Jurisdiction and research scope
Village of Hawthorn Woods, Lake County, Illinois. Outdoor, unoccupied, noncommercial RV parking on a paved driveway in a residence zoning district. Agricultural and business districts, contractors, village trucks, sales displays, enclosed storage and exceptional approvals are excluded.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Hawthorn Woods RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Storage | One resident RV Friday–Monday; guest route needs a permit, at most 10 consecutive days and 2 occasions per calendar year. |
| Public parking | Not determined. |
| Occupancy | No habitation approval inferred from parking exceptions. |
Resident weekend parking
Section 9-3-8A generally prohibits outdoor parking, storage and occupation of covered vehicles in residence districts. Subsection B1 allows residents to park not more than one recreational vehicle outdoors Friday through Monday, without a permit, subject to all applicable laws. The local RV category also includes listed recreational equipment such as boats and their trailers. This guide screens an RV only and does not turn the weekend exception into weekday storage permission.
Hawthorn Woods §9-3-8 Official ordinance archive Ordinance 2564-26, business and agricultural district changes Ordinance 2570-26, existing-building code Official village and county history
A separate nonresident-guest permit
Section 9-3-8B2 allows not more than one camping trailer, motor home, mini-motor home or van camper owned, leased or rented by a bona fide nonresident guest of the owner or tenant. A permit is required. Each stay may be no more than ten consecutive days and the exception may be used no more than twice per calendar year. The specific eligible guest vehicle classes are narrower than the broader resident equipment category; an application alone is not an issued permit.
Hawthorn Woods §9-3-8 Official ordinance archive Ordinance 2564-26, business and agricultural district changes Ordinance 2570-26, existing-building code Official village and county history
Paved driveway and no implied habitation
Subsection D requires vehicles otherwise permitted by this section to remain on the paved driveway. Its occasional six-hour gathering provision concerns automobiles, SUVs and motorcycles, not an RV lawn-parking exception. The resident and guest exceptions expressly describe parking. This checker requires an unoccupied vehicle and does not infer a habitation right from a parking permit. Commercial vehicles, construction trucks and sales displays have different provisions and are outside this route.
Hawthorn Woods §9-3-8 Official ordinance archive Ordinance 2564-26, business and agricultural district changes Ordinance 2570-26, existing-building code Official village and county history
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the proposal with the municipality. Limited administrative screening only, not a permit or complete legal approval. 2026 S-13 coverage through Ordinance 2560-26 was reconciled with the official later-ordinance archive. Full Ordinance 2564-26 changes Title 9 Chapters 6 and 8, not §9-3-8 in Chapter 3; business and agricultural districts remain excluded. Ordinance 2570-26 adopts the existing-building code, not a driveway RV exception. No building work, special-district, sales, commercial, street or utility approval.
Use the Hawthorn Woods 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
- Hawthorn Woods §9-3-8
Official/adopted source reviewed 2026-11-07. See the amendment reconciliation and limits below.
- Official ordinance archive
Official/adopted source reviewed 2026-11-07. See the amendment reconciliation and limits below.
- Ordinance 2564-26, business and agricultural district changes
Official/adopted source reviewed 2026-11-07. See the amendment reconciliation and limits below.
- Ordinance 2570-26, existing-building code
Official/adopted source reviewed 2026-11-07. See the amendment reconciliation and limits below.
- Official village and county history
Official/adopted source reviewed 2026-11-07. See the amendment reconciliation and limits below.
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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