Lake County's UDO does not regulate resident on-street parking; it only lets nonresidential uses count striped street spaces toward off-street minimums. On-street parking on public streets is controlled by the city or town you live in and by Indiana traffic law, not the county.
The Unified Development Ordinance addresses only how developments provide off-street parking. Under 154-13-050, nonresidential uses may credit on-street spaces on abutting rights-of-way toward their required parking, but the county sets no resident on-street parking prohibitions. Everyday street-parking rules — time limits, permit zones, blocking driveways — are enacted by each municipality (Crown Point, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, etc.) or by county highway authority for county-maintained roads. If you live inside a town or city, check that municipality's traffic code; Indiana Code Title 9 covers statewide stopping/standing rules.
Enforcement and fines for illegal street parking are set by your city or town, or by the county highway/police for county roads — not by the UDO.
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