition is separate from whether somebody happens to be inside at the moment. The sleeping scenario identifies that conflict within this scope, not a citywide ruling about licensed campgrounds or other excluded uses. Street parking, loading exemptions, hookups and repair operations are not granted by this section.
Section 153.0171: trailers, travel trailers and recreational vehicles
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the exact parcel, classification and proposal with Greenville. Administrative screening of the cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Use the Greenville 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
- Section 153.0171: trailers, travel trailers and recreational vehicles
Complete operative section, current 2026 S-37; adopted by Ordinance 3354 on April 8, 2025.
- Current code and supplement cutoff
2026 S-37 includes Ordinance 3395, August 11, 2026.
- Comprehensive adopted ordinance list
Publisher provides the municipal comprehensive ordinance list and uncodified-law markings.
- 2026 adopted ordinance register
Complete listed 2026 register, Ordinances 3380 through 3395. No later RV amendment listed.
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 city determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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