Context areas.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 740-501
in effectSec. 740-501. - Context areas.
In order to address the wide variety of land use and development contexts in Marion County, Indiana, the Zoning Ordinance has adopted the Primary and Secondary Districts identified in Chapter 742. In addition, there are some cases where an existing zoning district has been applied in areas that were platted and developed prior to 1945 and areas platted after that date. In order to tailor development standards to promote compatible development and redevelopment in these two types of areas, the Zoning Ordinance sometimes includes different development standards for the following two types of context areas.
A. Compact Context (C) areas were generally platted and developed before 1945 and areas platted after that date that are generally characterized by smaller platted lots, narrower platted streets, greater walkability, a more varied mix of uses, and a need to promote redevelopment of lots and parcels that may not meet modern platting standards.
B. Metro Context (M) areas were generally platted and developed after 1945 and are generally characterized by larger lots and wider streets designed for higher levels of automobile ownership, access, and circulation, greater separation of uses, and a mix of developed and undeveloped land.
(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_CH740GEPR_ARTVCOMECOAR_S740-501COARFetched: 10/27/2026