Hendricks County, IN Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Yes, from County Engineer
- Residential drive fee
- $150 per drive
- Minimum property-line setback
- 5 feet
- Bond, residential drive
- None required
- Work completion deadline
- 1 year from issuance
Summary
Any driveway or approach connecting to a county road in unincorporated Hendricks County needs a right-of-way permit from the County Engineer before construction begins. The permit sets placement, sight-distance and surface conditions the property owner must maintain for as long as the drive exists.
(D) No entrance shall be closer than five feet to the adjacent property line or as indicated by any zoning bufferyard requirements. ... (M) If the driveway has a loose aggregate surface, it is the permittee's responsibility to keep the highway pavement free from the loose aggregate at all times.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-3: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2024-50, passed 12-10-2024; and State law current through Indiana Legislative Service, 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 70's right-of-way subchapter (Ord. 22. 26). 27, the general permit conditions control where and how the drive sits: no entrance may be closer than five feet to the adjacent property line (or closer than any zoning bufferyard requires), the drive can't cross a limited-access right-of-way, and it must be built with adequate sight distance in both directions. 27(M) puts the burden on the permittee to keep the county pavement clear of any aggregate that migrates onto the road. Drainage must be directed away from the roadway to side ditches, disturbed ground must be seeded or sodded promptly, and no concrete headwalls or other solid structures may be built in the right-of-way. Permitted work must be finished within one year or the permit expires and a new one is required.
Violations & Fines
Constructing or altering a driveway approach in the right-of-way without a § 70.22 permit is a violation of the subchapter, and the County Engineer can issue a stop-work order under § 70.15(F). Applications sitting idle for 90 days without applicant follow-up are treated as abandoned under § 70.22(E), and permit fees are non-refundable unless the Engineer determines compliance was unnecessary.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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