There is no countywide overnight-parking ban, but the cities of Elkhart and Goshen impose overnight and snow-route restrictions, especially in winter when lake-effect snow triggers emergency parking orders that clear streets for plowing.
Unincorporated Elkhart County sets no overnight curfew on its rural roads, though a parked vehicle still may not obstruct traffic, and an abandoned vehicle can be tagged and removed under state law. The cities are stricter. Elkhart and Goshen restrict overnight parking on certain streets and enforce snow-route rules that take priority once a snow emergency is declared. Because heavy lake-effect snow is routine here, both cities announce emergency parking orders that move on-street parking to the odd- or even-address side of the street by the day's date so plows can reach the pavement. Recorded subdivision covenants may also limit overnight street parking inside platted neighborhoods.
A vehicle left on a city street against a posted overnight or snow-emergency restriction is ticketed and may be towed at the owner's expense; abandoned vehicles are removed under IC 9-22-1.
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