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(a) It shall be unlawful to cause to permit any vehicle or other obstacle to stand, park or remain when not occupied by a licensed driver or in the process of loading and unloading merchandise, in any lane, alley, privately-owned public parking lot, driveway, or service area, within 12 feet of any building, accessory structure or sidewalk which is immediately adjacent to or attached to any building, where such building is occupied by more than two families or is occupied for commercial, professional, religious or other type of occupancy of assembly, in such manner as to obstruct the free passage of the Fire Department vehicles, police cars, emergency or rescue vehicles, or any other vehicle performing a public or emergency function, or in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of any other vehicle through or over such restricted area.
(b) Where there are areas inaccessible to vehicular traffic between a lane, alley, privately-owned public parking lot, driveway, or service area and attached to any building, the restricted area of 12 feet shall be measured from the inaccessible areas abutting the lane, alley, privately-owned public parking lot, driveway, or service area and a 12-foot fire lane established so as to permit free and continuous passage of vehicle.
(c) The Carmel Fire and Police Department shall inspect the area surrounding all buildings to which this section applies, and the Chiefs in charge of said departments or their designees shall determine the location of the emergency vehicle lanes established herein and they shall notify the property owners affected thereby in writing, and they shall report the same to the City Engineer, whose duty it shall be to cause the erection or posting of a sign or signs which shall read: “NO PARKING, FIRE LANE TOW AWAY ZONE,” the costs of signs shall be assessed against the property owner, and further a line shall be caused to be painted upon the surface adjacent to such buildings marking such lanes.
(d) Any vehicle found parked or standing unattended in violation of this section may be removed at the order of a police officer with expense for such removal to be assessed against the owner of the vehicle.
(e) The Carmel Fire Prevention Code addressed in § 6-32 of this Code also addresses fire lane regulations.
(`91 Code, § 8-35)
(a) The Carmel Street Department shall post appropriate signs or markings at the following described locations indicating thereon the restrictions herein imposed.
(b) No person operating a vehicle eastbound on East Main Street shall make a left-hand turn into or on the Carmel High School Main Entrance between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
(c) No person operating a vehicle westbound on West Main Street shall make a right-hand turn into or on the Carmel High School Main Entrance between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
(d) No person operating a vehicle on northbound Rangeline Road shall make a left-hand turn or attempt to access the City Center Parking Garage through the median opening beginning approximately 145 feet north of the intersection of Rangeline Road and Winona Drive and ending approximately 200 feet north of the intersection of Rangeline Road and Winona Drive.
(e) No person operating a vehicle on southbound Carey Road shall make a left-hand turn onto East Smokey Row Road between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(f) No person operating a vehicle on northbound Rangeline Road shall make a left-hand turn or attempt to access Red Truck Road.
(g) No person operating a vehicle on eastbound Red Truck Road shall make a left-hand turn or attempt to access northbound Rangeline Road.
(`91 Code, § 8-36) (Ord. D-478, 3-3-86; Ord. D-2170-14, 7-7-14; Ord. D-2211-15, As Amended, 6-15-15; Ord. D-2707-24, § 2, 3-4-24)
(a) Fifteen-minute loading/unloading zones are established at the following locations:
(1) On the north side of West Main Street, immediately in front of the Carmel Dads' Club. (Ord. D-650, § 1, 5-21-90)
(2) On the south side of Main Street from a point 99 feet east of the intersection of the Monon Greenway and Main Street to a point 147 feet east of the intersection of the Monon Greenway and Main Street. (Ord. D-2111-12, 12-17-12)
(3) On the north side of Main Street from a point 393 feet west of the intersection of the Monon Greenway and Main Street to a point 437 feet west of the intersection of the Monon Greenway and Main Street. (Ord. D-1979-09, 1-19-10; Ord. D-2111-12, 12-17-12)
(4) The first two motor vehicle parking spaces on the north side of Main Street west of its intersection with the Monon Greenway. (Ord. D-2028-11, 2-21-11; Ord. D-2111-12, 12-17-12)
(5) On the north side of Main Street from a point 186 feet east of the intersection of Main Street and 1st Avenue N.W. to a point 235 feet east of the intersection of Main Street and 1st Avenue N.W. (Ord. D-2049-11, 9-19-11; Ord. D-2111-12, 12-17-12)
(6) On the south side of 1st Street N.W. from its intersection with 2nd Avenue N.W. east to its intersection with 1st Avenue N.W. (Ord. D-2111-12, 12-17-12; Ord. D-2228-15, 10-5-15)
(7) The first three parking spaces on the south side of 1st Street N.W. east of its intersection with 2nd Avenue N.W., from the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday only. (Ord. D-2111-12, 12-17-12)
(8) The first parking space on the west side of Monon Blvd. north of Elm Street and 2nd Street SW. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(9) The spaces on the east side of Monon Blvd., south of 2nd Street SW to West Elm Street between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19; Ord. D-2671-23, § 3, 8-7-23)
(10) The fourth space on the west side of Veterans Way north of Elm Street. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(11) The first two spaces on the north side of Main Street east of 4th Avenue SW. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(12) The first two spaces on the south side of Main Street east of 3rd Avenue SW. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(13) The first two spaces on the north side of Main Street east of 3rd Avenue SW. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(14) The first two spaces on the south side of Main Street east of the Monon Trail. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(15) The first two spaces on the north side of Main Street west of Rangeline Road. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(16) The second space on the south side of Main Street west of 1st Ave SE. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(17) The north side of Elm Street between Monon Blvd. and Veterans Way. (Ord. D-2475-19, 8-5-19)
(18) The west side of Veterans Way from a point 205 feet south of its intersection with 1st Street SW to a point 418 feet south of the intersection of Veterans Way and 1st Street SW. (Ord. D-2663-23, § 2, 2-6-23)
(19) The spaces on the north side of 1st Street SW, from Monon Blvd. to 3rd Ave SW between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Ord. D-2671-23, § 3, 8-7-23)
(20) Up to ten parking spaces on Monon Blvd., from West Elm Street to W Walnut St., with no more than one per every four designated parking spaces, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., where fifteen-minute loading/unloading zones signs, or an equivalent thereof, have been installed by the City of Carmel at the direction of the City Engineer. (Ord. D-2671-23, § 3, 8-7-23)
(21) The first parking space on the north side of Main Street and east of Rangeline Road. (Ord. D-27-7-24, § 3, 3-4-24)
(b) Spaces for loading and unloading zones shall be large enough to accommodate at least one standard automobile. (Ord. D-650, § 1, 5-21-90; Ord. D-1795-06, 3-6-06)
(c) The Carmel Street Department shall post appropriate signs and markings at the above described location(s) designating such as loading/unloading zones. (Ord. D-650, § 2, 5-21-90)
(`91 Code, § 8-37)
(a) A “Speed Hump” is defined as a raised area in the roadway pavement surface extending across the roadway which creates a gentle vehicular rocking motion that causes most vehicles to slow to approximately 15 m.p.h. or less at each hump, and for applications of more than one speed hump, to approximately 25 m.p.h. to 30 m.p.h. between properly spaced humps.
(b) Speed Humps should only be installed in locations where all of the following conditions are met: (i) there is a demonstrated traffic or speeding problem and alternate measures have not sufficiently addressed the problem; (ii) it is not anticipated that the installation of the Speed Hump will cause the diversion of significant amounts of traffic to another local or residential street; (iii) the road slope and curvature allow for safe installation; (iv) the current posted speed limit on the street where the Speed Hump is to be placed is no greater than 30 m.p.h.; (v) the average daily traffic (ADT) on the street where the Speed Hump is to be placed is no greater than 3,000 vehicles per day (VPD) and no less than 200 VPD; and, (vi) the installation of the Speed Hump is deemed advisable by the City Engineer or his designee, based upon sound engineering judgment. When more than one Speed Hump is to be installed on a street, the Speed Humps should be spaced between 250 and 600 feet apart, and should not be placed on City blocks or cul-de-sac streets that are less than 500 feet in length.
(c) In addition, Speed Humps should only be considered for installation in neighborhoods or subdivisions where 75% or more of the homeowners in the affected neighborhood or subdivision have indicated in writing that they are in favor of Speed Hump installation, except in instances where the Common Council, with the concurrence of the City Engineer, determines that a Speed Hump may nevertheless be appropriate in an area where such homeowner support has not been demonstrated. For purposes of this section, the requesting neighborhood's Home Owners Association ("HOA") shall be responsible for circulating the petition and obtaining the requisite signatures requesting the installation of a Speed Hump. In neighborhoods that do not have an active HOA, the petition requesting the installation of a Speed Hump may be circulated by any property owner located within 2000 feet of the proposed Speed Hump. The petition in a non-HOA neighborhood must be signed by 75% of property owners located within a 2000 foot radius from the proposed Speed Hump. Petitions containing less than 20 signatures of property owners will not be considered for approval. In any neighborhood or subdivision where the installation of a Speed Hump is being considered, the following Point System shall be used to determine whether the installation of a Speed Hump is justified. In this regard, to be considered by the Common Council, a proposed Speed Hump installation location must be awarded a minimum cumulative total 25 points under the criteria listed below, and otherwise meet the requirements contained herein for Speed Hump installation:
(1) Accident History: The number of reported vehicular accidents that have occurred during the previous 36 calendar months within 2,000 feet of the area being considered for a Speed Hump shall be tabulated. The proposed location shall receive four points per reported accident per 1,000 feet of the street segment being considered. Any accidents occurring at the intersection of an exiting street and a major arterial or collector street shall not be considered in this point assignment.
• Example: 2 accidents on the 1,500 foot street segment being considered for a Speed Hump = 2 x 4 x 1000/1500 = 5.3 points.
(2) School Zones: The number of public and private schools located within 2,000 feet of the area being considered for a Speed Hump shall be tabulated. The proposed location shall receive three points for each such school.
• Example: 3 schools located in the area being considered for a Speed Hump = 9 points.
(3) Average Daily Traffic Volume: The number of vehicles traveling on a given day (24-hour period) through the area being considered for a Speed Hump shall be tabulated. The total number of such vehicles shall be divided by 100. The resulting number shall be the points awarded for traffic volume.
• Example: 900 vehicles travel in the area being considered for a Speed Hump. 900÷100 = 9 points.
(4) Vehicle Speed: The speed of each vehicle traveling on a given day (24-hour period) through the area being considered for a Speed Hump
shall be tabulated. The posted speed limit at the proposed location shall be subtracted from the 85th percentile speed of such vehicles. The resulting number shall be the points awarded for vehicle speed.
• Example: 85th percentile of the speed of vehicles traveling in the area being considered for a Speed Hump is 34 mph. Posted speed limit is 30 mph. 34-30 = 4 points.
(5) Pedestrian Served Facilities: If the area being considered for a Speed Hump lies within a 1,000-foot radius of a pedestrian served facility, such as, but not limited to, a park, church, shopping center, elderly or group housing facility, the proposed location shall receive three points for each such facility, up to a total of six points.
• Example: 2 churches and 1 park are located within 1,000 feet of the area being considered for a Speed Hump. 3 x 3 = 9 points, reduced to a maximum of six points.
(d) All Speed Humps installed in the City after the effective date of this section shall be established by ordinance.
(e) All Speed Humps installed in the City after the effective date of this section shall be designed and/or approved by the City Engineer, or his designee, using current, locally- accepted standards.
(f) All Speed Humps installed in the City after the effective date of this section shall be constructed and maintained by the City Street Department or its designee, using current, locally accepted standards.
(g) The City Street Department, or its designee, shall post appropriate signs and markings on all public streets on which Speed Humps have been installed, clearly indicating thereon the existence of same.
(h) The cost of Speed Humps installed pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility of the City. If 75% of the property owners in the neighborhood request its removal within five years of installation, the property owners who signed the petition requesting the Speed Hump shall bear the costs of removal. By signing the petition requesting the Speed Hump, property owners agree to be bound to share equally in the cost of removal of the Speed Hump if it is removed within five years of its installation. The City Engineer shall keep all petitions that result in the installation of a speed hump on file for five years. The City shall bear the cost of removal of the Speed Hump if it has been in place for longer than five years. Removal of Speed Humps shall be performed by the City. The obligation of the requesting neighborhood to pay for the removal of a Speed Hump shall only apply to Speed Humps approved subsequent to the adoption of Ordinance D-2306-16. Unless the Common Council directs otherwise, all approved Speed Hump installations shall be constructed in the order which they are approved, contingent upon available funding.
(i) The Common Council, after consultation with the City Engineer, may cause to be removed an existing Speed Hump when it has been determined by the Common Council that the Speed Hump: (i) has proven ineffective in resolving the speeding or traffic problem in the area; (ii) has caused the diversion of significant amounts of traffic to neighboring streets, thereby creating a traffic or speeding problem thereon; (iii) has been requested to be removed by the written petition of 75% or more of the homeowners in the affected neighborhood or subdivision; and/or, (iv) has otherwise become an inappropriate or unsafe means of calming traffic.
(`91 Code, § 8-38) (Ord. D-1408-99, 5-17-99; Ord. D-2207- 15, 2-16-15; Ord. D-2306-16, § 3, 8-1-16)
The following City locations are authorized for the construction of “speed humps” pursuant to § 8-38, above:
(a) Medalist Parkway between 122nd Street and 126th Street.
(b) Emerson Road between York Drive and Sherman Drive.
(c) Emerson Road between Lantern Lane and Guilford Road.
(d) Sherman Drive between Emerson Road and Main (131st) Street.
(e) Milano Drive between LaBlanca Bend and Olivia Lake Drive.
(f) Windy Knoll Drive between Millbrae Drive and Cardinal Way.
(g) Heatherstone Place between Bayhill Drive and Windpointe Pass.
(Ord. D-1573-02, § 3, 5-20-02; Ord. D-1756-05, 8-1-05; Ord. D-2208-15, 3-2-15; Ord. D-2306-16, § 4, 8-1-16; Ord. D- 2730-24, 9-16-24)
(a) Definitions.
Bicycle. Any foot-propelled vehicle, irrespective of the number of wheels in contact with the ground.
Bicycle Lane. That portion of a Roadway or Roadway shoulder that has been distinguished from the portion of the Roadway that is to be used by Motor Vehicle traffic by a painted stripe, a curb, or another bicyclist traffic control marking or device.
Motor Vehicle. Any vehicle that is propelled in whole or in part by a motor or any mechanical or artificial means, or is being pushed or towed by the same, except:
1) A Bicycle;
2) A manual or power wheelchair;
3) An electric personal assistance mobility device that constitutes a self-balancing, two-wheeled device designed to transport one person with an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower and that has a maximum speed of less than 20 miles per hour when operated on a paved level surface powered solely by said propulsion system and is operated by a person weighing 170 pounds;
4) A City or Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation owned or leased snow plow, snow blower, sweeper, lawn mower, maintenance vehicle or repair vehicle;
5) A City or Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation owned or leased public safety vehicle;
7) A lawn mower, sweeper, or snow removal machine weighing no more than 2,200 pounds; and
8) Any vehicle so designated in writing by the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety.
Roadway. All roads, streets, highways, alleys, courts, squares, or other public ways in the City that are dedicated and open to public use for Motor Vehicle traffic.
(b) Drivers to Exercise Due Care. The driver of any Motor Vehicle operating on any roadway located within the City's corporate limits shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any person then operating a Bicycle upon such Roadway, and shall, as necessary, give warning by the sounding of a horn and by exercising such other precautions as are necessary to avoid a Motor Vehicle and Bicycle collision.
(c) Turning Right in Front of a Bicycle. When a Motor Vehicle and a Bicycle are traveling in the same direction on or along any Roadway located within the City's corporate limits, the operator of the Motor Vehicle overtaking such Bicycle shall not turn to the right in front of the Bicycle until the Motor Vehicle is safely ahead and clear of the Bicycle so as not to strike it or impede the Bicycle's forward progress.
(d) Turning Left in Front of a Bicycle. The driver of a Motor Vehicle operating within the City's corporate limits shall, when entering an intersection with the intention of turning left therein, yield the right-of-way to a Bicycle then approaching the intersection from the opposite direction whenever a failure to do so would cause the approaching Bicycle to strike the Motor Vehicle or to engage in evasive actions that impede the Bicycle's forward progress in order to avoid such a collision.
(e) Passing of Bicycles. The driver of any Motor Vehicle operating within the City's corporate limits, whenever passing a Bicycle then proceeding in the same direction on any Roadway, shall maintain at all times a distance of not less than three feet from said Bicycle during the entire passing maneuver.
(f) Boarding or Exiting from Vehicles. No person shall open or leave open the door of any Motor Vehicle standing or stopped on or along any Roadway located within the City's corporate limits in any manner that interferes with or impedes the forward progress of any Motor Vehicle or Bicycle then present in and on said Roadway.
(g) Operation of Bicycles on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane.
(1) No person operating a Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, carry any other person upon such Bicycle otherwise than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon.
(2) No person operating a Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents him or her from keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
(3) No person shall operate a Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise unless the Bicycle is equipped with a light on the front of the Bicycle exhibiting a white light visible from at least 500 feet to the front and a light or reflector on the rear visible from at least 500 feet to the rear.
(4) The operator of any Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall signal his/her intent to turn, stop, or decrease speed by giving the hand/arm signals required by state law.
(5) The operator of any Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall obey all posted stop and/or yield signs.
(Ord. D-2137-13, As Amended, 11-4-13)
(a) Definitions.
Bicycle. Any foot-propelled vehicle, irrespective of the number of wheels in contact with the ground.
Bicycle Lane. That portion of a Roadway or Roadway shoulder that has been distinguished from the portion of the Roadway that is to be used by Motor Vehicle traffic by a painted stripe, a curb, or another bicyclist traffic control marking or device. In any action brought to enforce the provisions of this section, the City shall have the burden of proof that a Bicycle Lane has been clearly demarcated and properly signed.
Motor Vehicle. Any vehicle that is propelled in whole or in part by a motor or any mechanical or artificial means, or is being pushed or towed by the same, except:
1) A Bicycle;
2) A manual or power wheelchair;
3) An electric personal assistance mobility device that constitutes a self-balancing, two-wheeled device designed to transport one person with an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower and that has a maximum speed of less than 20 miles per hour when operated on a paved level surface powered solely by said propulsion system and is operated by a person weighing 170 pounds;
4) A City or Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation owned or leased snow plow, snow blower, sweeper, lawn mower, maintenance vehicle or repair vehicle;
5) A City or Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation owned or leased public safety vehicle;
7) A lawn mower, sweeper, or snow removal machine weighing no more than 2,200 pounds; and
8) Any vehicle so designated in writing by the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety.
Roadway. All roads, streets, highways, alleys, courts, squares, or other public ways in the City that are dedicated and open to public use for Motor Vehicle traffic.
(b) Operating on Roadways that Contain a Bicycle Lane. The driver of any Motor Vehicle then operating within the City's corporate limits shall, when traveling on a Roadway that contains a designated Bicycle Lane, yield the right-of-way to all persons then operating Bicycles on and within said Bicycle Lane.
(c) Turning on Roadways with Bicycle Lanes. The driver of any Motor Vehicle operating within the City's corporate limits shall, when traveling on a Roadway that contains a designated Bicycle Lane, enter the Bicycle Lane to make a right turn only after yielding to all persons then operating a Bicycle on and within said Bicycle Lane and only when doing so will not cause any Bicyclist to collide with the Motor Vehicle or to take evasive actions that impede the Bicycle's forward progress in order to avoid such a collision.
(d) Driving on Bicycle Lanes. No driver of any Motor Vehicle operating within the City's corporate limits shall drive and or park said Motor Vehicle in, on, or upon any designated Bicycle Lane or otherwise impede any Bicycle then operating on and within said Bicycle Lane except when safely entering or exiting a legal parking space and then only after yielding to all persons then operating a Bicycle on or within said Bicycle Lane and when doing so will not cause any Bicyclist to collide with the Motor Vehicle or to take evasive actions that impede its forward progress in order to avoid such a collision.
(Ord. D-2137-13, As Amended, 11-4-13)
(a) The operator of a vehicle with a length of not less than 40 feet or a width of not less than 8.5 feet may, with due regard for all other traffic, deviate from the lane in which the operator is driving to the extent necessary to approach and drive through a roundabout.
(b) The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle with a length of not less than 40 feet or a width of not less than 8.5 feet when approaching or driving through a roundabout at approximately the same time or so closely as to constitute a hazard of collision and, if necessary, shall reduce speed or stop in order to so yield.
(Ord. D-2337-16, 12-5-16)
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