10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
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Rules come from each city, not the county. Noblesville requires campers, RVs and boat trailers be stored in a building or behind the home's front facade, with only short loading stops allowed. Carmel and Fishers permit limited driveway storage.
Noblesville Vehicle & Trailer Guide (UDO storage standards)
All campers and recreational vehicles must be stored in an enclosed building or behind the front facade of the residence. Recreational vehicles and campers may be parked anywhere on private property for loading or unloading purposes for no longer than a 48 hour period.
Cities generally require vehicles to be parked on an improved driveway rather than a lawn, and limit yard storage. Noblesville lets residents park anywhere on a single-family lot except within the required front-yard setback.
Noblesville Vehicle & Trailer Guide (UDO, SR district)
Vehicles may be parked or stored anywhere on a property zoned SR (Low Density Single-Family Residential) provided that they do not violate any other ordinance and that no storage occurs within the required front yard setback.
Fishers bars any commercial vehicle, truck, trailer or semitrailer weighing 10,000 pounds or more from residential streets and private property, except for loading and unloading or in designated industrial or loading areas.
Fishers City Code § 72.34
It is unlawful to park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, truck, trailer or semitrailer that weighs 10,000 pounds or more on any highway, street, road, alley or private property within any residential district within the city, except for the purpose of loading or unloading or in designated industrial zones or designated loading areas.
Each city regulates curbside parking. Carmel requires vehicles to park parallel, headed with traffic, within 12 inches of the curb. Fishers requires leaving at least 18 feet of open roadway and bars parking within 20 feet of an intersection.
Carmel City Code § 8-46
No person shall stand or park any vehicle on a City street other than parallel with the edge of the street, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right-hand wheels of said vehicle within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the street, except on streets approved for angle parking.
Indiana sets no statewide overnight ban, but Hamilton County cities cap how long a vehicle may sit on a public street. Noblesville and Fishers both prohibit leaving a vehicle on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours.
Noblesville City Code § 72.47
No person shall park a motor vehicle on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours.
No county or city rule restricts charging an EV at your own home. Hamilton County cities set no residential EV-parking ordinance, so charging in your driveway or garage is unrestricted; some new developments must include EV-ready spaces as a building standard.
Carmel declares any abandoned, inoperable or wrecked vehicle a nuisance after five days on public property or 15 days on private property. Noblesville uses 24 hours (public) and 48 hours (private). State law IC 9-22-1 governs towing.
Carmel City Code § 6-114
Any abandoned, unlicensed, inoperable, disassembled, wrecked or junked motor vehicle on any street or public property for more than five days or upon any private property for more than 15 days, except as hereinafter provided, is declared to be a nuisance and unlawful.
Indiana has no statewide painted-curb color code, and Hamilton County cities do not rely on curb paint. Parking limits come from posted signs and ordinances, not curb color. Fishers warns that curb painting is not a reliable indicator of whether parking is allowed.
Hamilton County sets no loading-zone rule; cities designate them on their own streets, mainly in downtown Carmel and commercial districts. Residential streets have no marked loading zones, but heavy trucks may stop briefly only to load or unload.
Neither Hamilton County nor Indiana sets a residential oversized-vehicle limit; the cities do. Fishers bars vehicles of 10,000 pounds or more from residential districts, and Carmel keeps vehicles over 20 feet long off city streets except for loading.
1 cities in Hamilton County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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