Designation of additional franchise zones.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 961-302
in effectSec. 961-302. - Designation of additional franchise zones.
(a) The license administrator at any time may designate additional franchise zones located outside the central city by certifying to the clerk of the council a map showing the boundaries of the additional franchise zones.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in this section, such additional franchise zones shall be subject to the same procedures, conditions and restrictions established for franchise zones under section 961-301 and section 961-303 of this article.
(c) A franchise zone licensee may request that the license administrator designate an additional franchise zone outside the central city, and allocate the licensee's license to that zone.
(d) If the license administrator designates the zone pursuant to the request and if the licensee is otherwise eligible and qualified under this chapter, then the license administrator shall allocate the licensee's license to the franchise zone for the balance of that calendar year and the entirety of the next two (2) subsequent calendar years. At the end of the second subsequent calendar year, the zone shall become a nonprotected franchise zone, and a license or licenses shall be allocated to it in the same manner as provided in section 961-303.
(e) The boundaries of a franchise zone designated pursuant to a request under this section shall not be less than two hundred fifty (250) feet in each direction from the site of the licensee's cart.
(G.O. 215, 1995, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 168)
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=TITIVBUCORELI_CH961SICACA_ARTIIIFRZOALLI_S961-302DEADFRZOFetched: 10/27/2026