Noblesville, IN Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Section 72.14, amended most recently by Ordinance 67-09-21 on September 28, 2021 (originally Ordinance 65-7-89 of August 14, 1989, and amended by Ordinance 37-9-92 in 1992), gives the Board of Public Works & Safety authority to identify locations where parking creates an especially hazardous condition or unusual traffic delay, listed in Chapter 78's Schedules VI and VII and updated from time to time by board resolution. Once official signs are erected at a designated hazardous or congested place, no one may stop, stand, or park there.

The section carries one standing example written directly into the code: at the intersection of 9th Street and Hannibal Street, parking is barred within 40 feet of the intersection on every corner, regardless of the general setback rule that would otherwise apply. To make that and other congested-place prohibitions visible to drivers, § 72.14(B) specifically authorizes the City Street Commissioner to paint curbs, in addition to or instead of posting signs, to mark the no-parking area. That curb-painting authority sits alongside the Board of Public Works & Safety's broader sign authority under § 72.44, which requires some kind of sign or marking be in place before a stopping or parking restriction can be enforced against a driver.

A vehicle parked in violation of a properly marked or signed hazardous-place restriction is cited under the § 132.02 fine schedule, which lists a $25 fine for a Congested Place violation of § 72.14, rising to $50 if the citation goes unpaid and becomes delinquent.