Permit required; enforcement.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 645-421
in effectSec. 645-421. - Permit required; enforcement.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any abutting owner to alter, remove or cut any grassplot, sidewalk, the pavement of the street or the curb adjacent thereto, or to excavate in a street, for the purpose of locating or constructing any private or commercial driveway or roadway for vehicles to cross over such grassplot or sidewalk and to afford access to his or her premises, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the division of construction and business services of the department of business and neighborhood services.
(b) A violation of this section is subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties provided in section 103-3 of this Code; provided, however, the fine imposed for such violation shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and each day that an offense continues shall constitute a separate violation. The controller shall cause any fines collected under this section to be deposited into an account for the use and benefit of the division of construction and business services.
(Code 1975, § 28-139; G.O. 168, 1999, § 19; G.O. 15, 2001, § 103; G.O. 3, 2002, § 23; G.O. 63, 2009, § 68; 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_ARTIVCUCUEX_DIV2CUCUDR_S645-421PEREENFetched: 10/27/2026