Removing structures.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 536-822

in effect

Sec. 536-822. - Removing structures. Any person, partnership or corporation carrying out the demolishing, dismantling, dismembering, razing or removing a structure shall in addition to the requirements of section 536-821 comply with the following requirements: (1) The administrator as assigned by the deputy director of the division of construction and business services or his or her authorized representative may, if reasonably necessary to insure public safety, require the licensed wrecking contractor to submit plans and a complete schedule for demolition. Where such are required, no work shall be accomplished until such plans and schedule are approved by the administrator as assigned by the deputy director of the division of construction and business services, or his or her authorized representative. (2) Blasting and use of explosives shall be accomplished only by a person who has obtained a blasting permit pursuant to the requirements of this Code and by special permission of and under the supervision of the administrator as assigned by the deputy director of the division of construction and business services, the fire prevention bureau of the appropriate jurisdiction, and the division of air pollution control. (3) No open fires or other sources of flame except necessary cutting torches are permitted on the inside of the structure that is being wrecked, or in close proximity to flammable materials located outside of the structure, and every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent the possibility of fire. (4) Suitable provisions shall be made for the disposal of materials that are accumulated during the wrecking of a structure. (5) The buildings, foundations, curbs, sidewalks, concrete or asphalt drives and all appurtenances shall be removed to one (1) foot below the ground line or one (1) foot below subgrade elevation, whichever of the two (2) is lower. Such removal shall also include the removal and disposal of buried or exposed tanks. Concrete slabs, under which a basement, pit, well or cistern exists, shall be broken and removed. (6) If a sanitary sewer connection exists, the sewer lateral shall be capped in the manner prescribed by CWA Authority. (7) All rubbish and debris including any goods, merchandise, commodities, products or materials of any kind that may have been stored within the structure being wrecked or on such property shall be removed or cleaned away, the ground leveled off, and the premises put in a clean and sanitary condition; provided, however, that if such property is properly fenced and the erection of a new structure is to be commenced within ninety (90) days, the ground need not be leveled until all such work on the premises is completed. (8) Material used for fill or grading shall be only material that can be properly compacted in order to avoid future settlement of filled-in earth or the structure erected over such fill. No pieces of stone, lumber, boards or other material that due to their size or character would prevent proper compaction or would cause later settlement of the surface shall be used in such fill. (9) Where a structure is wrecked and an excavation that at any point is eight (8) or more feet below grade level is left unfilled, the fence portion of the walkway required by section 536-821(2) shall remain at the site; provided, however, that the administrator as assigned by the deputy director of the division of construction and business services may approve a fence that does not meet the standards of section 536-821(2) so long as it is sufficient to prevent persons, especially children, from falling into the excavation. (Code 1975, § 8-131; G.O. 1, 2002, § 1; G.O. 9, 2005, § 16; G.O. 63, 2009, § 32; 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_ARTVIIIMICOST_DIV2COPRDUCODEREST_S536-822RESTFetched: 10/27/2026