Voidance of permit upon change of use or application for building permit for adjacent premises.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 645-427
in effectSec. 645-427. - Voidance of permit upon change of use or application for building permit for adjacent premises.
(a) A permit granted pursuant to this division for the cutting of a curb, grassplot or sidewalk adjacent to any street for the purpose of locating or constructing any private or commercial driveway or roadway for vehicles to cross over any grassplot or sidewalk or to afford access to adjacent premises shall automatically terminate upon a change in the business usage of the premises, regardless of how slight or minor the change may be. Also, upon the application of any person for a building permit upon any portion of adjacent premises to which access is allowed by virtue of the permit issued pursuant to this division for a curb cut, such permit shall automatically terminate at the time of application for the building permit.
(b) The change of business usage or upon the application for a building permit, and the subsequent termination of a curb cut permit, as provided in subsection (a) shall subject the person owning or using the adjacent premises to the penalties for violation of this division just as though no permit had been issued for the curb, grassplot or sidewalk cut.
(c) In the event the person owning or using such premises at the time of the change in business usage or at the time of the application for a building permit, or the new owner or lessee, if any, shall immediately petition the division of construction and business services of the department of business and neighborhood services for approval to retain the permit issued pursuant to this division, and the person complies with the decision or orders of the division of construction and business services regarding modification, change, alteration or elimination of the existing curb, grassplot or sidewalk cut, such person shall not be in violation of this division.
(Code 1975, § 28-145; G.O. 15, 2001, § 105; G.O. 3, 2002, § 24; G.O. 63, 2009, § 69; 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_ARTIVCUCUEX_DIV2CUCUDR_S645-427VOPEUPCHUSAPBUPEADPRFetched: 10/27/2026