Completion and maintenance of improvements.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 741-209

in effect

Sec. 741-209. - Completion and maintenance of improvements. A. All applicants shall be required to complete, in accordance with the Committee's decision and to the satisfaction of the municipality, all the street, sanitary sewer and storm drainage, sidewalks, street signs, monuments, erosion control, street lights, and other required improvements, including lot improvements on the individual lots of the subdivision, as required in these regulations, specified in the secondary plat and as approved by the Committee, and to dedicate those public improvements to the municipality, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances on the dedicated property and public improvements. B. Secondary plat. Before the secondary plat is signed by the Administrator, the applicant shall provide a maintenance bond and a copy of the written completion and compliance affidavit from the agency that has jurisdiction over the required improvements that the improvements have been completed in accordance with these regulations; or, at the discretion of the Committee, provide a subdivision improvement agreement and performance surety in which: 1. The applicant shall covenant to complete all required sanitary sewer, street base, binder and curbs, street topcoat, storm drainage, street signs, monuments, erosion control, sidewalks, street lights and other required improvements no later than two years following the date on which the Administrator signs the secondary plat. 2. The applicant shall covenant to maintain each required improvement for a period of three years after the date of acceptance of the improvement by the City, and also shall warrant the governing body of the dedication of the last completed improvement. The subdivision improvement agreement shall contain such other terms and conditions agreed to by the applicant and the Commission. 3. A performance bond or letter of credit shall be provided before the seal of the Commission, the approval of its officers, and the certificate that public notice of the hearing was published, are affixed and attached to the plat. C. A subdivision improvement agreement and performance surety are not required for minor subdivisions unless specifically required as a condition of approval by the Committee. (G.O. 64, 2015, § 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_CH741SURE_ARTIISUAPPR_S741-209COMAIMFetched: 10/27/2026