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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 § 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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