Issuance of dock permits; permission to encroach.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 631-226
in effectSec. 631-226. - Issuance of dock permits; permission to encroach.
(a) Upon applicant's compliance with section 631-223, verification that applicant's proposed or existing dock, improvement or modification complies with the regulations promulgated pursuant to this division, verification that applicant has received a drainage permit pursuant to Chapter 561 of this Code, and receipt of applicant's executed indemnification and hold harmless agreement required by section 631-224 and proof of insurance required by section 631-225, the board of public works shall grant permission to encroach to the applicant. If the application is also for a dock permit, upon the granting of such permission, the department of public works shall forward copies of, evidence of, or the original application, indemnification and hold harmless agreement, proof of insurance and copies of the drainage permit and permission to encroach to the department of parks and recreation.
(b) Upon applicant's compliance with section 631-223, receipt from the department of public works of the applicant's completed application, of applicant's executed indemnification and hold harmless agreement required by section 631-224, of applicant's proof in insurance required by section 631-225, and of copies of applicant's drainage permit and permission to encroach, and upon verification that applicant's proposed or existing dock or modification complies with the regulations promulgated pursuant to this division, the department of parks and recreation shall issue a dock permit to the applicant.
(c) An applicant for a dock permit may appeal to the board of parks and recreation a decision of the department of parks and recreation denying or partially approving the dock permit. The appeal shall be filed with the board within ten (10) business days after the department's decision. The board shall hear the appeal de novo at a regular meeting, and in making a decision shall apply the standards set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to this division.
(d) Any dock permit or permission to encroach issued pursuant to this section shall expire sixty (60) days after the time ownership of the property which the dock or improvements serve is transferred or otherwise changed. Owners shall notify the department of public works at the time the ownership of the property is transferred. Within sixty (60) days after the date of transfer, the new owner shall apply for the appropriate dock permit and/or permission to encroach.
(Code 1975, § 7-106; 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_S631-226ISDOPEPEENFetched: 10/27/2026