IC 9-21-18
Chapter 18. Regulation of Traffic on Private Property
IC 9-21-18-1 Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to privately owned real property on
which the public is invited to travel for business purposes. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-2 "Private business property" or "shopping center" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "private business property" or
"shopping center" may be defined by ordinance of the unit entering
into a contract under this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-3 Unit
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "unit" means a county, city, or
town. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-4 Contract to empower unit to regulate parking and traffic by
ordinance
Sec. 4. A unit and the owner or lessee of a shopping center or
private business property located within the unit may contract to
empower the unit to regulate by ordinance the parking of vehicles
and the traffic at the shopping center or private business property,
subject to approval by the fiscal body of the unit by ordinance. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-5 Contracts; provisions
Sec. 5. A contract entered into under section 4 of this chapter may
provide for the following:
(1) The erection by the unit of the stop signs, flashing signals,
or yield signs at specified locations in a parking area and the
adoption of appropriate regulations, or the designation of an
intersection in the parking area as a stop intersection or as a
yield intersection and the ordering of signs or signals at one (1)
or more entrances to that intersection.
(2) The prohibition or regulation of the turning of vehicles or
specified types of vehicles at intersections or other designated
locations in the parking areas.
(3) The regulation of a crossing of a roadway in the parking
area by pedestrians.
(4) The designation of a separate roadway in the parking area
for one-way traffic.
(5) The establishment and regulation of loading zones.
(6) The prohibition, regulation, restriction, or limitation of the
stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified areas of
the parking area.
(7) The designation of safety zones in the parking area and fire
lanes.
(8) The removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned in
the parking area during snowstorms, floods, fires, or other
public emergencies, or found unattended in the parking area
where the vehicles constitute an obstruction to traffic, or where
stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, and for the payment
of reasonable charges for the removal and storage by the person
who owns or operates the vehicle.
(9) The cost of planning, installation, maintenance, and
enforcement of parking and traffic regulations to be paid by the
unit, by the property owner or lessee, or for a percentage of that
cost to be shared by both the unit and the property owner or
lessee.
(10) The installation of parking meters on the shopping center
or private business property parking area. The contract may
establish whether the expense of installing those parking meters
and maintenance of the parking meters is that of the unit or that
of the shopping center or private business property owner or
lessee, and whether any money obtained from those parking
meters belongs to the unit or to the shopping center or private
business property owner or lessee.
(11) Additional reasonable regulations with respect to traffic
and parking in a parking area as local conditions may require
for the safety and convenience of the public or of the users of
the parking area. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-6 Contract period; restrictions on length
Sec. 6. A contract entered into between a unit and a shopping
center or private business property owner under this chapter may not
exceed twenty (20) years. A lessee of a shopping center or private
business property may not enter into a contract under this chapter for
a longer period of time than the length of the lease. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-7 Recording contract; effect of regulations; posting of notice
Sec. 7. A contract entered into between a unit and a shopping
center or private business property owner or lessee under this chapter
shall be recorded with the county recorder in the county in which the
unit is located. No regulation made under the contract may take
effect until three (3) days after the contract is recorded. Signs shall
be posted within the shopping center or private business property not
later than three (3) days after the contract is recorded stating that
shopping center or private business property parking and traffic
regulations are enforceable by local law enforcement officials. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-8 Violations of parking and traffic regulations; punishment;
adoption
Sec. 8. The unit may adopt an ordinance providing for punishment
of violations of the parking and traffic regulations in effect at a
shopping center or private business property under the contract. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-9 Stop signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 9. A stop sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to control
the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this chapter
must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red background with white
letters and a white border.
(2) The sign must be an octagon.
(3) The sign must measure at least twenty-four (24) inches wide
and twenty-four (24) inches high. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-10 Yield signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 10. A yield sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to control
the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this chapter
must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red border band and a
white interior with the word "yield" in red inside the border
band.
(2) The sign must be a downward pointing equilateral triangle. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-11 Do not enter signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 11. A do not enter sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to
control the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this
chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a white background with a
red circle containing the words "do not enter" in white letters
with a horizontal white bar.
(2) The sign must be a square. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-12 Wrong way signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 12. A wrong way sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to
control the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this
chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red background with a
white border containing the words "wrong way" in white letters.
(2) The sign must be a rectangle. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-13 Pedestrian crossing signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 13. A pedestrian crossing sign that is installed after July 1,
1990, to control the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in
an area subject to this chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a white background with
black legend and a black border.
(2) The sign must be either rectangular or square. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-14 Owners of property; regulation of property use; powers
Sec. 14. Except as provided in sections 9 through 13 of this
chapter, nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent the
owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular
travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from:
(1) prohibiting the property's use;
(2) requiring other, different, or additional conditions than those
specified in this chapter; or
(3) otherwise regulating the property's use as determined best to
the owner. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-15 Violations; Class C infraction
Sec. 15. A person who installs a sign that violates section 9, 10,
11, 12, or 13 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18
Chapter 18. Regulation of Traffic on Private Property
IC 9-21-18-1 Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to privately owned real property on
which the public is invited to travel for business purposes. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-2 "Private business property" or "shopping center" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "private business property" or
"shopping center" may be defined by ordinance of the unit entering
into a contract under this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-3 Unit
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "unit" means a county, city, or
town. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-4 Contract to empower unit to regulate parking and traffic by
ordinance
Sec. 4. A unit and the owner or lessee of a shopping center or
private business property located within the unit may contract to
empower the unit to regulate by ordinance the parking of vehicles
and the traffic at the shopping center or private business property,
subject to approval by the fiscal body of the unit by ordinance. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-5 Contracts; provisions
Sec. 5. A contract entered into under section 4 of this chapter may
provide for the following:
(1) The erection by the unit of the stop signs, flashing signals,
or yield signs at specified locations in a parking area and the
adoption of appropriate regulations, or the designation of an
intersection in the parking area as a stop intersection or as a
yield intersection and the ordering of signs or signals at one (1)
or more entrances to that intersection.
(2) The prohibition or regulation of the turning of vehicles or
specified types of vehicles at intersections or other designated
locations in the parking areas.
(3) The regulation of a crossing of a roadway in the parking
area by pedestrians.
(4) The designation of a separate roadway in the parking area
for one-way traffic.
(5) The establishment and regulation of loading zones.
(6) The prohibition, regulation, restriction, or limitation of the
stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified areas of
the parking area.
(7) The designation of safety zones in the parking area and fire
lanes.
(8) The removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned in
the parking area during snowstorms, floods, fires, or other
public emergencies, or found unattended in the parking area
where the vehicles constitute an obstruction to traffic, or where
stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, and for the payment
of reasonable charges for the removal and storage by the person
who owns or operates the vehicle.
(9) The cost of planning, installation, maintenance, and
enforcement of parking and traffic regulations to be paid by the
unit, by the property owner or lessee, or for a percentage of that
cost to be shared by both the unit and the property owner or
lessee.
(10) The installation of parking meters on the shopping center
or private business property parking area. The contract may
establish whether the expense of installing those parking meters
and maintenance of the parking meters is that of the unit or that
of the shopping center or private business property owner or
lessee, and whether any money obtained from those parking
meters belongs to the unit or to the shopping center or private
business property owner or lessee.
(11) Additional reasonable regulations with respect to traffic
and parking in a parking area as local conditions may require
for the safety and convenience of the public or of the users of
the parking area. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-6 Contract period; restrictions on length
Sec. 6. A contract entered into between a unit and a shopping
center or private business property owner under this chapter may not
exceed twenty (20) years. A lessee of a shopping center or private
business property may not enter into a contract under this chapter for
a longer period of time than the length of the lease. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-7 Recording contract; effect of regulations; posting of notice
Sec. 7. A contract entered into between a unit and a shopping
center or private business property owner or lessee under this chapter
shall be recorded with the county recorder in the county in which the
unit is located. No regulation made under the contract may take
effect until three (3) days after the contract is recorded. Signs shall
be posted within the shopping center or private business property not
later than three (3) days after the contract is recorded stating that
shopping center or private business property parking and traffic
regulations are enforceable by local law enforcement officials. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-8 Violations of parking and traffic regulations; punishment;
adoption
Sec. 8. The unit may adopt an ordinance providing for punishment
of violations of the parking and traffic regulations in effect at a
shopping center or private business property under the contract. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-9 Stop signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 9. A stop sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to control
the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this chapter
must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red background with white
letters and a white border.
(2) The sign must be an octagon.
(3) The sign must measure at least twenty-four (24) inches wide
and twenty-four (24) inches high. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-10 Yield signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 10. A yield sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to control
the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this chapter
must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red border band and a
white interior with the word "yield" in red inside the border
band.
(2) The sign must be a downward pointing equilateral triangle. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-11 Do not enter signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 11. A do not enter sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to
control the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this
chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a white background with a
red circle containing the words "do not enter" in white letters
with a horizontal white bar.
(2) The sign must be a square. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-12 Wrong way signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 12. A wrong way sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to
control the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this
chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red background with a
white border containing the words "wrong way" in white letters.
(2) The sign must be a rectangle. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-13 Pedestrian crossing signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 13. A pedestrian crossing sign that is installed after July 1,
1990, to control the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in
an area subject to this chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a white background with
black legend and a black border.
(2) The sign must be either rectangular or square. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-14 Owners of property; regulation of property use; powers
Sec. 14. Except as provided in sections 9 through 13 of this
chapter, nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent the
owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular
travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from:
(1) prohibiting the property's use;
(2) requiring other, different, or additional conditions than those
specified in this chapter; or
(3) otherwise regulating the property's use as determined best to
the owner. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-15 Violations; Class C infraction
Sec. 15. A person who installs a sign that violates section 9, 10,
11, 12, or 13 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18
Chapter 18. Regulation of Traffic on Private Property
IC 9-21-18-1 Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to privately owned real property on
which the public is invited to travel for business purposes. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-2 "Private business property" or "shopping center" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "private business property" or
"shopping center" may be defined by ordinance of the unit entering
into a contract under this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-3 Unit
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "unit" means a county, city, or
town. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-4 Contract to empower unit to regulate parking and traffic by
ordinance
Sec. 4. A unit and the owner or lessee of a shopping center or
private business property located within the unit may contract to
empower the unit to regulate by ordinance the parking of vehicles
and the traffic at the shopping center or private business property,
subject to approval by the fiscal body of the unit by ordinance. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-5 Contracts; provisions
Sec. 5. A contract entered into under section 4 of this chapter may
provide for the following:
(1) The erection by the unit of the stop signs, flashing signals,
or yield signs at specified locations in a parking area and the
adoption of appropriate regulations, or the designation of an
intersection in the parking area as a stop intersection or as a
yield intersection and the ordering of signs or signals at one (1)
or more entrances to that intersection.
(2) The prohibition or regulation of the turning of vehicles or
specified types of vehicles at intersections or other designated
locations in the parking areas.
(3) The regulation of a crossing of a roadway in the parking
area by pedestrians.
(4) The designation of a separate roadway in the parking area
for one-way traffic.
(5) The establishment and regulation of loading zones.
(6) The prohibition, regulation, restriction, or limitation of the
stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified areas of
the parking area.
(7) The designation of safety zones in the parking area and fire
lanes.
(8) The removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned in
the parking area during snowstorms, floods, fires, or other
public emergencies, or found unattended in the parking area
where the vehicles constitute an obstruction to traffic, or where
stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, and for the payment
of reasonable charges for the removal and storage by the person
who owns or operates the vehicle.
(9) The cost of planning, installation, maintenance, and
enforcement of parking and traffic regulations to be paid by the
unit, by the property owner or lessee, or for a percentage of that
cost to be shared by both the unit and the property owner or
lessee.
(10) The installation of parking meters on the shopping center
or private business property parking area. The contract may
establish whether the expense of installing those parking meters
and maintenance of the parking meters is that of the unit or that
of the shopping center or private business property owner or
lessee, and whether any money obtained from those parking
meters belongs to the unit or to the shopping center or private
business property owner or lessee.
(11) Additional reasonable regulations with respect to traffic
and parking in a parking area as local conditions may require
for the safety and convenience of the public or of the users of
the parking area. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-6 Contract period; restrictions on length
Sec. 6. A contract entered into between a unit and a shopping
center or private business property owner under this chapter may not
exceed twenty (20) years. A lessee of a shopping center or private
business property may not enter into a contract under this chapter for
a longer period of time than the length of the lease. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-7 Recording contract; effect of regulations; posting of notice
Sec. 7. A contract entered into between a unit and a shopping
center or private business property owner or lessee under this chapter
shall be recorded with the county recorder in the county in which the
unit is located. No regulation made under the contract may take
effect until three (3) days after the contract is recorded. Signs shall
be posted within the shopping center or private business property not
later than three (3) days after the contract is recorded stating that
shopping center or private business property parking and traffic
regulations are enforceable by local law enforcement officials. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-8 Violations of parking and traffic regulations; punishment;
adoption
Sec. 8. The unit may adopt an ordinance providing for punishment
of violations of the parking and traffic regulations in effect at a
shopping center or private business property under the contract. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-9 Stop signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 9. A stop sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to control
the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this chapter
must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red background with white
letters and a white border.
(2) The sign must be an octagon.
(3) The sign must measure at least twenty-four (24) inches wide
and twenty-four (24) inches high. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-10 Yield signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 10. A yield sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to control
the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this chapter
must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red border band and a
white interior with the word "yield" in red inside the border
band.
(2) The sign must be a downward pointing equilateral triangle. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-11 Do not enter signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 11. A do not enter sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to
control the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this
chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a white background with a
red circle containing the words "do not enter" in white letters
with a horizontal white bar.
(2) The sign must be a square. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-12 Wrong way signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 12. A wrong way sign that is installed after July 1, 1990, to
control the movement of vehicular traffic in an area subject to this
chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a red background with a
white border containing the words "wrong way" in white letters.
(2) The sign must be a rectangle. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-13 Pedestrian crossing signs installed after July 1, 1990; requirements
Sec. 13. A pedestrian crossing sign that is installed after July 1,
1990, to control the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in
an area subject to this chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) The face of the sign must have a white background with
black legend and a black border.
(2) The sign must be either rectangular or square. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-14 Owners of property; regulation of property use; powers
Sec. 14. Except as provided in sections 9 through 13 of this
chapter, nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent the
owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular
travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from:
(1) prohibiting the property's use;
(2) requiring other, different, or additional conditions than those
specified in this chapter; or
(3) otherwise regulating the property's use as determined best to
the owner. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-18-15 Violations; Class C infraction
Sec. 15. A person who installs a sign that violates section 9, 10,
11, 12, or 13 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
