Vanderburgh County, IN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Baseline rule
- State parking law applies
- Local override
- Board sets specific street bans
- Curb-line rule
- § 10.04.030(B)
- No-parking list
- Chapter 10.28, 8 named roads
- Maximum fine
- $2,500 per violation
- Signage required
- Ban enforceable only once posted
Summary
Indiana's state parking laws govern county streets by default, but Vanderburgh County's board of commissioners can post no-parking signs on specific roads and requires vehicles to park within marked curb lines. Violators face fines up to $2,500.
The state traffic laws regulating parking shall be applicable on all streets within the county, except as the board of county commissioners shall declare and determine certain regulations concerning the prohibition or regulation of parking applicable on specified streets or in certain areas... The joint traffic department may place and maintain painted signs or markers on the curb and on avenues, streets, or lots to designate parking spaces. Each vehicle parked alongside of, or adjacent to, any curb or parking area shall park within the lines or marks so established. It shall be a violation of this section to park any vehicle across any such line or mark... No owner or person in control of a vehicle shall allow that vehicle to occupy, in whole or in part, more than one parking space at a time.
Full Breakdown
030 of the county code adopts the state's parking statutes as the baseline rule for every street in the county, but lets the board of county commissioners override that baseline on specific streets or in specific areas after the joint traffic department and county engineer complete an engineering and traffic investigation. 030(B) requires every vehicle to park entirely within those marks; parking across a line or outside the marked area is itself a violation. Subsection (C) separately bars a vehicle from occupying more than one marked space at a time.
S. 41 to its dead end, both sides of St. Joseph Avenue from the Evansville city limits to the railroad tracks north of Mill Road, St. Joseph Road from St. S. 41, and both sides of Stellar Drive from Schutte Road to its dead end. These restrictions apply only once the joint traffic department has actually erected the required signage; the rule is not self-enforcing on an unsigned stretch of road. Because this is a county code chapter, it governs county highways in the unincorporated area rather than streets inside Evansville or Darmstadt.
Violations & Fines
Failing to obey a posted no-parking sign under Chapter 10.28, or parking across a marked curb line or occupying more than one space under Section 10.04.030, is punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 per offense. The joint traffic department and county sheriff's office enforce both provisions, and each vehicle found in violation on a signed street or over a marked line can be separately cited.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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