Lafayette, IN Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Lafayette Municipal Code § 7.06.350 lays out how a neighborhood parking permit, or NPP, area gets created. Residents adversely affected by commuter or other nonresident parking start through their neighborhood association; where none exists, residents contact the Parking Commission directly for help. The association then files a written petition proposing the boundaries of the permit area, using a Parking Commission form once one is adopted. To move forward, the petition needs signatures from the lesser of 51 percent of all affected properties or 67 percent of owner-occupied affected properties, a threshold meant to show a real majority, not just a vocal few, wants the restriction.

If the Parking Commission finds sufficient justification, city staff prepares an NPP program that balances public safety, neighborhood concerns and the general public's welfare, and the Commission gives final approval to the plan, including its permit boundaries and the specific duration restrictions inside it, which can differ from what the original petition asked for. An approved NPP area is not permanent by default: § 7.06.350(F) lets it end if a termination petition comes in from 51 percent of affected properties or 34 percent of owner-occupied affected properties, if the Parking Commission finds resident participation inadequate, or if the Commission decides the program needs modification. In any of those events, the Parking Commission consults the neighborhood association that originally asked for the program before deciding whether the NPP continues.