Designation of holding areas.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 895-5
in effectSec. 895-5. - Designation of holding areas.
(a) The chief of IMPD, upon consultation with the director of the department of public works, may from time to time designate certain areas of the public right-of-way as holding areas for horse-drawn carriages, and the days and hours when such holding areas may be used exclusively by horse-drawn carriages. Such designations shall be made in consideration of the following:
(1) Public safety issues, including the flow of pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic;
(2) The suitability of such areas as places for horse-drawn carriages to pick up or discharge passengers, or to stop or stand when not carrying passengers; and
(3) The reasonable interests of adjacent residents and businesses.
(b) The department of public works shall cause appropriate signs to be placed at each end of holding areas designated under this section, indicating the days and hours when such holding areas may be used exclusively by horse-drawn carriages. When such signs are posted, it shall be unlawful for a person to park, stop or leave standing a motor vehicle in such a holding area.
(c) No more than one (1) carriage owned or operated by the same registrant may stop or stand at the same time in a holding area designated under this section.
(G.O. 97, 1999, § 1; G.O. 15, 2001, § 143; G.O. 13, 2016, § 17)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH895HOAWCA_S895-5DEHOARFetched: 10/27/2026