Can I park a car in my front yard?

No. Sec. 8-76 bars any vehicle from being parked or stored in a front yard or on a sidewalk.

What is an abandoned vehicle?

Sec. 8-110 and the definitions include one left on public property unmoved 3 days, on private property 48 or more hours without consent, one missing its engine or transmission on public property, or one 6 or more model years old, mechanically inoperable and visible from public property.

What if it is worth little?

An officer tags it and removal follows after 72 hours; a vehicle valued under 100 dollars goes straight to a scrapyard (Sec. 8-114).

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Do you buy junk cars in Lake Station?

Yes. Lake Station is on Gary's eastern edge, and we tow from it free and pay at pickup. Same-day pickup is available. The city bars any vehicle parked or stored in a front yard, and its abandoned-vehicle code lets an officer tag a car for removal after 72 hours.

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At a glance
Population, 2020 Census	13,235
Owner-occupied homes	72.0%
Mobile homes	10.0% of housing units
Main roads	I-65, I-80/I-94, I-90, US 6, US 20, SR 51 (Ripley St)
Rules	Ch. 8: abandoned vehicles, front-yard ban, no street trucks or RVs

A railroad town on the Calumet shoreline

Lake Station takes its name from an 1851 Michigan Central depot, the first train station in Lake County. It was called East Gary from 1908 to 1977. It sits on a sand ridge, with Deep River running through, and Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood borders it.

The code in brief

The abandoned-vehicle chapter calls abandoned vehicles a public nuisance and health and safety hazard. The owner is liable, up to the vehicle’s market value, for removal, storage and disposal costs (Sec. 8-112). Scrapyards, sales lots, service facilities and registered antique vehicles are exempt (Sec. 8-124).

Parking rules

No vehicle may be parked or stored in a front yard or on a sidewalk. No trailer, tractor, truck, watercraft or RV may sit on the street or parkway. Parking on a street mainly to display a car for sale, or to service or repair it, is barred except in an emergency (Sec. 8-68). These rules are why a dead car on a Lake Station lot often has nowhere legal to go.

Housing

About 10 percent of Lake Station’s housing is mobile homes, well above Hobart, Griffith or Merrillville. Those lots often have little room, so a non-running vehicle fills a driveway quickly.

How we help

We tow from any Lake Station address, free, and pay at pickup. Get your offer. It is the eastern end of our area, with New Chicago, and we do not go beyond it.

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Questions people ask

Can I park a car in my front yard?: No. Sec. 8-76 bars any vehicle from being parked or stored in a front yard or on a sidewalk.
What is an abandoned vehicle?: Sec. 8-110 and the definitions include one left on public property unmoved 3 days, on private property 48 or more hours without consent, one missing its engine or transmission on public property, or one 6 or more model years old, mechanically inoperable and visible from public property.
What if it is worth little?: An officer tags it and removal follows after 72 hours; a vehicle valued under 100 dollars goes straight to a scrapyard (Sec. 8-114).

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