HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. III, ch. 611, art. VII

in effect

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-701 Purpose.

Sec. 611-701. - Purpose. The purpose of this article is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare from the potential hazard of fire, explosion, or exposure to toxic substances that accompanies hazardous materials by regulating the transportation of hazardous materials in and through Indianapolis and Marion County. (Code 1975, § 29-431)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-702 Restriction of transportation of hazardous materials.

Sec. 611-702. - Restriction of transportation of hazardous materials. (a) Those portions of Interstate I-70 and Interstate I-65 that lie inside Interstate I-465 are conclusively presumed to be routes that go through or near heavily populated areas; therefore, the use of said routes for the transportation of materials required to be placarded by 49 CFR, Subpart F—Placarding, is prohibited where there is neither a point of origin nor destination within Marion County. (b) Where there is neither a point of origin nor destination within Marion County, the materials specified in subsection (a) shall not be transported in the downtown area as defined in subsection (d), and shall be transported around the most heavily populated areas of Marion County by using Interstate I-465; however, Interstate I-70 and Interstate I-65 within Interstate I-465 may be used for local terminal visits. (c) For cargoes with either a point of origin or destination within Marion County, the use of highways or streets in the downtown area, as defined in subsection (d) for the transportation of the materials specified in subsection (a) is prohibited during the hours between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. (d) The downtown area is defined as the area within the boundaries of Thirtieth Street, East Street/Central Avenue, McCarty Street, and the White River Parkway. (e) Exceptions to the above restrictions will be made only upon application to the director of the department of business and neighborhood services in accordance with section 611-704. (Code 1975, § 29-432; G.O. 15, 2001, § 70; G.O. 63, 2009, § 61; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-703 Operation of motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials.

Sec. 611-703. - Operation of motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials. The following operating requirements shall apply to motor vehicle transportation within Marion County: (1) Vehicles transporting hazardous materials shall obey all state and local traffic and parking regulations; (2) Vehicles transporting hazardous materials shall operate at all times with their headlights illuminated; (3) Transporters of hazardous materials shall not permit the discharge of hazardous materials into or upon any street, highway, sanitary sewer, drainage canal or ditch or flood control channel, or upon the ground, including private property, except when such discharge is expressly permitted by the property owner and is otherwise legal; (4) Transporters of hazardous material shall not create a hazard to the public by the location or condition of their vehicles which contain hazardous materials. (Code 1975, § 29-433)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-704 Exceptions granted by director of business and neighborhood services.

Sec. 611-704. - Exceptions granted by director of business and neighborhood services. (a) Transporters, shippers, and receivers of hazardous materials may apply to the director of the department of business and neighborhood services for an exception to the requirements of section 611-702. An exception will be granted only where the following criteria are met: (1) Compelling need is shown — the applicant must show that delivery or pickup of the hazardous material can be made only by entering the downtown area during the hours prohibited by section 611-702(c); and (2) Transportation of the hazardous materials is in the public interest. (b) An application for an exception under this section shall be filed with the permit section of the department of business and neighborhood services. (c) The board of business and neighborhood services shall assist the director in granting the exceptions authorized under this section. (Code 1975, § 29-434; G.O. 15, 2001, § 71; G.O. 63, 2009, § 62; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-705 Reserved.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-706 Article supplementary.

Sec. 611-706. - Article supplementary. This article is in addition to any other existing federal or state law regulating the transport of hazardous materials. (Code 1975, § 29-436)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-707 Penalty.

Sec. 611-707. - Penalty. Any person, carrier or vehicle who violates the terms of this article shall be issued a citation to appear in a court of competent jurisdiction in this country, and may be fined in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). (Code 1975, § 29-437)

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_CH611MOVE_ARTVIIHAMATRFetched: 10/27/2026