Evansville, IN Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Length limit
- 21 feet
- Width / height limit
- 8 ft wide / 9 ft high
- Weight limit
- 11,000 lb GVW
- Time limit
- 60 minutes without a permit
- Exempt
- Passenger cars
Summary
Evansville bars parking any vehicle over 21 feet long, eight feet wide, nine feet high, or 11,000 pounds GVW on a street for more than 60 minutes without a Board of Public Safety permit.
(A) No person shall park any motor vehicle which, in overall dimensions, is more than 21 feet long, more than eight feet wide, or more than nine feet high, nor any motor vehicle registered as having a gross vehicle weight of more than 11,000 pounds, on any street for more than 60 minutes per day, without written permission of the Board of Public Safety. This provision shall not apply to passenger cars.
(B) No person shall park any nonmotorized, wheeled device, including, by way of example and not limitation, trailers, wagons, carts, and wheeled machinery, on any street for more than 60 minutes per day without the written permission of the Board of Public Safety.
(C) The Board of Public Safety is authorized to issue permits for parking which would otherwise be in violation of this section. A special parking permit shall issue only if the board determines that the parking will not present a hazard or create an obstruction of traffic.
(D) If there is a violation of this section, the motor vehicle or any nonmotorized vehicle shall be considered and treated as an abandoned vehicle under EMC 8.10.100 through 8.10.190. [Ord. G-2021-16 § 2, passed 10-13-21; Ord. G-2017-17 § 1, passed 8-29-17; Ord. G-2001-27, passed 11-6-01; Ord. G-73-24, passed 12-3-73. 1962 Code § 341.09; 1982 Code § 72.14; 1983 Code § 7.72.14.]
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-2026-12, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
EMC 10.15.080 sets hard dimension and weight caps for street parking: vehicles longer than 21 feet, wider than eight feet, taller than nine feet, or registered over 11,000 pounds gross vehicle weight may not sit on any Evansville street for more than 60 minutes a day without written Board of Public Safety permission. The same 60-minute cap applies to nonmotorized wheeled devices such as trailers, wagons, and carts. Passenger cars are exempt. The Board may issue a special permit if it finds the parking will not create a hazard or obstruct traffic.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle left in violation for more than 60 minutes without a permit is treated as an abandoned vehicle under EMC 8.10.100 through 8.10.190 and may be towed at the owner's expense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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