Civil zoning violations.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 740-1005
in effectSec. 740-1005. - Civil zoning violations.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is the owner or contract vendee of, or who has a possessory interest in, real property located in Marion County to cause, suffer or allow any of the following civil zoning violations to occur on such property:
1. The location, erection, or maintenance of any sign not specifically permitted by the Zoning Ordinance;
2. The failure to obtain an Improvement Location Permit when one is required by the terms and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance;
3. The outdoor storage of junk, trash, or debris in any zoning district, the provisions of which do not specifically permit such a use;
4. The outdoor storage of inoperable vehicles or vehicle parts in any zoning district, the provisions of which do not specifically permit such a use;
5. The parking or storage of a commercial vehicle in any zoning district, when the provisions of which do not specifically permit such a use. However, this provision does not apply to motorized commercial vehicles which do not exceed a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds and are not categorized as a commercial vehicle by Item 2 in the definition of a commercial vehicle;
6. The outdoor storage or display of merchandise or goods in any zoning district, the provisions of which do not specifically permit such a use or in violation of zoning district development standards regulating such use;
7. The conduct of any activity in a zoning district, not specifically enumerated as a permitted primary or accessory use in that zoning district, and which activity has not been legally established by a currently valid variance, special exception or other approval grant;
8. Failure to comply with use-specific standards and zoning district development standards, including but not limited to landscaping, paving or striping of parking areas, minimum parking space requirements, service area enclosure, fencing or screening requirements;
9. The failure to comply with the terms, provisions, conditions or commitments of a variance grant, special exception, ordinance, or other approval grant.
B. Each day a civil zoning violation remains uncorrected constitutes a second or subsequent violation. It shall be a defense to an action to enforce a civil zoning violation that the use or activity alleged to be a civil zoning violation is a legally established nonconforming use.
(G.O. 64, 2015, § 2; G.O. 53, 2017, § 3)
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_CH740GEPR_ARTXENRE_S740-1005CIZOVIFetched: 10/27/2026