Greenwood, IN Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 10-03-02.F of the Greenwood UDO, titled Parking Area Surfaces, states plainly that all driveways and parking areas for all uses shall be paved with concrete, asphalt, pavers, or pervious pavers, and it encourages porous pavement to the greatest degree possible, pointing property owners to the city's Stormwater Technical Standards Manual for Best Management Practices. The paving mandate is tied to the applicability rule in Sec. 10-03-02.B: it governs new construction outright, and for an existing site it kicks in once an expansion of a structure's gross floor area, a use, the number of dwelling units, or seating capacity exceeds twenty percent, at which point the whole site must come into compliance; a smaller expansion under twenty percent only requires the expanded portion to meet the standard.

Community Development Services reviews paving materials as part of site plan approval before a building or occupancy permit is issued. A property owner who installs or maintains an unpaved gravel or dirt driveway in violation of this section is treated the same as any other zoning noncompliance and can be cited by the Planning Director's office, which must first issue a warning ticket on a first offense before any monetary fine attaches.