Construction of sidewalks in the right-of-way.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 744-302
in effectSec. 744-302. - Construction of sidewalks in the right-of-way.
A. Sidewalks and any alternative pedestrian walkway shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
B. Sidewalks shall consist of the walkway and any curb ramps or blended transitions.
C. Width of sidewalks, exclusive of the width of any curb, landscape area or amenity zone, must be at least the width indicated in Table 744-302-1: Minimum Sidewalk Widths. The sidewalk shall be unobstructed, except as detailed in the Sidewalk Zone provisions of the Thoroughfare Plan.
Table 744-302-1 Minimum Sidewalk Widths
District | Street Classifications | Minimum Sidewalk Width
D-S, D-A, D-1, D-2, D-3, and D- 4, D-6 and D-7 | Collector, Local, and Cul-de-sac | 6'
All other streets | 6'
D-5, D-5II, D-8, D-9, and D-10 | Local Streets | 6'
Collector and Arterial Streets | 8'
CBD, MU Districts, and C Districts in the TOD Secondary District | Buffer Frontages and/or Local Streets | 6'—8'
Commuter Frontages and/or Collector Streets | 8'—12'
Pedestrian Frontages and/or Arterial Streets | 12'—20'
All other streets | All streets | 6'
* See Sidewalk Zone provisions and standards in the Thoroughfare Plan for specific streetscape designs strategies for various street types, and contexts.
D. Sidewalks shall meet the Standards for Street and Bridge Design and Construction (G.O. 49, 1972/Standards for Acceptance of Streets and Bridges of the City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana), except as indicated otherwise herein.
E. Sidewalks shall be a minimum of four inches in thickness of Portland cement concrete, except where sidewalks cross concrete drives or driveways the thickness shall be a minimum of six inches, conforming to subsection 604 of the current Indiana Department of Transportation Design Standards and Specifications. Sidewalks along frontages that are identified in the Indy Greenways Full Circle 2014-2024 Master Plan, Marion County Comprehensive Plan, or Indy Parks Connectivity Plan as a greenway or linear path may be constructed with alternate materials and depth standards as approved by the Administrator.
F. Sidewalks shall be provided along the entire frontage of all abutting eligible public streets, excepting freeways and expressways as indicated in the current Official Thoroughfare Plan for Marion County, Indiana, and other full control of access frontages as determined by the Administrator.
G. Unless a different location is approved by the Administrator, the sidewalks shall generally be provided within the public right-of-way, one foot from the right-of-way line. The Sidewalk Zone provisions of the Thoroughfare Plan provide more specific design details for design of specific street types and rights-of-way conditions.
H. Where sidewalks exist in the public right-of-way in front of an adjacent lot and extend to a point equal to the common lot line extended, the sidewalks shall fully connect with such existing sidewalks on the adjacent property to provide a continuous, unobstructed walkway along the public street.
(G.O. 64, 2015, § 2; G.O. 26, 2021, § 9)
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_CH744DEST_ARTIIIACCO_S744-302COSIRI-WFetched: 10/27/2026