Nonconforming existing improvements or docks.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 631-228

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Sec. 631-228. - Nonconforming existing improvements or docks. (a) Upon the city's inspection of an existing dock or improvement pursuant to section 631-223(b), the city shall notify the applicant in writing of any noncompliance with the regulations adopted pursuant to this division. (b) The applicant must bring his or her dock or improvement into compliance with the regulations within sixty (60) days after receipt of the city's notice. (c) An applicant may file with the department of public works a request for an extension of time beyond the sixty (60) days in subsection (b) in which to bring the dock or improvement into compliance. An application for such extension must be filed within sixty (60) days after receipt of the notice of noncompliance. The department of public works, in consultation with the department of parks and recreation if the application is for a dock permit, may grant the applicant a reasonable extension of time if the applicant shows to the department's satisfaction that he or she is unable, due to circumstances beyond the applicant's reasonable control, to bring the dock or improvement into compliance within the initial sixty-day time period. (d) An applicant may appeal to the board of public works the decision of the department of public works on the applicant's request for extension. The appeal shall be filed within ten (10) business days after the department's decision. The board shall hear the appeal de novo at a regular meeting. In making its decision, the board shall apply the standards in subsection (c). (e) When an applicant believes that he or she has brought his or her existing dock or improvement into compliance with the promulgated regulations, the applicant shall notify the department of public works, at which time the city shall inspect the dock or improvement to confirm that it complies with the regulations. (f) After the second inspection, the city will determine pursuant to section 631-226(a) or (b) whether to issue or deny permission to encroach or a dock permit. (g) Upon the denial of an application for permission to encroach or a dock permit, the owner of an existing dock or improvement shall remove such dock or improvement from any property below the eight hundred fifteen (815) feet M.S.L. contour line. (Code 1975, § 7-108; G.O. 15, 2001, § 90)

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_CH631PARE_ARTIIEACRRE_DIV2IMDO_S631-228NOEXIMDOFetched: 10/27/2026