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Fishers council adopts residential parking-permit ordinance after heated public hearing
Summary
Fishers City Council approved a residential parking-permit ordinance on second reading to address overflow parking near Sunblest Farms, Heritage Meadows and other neighborhoods, after a public hearing that included residents, business and faith-community voices.
Fishers City Council voted July 21 to adopt a residential parking-permit ordinance intended to reduce event and overflow parking on neighborhood streets around Sunblest Farms, Sunblest Boulevard and Heritage Meadows.
The ordinance matters because council and police leaders said existing complaints — including parked cars blocking driveways, late-night noise and safety concerns near businesses such as King Judd and a nearby mosque — had not been resolved by outreach alone.
Chief Ed Gephardt, Fishers Police Department, presented the item and said, “All I'm asking here tonight is a vote by the council that allows me to move forward with the permitting process.” He told the council the…
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