Fort Wayne, IN Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 72.23(A)
- Grass/yard parking
- Prohibited for all vehicles
- Allowed surfaces
- Driveway or approved connected surface
- Fine
- $100, no notice, per day
- Enforcement
- Board of Public Safety, Police, Parking Enforcement
Summary
Fort Wayne bans parking cars, trucks, RVs, campers and boats on grass or yard areas in residential districts: they must sit on a driveway or an approved surface tied to it.
The parking, storage or display of motor vehicles on grass or other similar areas that do not have an approved parking surface shall not be permitted on any property.
(2) Operable recreational vehicles, campers and boats, which shall only be parked on an approved parking surface directly connected to the driveway, street or alley of said residential district but not in the street.
(B) The following vehicles that are not permitted to be parked in said residential districts include but may not be limited to: construction equipment, large pick-up or panel trucks over one ton, other large commercial vehicles, semi-trucks, truck-tractors, farm tractors, road tractors, semitrailers, and buses; or inoperable automobiles, vans, panel and pick-up trucks (up to one ton), pull-trailers (up to 100 square feet), motorcycles, recreation vehicles, campers, and boats.
(C) Permitted and prohibited parking in residential districts is summarized as follows (“Y” means yes; “N” means no):
Parking of Vehicles in Residential Districts Driveway Street Alley Yard(1) Parking of Vehicles in Residential Districts Driveway Street Alley Yard(1) Division (A)(1) Operable automobiles Y Y Y N Operable vans (up to one ton) Y Y Y N Operable panel or pick-up trucks (up to one ton) Y Y(2) Y N
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-60: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. G-19-26, passed 7-14-26, and Res. 83-19, passed 12-17-19 State legislation current through Legislative Service, 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 72.23(A) confines residential parking to driveways or an approved parking surface connected to the driveway, street or alley: grass and other unapproved areas are off-limits for any vehicle. Operable cars, vans, pickups (up to one ton), pull-trailers and motorcycles may also sit in the street or alley; RVs, campers and boats may use the driveway or alley but not the street. Yard parking is a flat no for every vehicle class, operable or not.
Violations & Fines
Board of Public Safety fines yard/grass parking $100 immediately, no notice period, with each day a separate offense under § 72.99(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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