Administration of building code.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 536-121
in effectSec. 536-121. - Administration of building code.
The director of the department of business and neighborhood services, or his or her designee, shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Whenever in this chapter, it is provided that anything must be done to the approval of or subject to the direction of the director of the department of business and neighborhood services or any other officer of the City of Indianapolis, this shall be construed to give such officer only the discretion of determining whether this Code has been complied with; and no such provisions shall be construed as giving any officer discretionary powers as to what this Code shall be, or power to require conditions not prescribed by ordinances or to enforce this chapter in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner. Any variance from adopted building rules promulgated by the fire prevention and building safety commission are subject to approval under IC 22-13-2-7.
(G.O. 132, 1995, § 1; G.O. 1, 2002, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 21; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)
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=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH536BUCO_ARTIGEPR_S536-121ADBUCOFetched: 10/27/2026