Jurisdiction and research scope
Village of Swansea, St. Clair County, Illinois. This route covers ordinary residential outdoor parking and the public-street active-loading rule, not vehicle-sale businesses, special storage facilities or vacant lots.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Swansea RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Private property | Maximum two RVs; separate total outdoor-vehicle cap and approved surface conditions apply. |
| Street parking | Prohibited except during active loading/unloading. |
| Loading | Must be actively loading or unloading, not merely parked between tasks. |
| Sleeping / utilities | Dwelling/office/commercial use prohibited; separate sleeping and utility permission not established. |
Two RVs does not erase the total vehicle cap
Section 154.059(C) limits a lot to two RVs, except permitted vehicle-sales businesses. The RV definition includes pleasure equipment such as boats and snowmobiles, not only campers. Section 154.059(Q) separately limits unenclosed parking on residentially zoned lots to three vehicles (defined as self-propelled motorized devices intended for public roads), or one per permanently resident licensed driver when there are more than three such drivers. Visitor parking is excepted from that general cap, not automatically from the two-RV rule. This checker uses ordinary nonvisitor residential parking; visitor counting or commercial exceptions need Village confirmation.
Use a suitable parking surface
RVs must be registered and licensed and placed on a driveway or the side or rear of the property. Listed surfaces are concrete, asphalt, pavers, gravel, rock, crushed stone and compacted mulch. The surface must support the vehicle without rutting or erosion, cover its drip line and remain free of grass, weeds and vegetation. General vehicle storage cannot occupy vacant, undeveloped or unoccupied lots. Cover rules also apply to inoperable or dilapidated vehicles, which are outside this checker’s operable-vehicle route.
Active street loading is not camping
An RV cannot be parked in a public street except while actively loading or unloading. This is an activity condition, not a fixed-hour storage allowance. RVs cannot be dwellings, offices or used commercially. The cited provisions do not establish a separate guest-sleeping or utility-connection permission. Loading results remain conditional on other street restrictions; outdoor private parking results do not authorize occupancy or hookups.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm your exact address, vehicle class and proposed use with the municipal zoning or police office. Other laws and private restrictions remain applicable.
Use the Swansea parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 6, 2026
- Swansea official RV rules
Current online edition 2026 S-6, code landing page reports local legislation through Ordinance 2032, August 17, 2026. Section 154.059(C), (Q), (S) read together. Ordinance 2014 amending vehicle provisions is separately posted by the Village. Reviewed 2026-11-06.
- Swansea vehicle and RV definitions
Section 154.018 distinguishes RV pleasure equipment (including boats/snowmobiles) from self-propelled road-use VEHICLE. Current 2026 S-6 edition.
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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