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Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Tippecanoe County, IN (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Tippecanoe County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Encroachment Permits

Before anyone cuts, digs, trenches, or otherwise disturbs a county highway, street, or its adjacent easement in unincorporated Tippecanoe County, the County Highway Engineer must issue a permit. The same permit process covers driveway approaches, utility pole lines, road closures, and oversized loads, and applicants must post a bond.

Tippecanoe County Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit

Some Restrictions

Tippecanoe County Code of Ordinances ยง 96.18

(A) No person shall cut, dig, trench, or otherwise interfere with the surface, or subsurface, of any highway or street which is a part of the county highway system, or the easement adjacent to any such highway unless such person shall first obtain a permit from the office of the County Highway Engineer. ... (B) The minimum bond required of any person obtaining a permit pursuant to this sect...

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