Protection of underground utilities; restoration bond or deposit.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 645-555

in effect

Sec. 645-555. - Protection of underground utilities; restoration bond or deposit. (a) No person shall use or alter the space under any sidewalk, street or public place in such a manner as to damage or interfere with any sewer, water pipe, conduit, wire or any other work or structure lawfully installed in the public way by any public authority or public utility, unless by the express consent of the division of construction and business services of the department of business and neighborhood services after consultation with the engineering division of the department of public works, and of any such utility, under the conditions prescribed by them. (b) No permit required by this division shall be granted until any utility affected has been notified and the applicant therefor has executed an approved indemnity bond or has paid to the division a sum of money that it deems sufficient to defray the cost and expense to the city and to any utilities affected by renewing, rebuilding, relocating or relaying all or any of such facilities so disturbed, and making the necessary connections therewith, if the holder of the permit fails to do so as approved by them. (c) Every person damaging, altering or disturbing any underground utilities shall restore them at his or her expense and within the time fixed by the division to such condition as they were in prior thereto and as will meet the approval of the division and of any such public utilities; and if and when so restored, the sum so paid to the division or any balance unused shall be refunded. If the permittee fails to restore such underground facilities, the division shall cause them to be restored in a manner meeting its approval and that of such utility and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the deposit. If such cost exceeds the deposit, the person shall pay forthwith to the city any such excess. (Code 1975, § 28-235; G.O. 15, 2001, § 115; G.O. 3, 2002, § 34; G.O. 63, 2009, § 77; 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_S645-555PRUNUTREBODEFetched: 10/27/2026