Permit not to be issued for permanent obstructions.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 645-543
in effectSec. 645-543. - Permit not to be issued for permanent obstructions.
(a) No person shall build or place, or cause or permit to be built or placed, any stand, window, stairway, porch or other structure or obstruction of that type, designed for private use or business purposes, which extends into, over or on the street and sidewalk adjoining such premises, and which is owned or controlled and used by him, when such structure is permanent in character and occupies or uses any portion of the surface of the street.
(b) Any existing structure or obstruction prohibited by subsection (a) shall be removed when so ordered by the city, or the city may remove it at the expense of the owner.
(c) All applications for permits required by this division to build any structure of the type prohibited by subsection (a) shall be refused and rejected by the division of construction and business services of the department of business and neighborhood services. Temporary structures on the streets may be so located for special occasions and uses when permitted by the division, subject to removal at any time on its order.
(Code 1975, § 28-224; G.O. 15, 2001, § 113; G.O. 3, 2002, § 32; G.O. 63, 2009, § 75; 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_CH645PURI-W_ARTVUSOCPUWA_DIV2OVSUUS_S645-543PENOBEISPEOBFetched: 10/27/2026