Permit required.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 645-542
in effectSec. 645-542. - Permit required.
No person shall hereafter use or change, for private purposes, any space on, over or underneath the surface of any public street, sidewalk or other public place in the city; or construct or maintain any structure thereon, bridge thereover, or tunnel thereunder; or disturb the sidewalk, curb or roadway on a public way; or use the space beneath any public way for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, extending or maintaining any vault, cellar, areaway, structure, coalhole, trapdoor, stairway, elevator or other opening; or install or use any appurtenances thereto; without first obtaining a permit therefor from the division of construction and business services of the department of business and neighborhood services.
(Code 1975, § 28-223; 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_S645-542PEREFetched: 10/27/2026