Kokomo, IN

Once the city's Snow Removal Coordinator declares a snow removal condition, parking is banned on every street the Board of Public Works and Safety has designated a snow route in the…

In the City of Kokomo, only a vehicle actually capable of charging and actively engaged in the charging process may occupy a space designated for electric-vehicle charging under Kokomo…

In the City of Kokomo, a recreational vehicle or trailer cannot sit parked on any street for more than 72 continuous hours under Kokomo Code of Ordinances § 72.09(H). The code defines…

In the City of Kokomo, a vehicle stopped in a marked loading zone can only load or unload freight, and that stop cannot exceed 15 minutes under Kokomo Code of Ordinances § 72.02…

In the City of Kokomo, a commercial vehicle, truck, or tractor registered over 7,000 pounds, along with any semitrailer or trailer, cannot park on a street in a residence district…

In the City of Kokomo, a parked vehicle cannot leave less than five feet of width from the street centerline, and it cannot face the opposite direction of adjacent traffic flow, under…

In the City of Kokomo, vehicles and trailers on residential property must sit on a hard surface such as concrete, asphalt, or gravel under Kokomo Code of Ordinances § 72.11. Parking on…

In the City of Kokomo, a vehicle counts as abandoned under Kokomo Code of Ordinances § 73.01 if it sits illegally or unmoved on public property for 72 hours, or on private property…

Indiana regulates nonconsensual towing through IC 24-14, the towing services article, backed by the abandoned vehicle rules in IC 9-22-1. If you reach your car while it is being hooked…

In the City of Kokomo, any noise exceeding 83 dB(A) measured at 15 feet from the source is prima facie evidence of a prohibited noise, and any noise audible more than 50 feet away that…

In the City of Kokomo, motor vehicle noise is capped at 83 dB(A) measured 15 feet from the source anywhere in the city, and the code separately bans unmuffled exhaust, unnecessary horn…

Kokomo's animal code treats a dog that barks, whines, or howls excessively as a public nuisance. Section 90.01 defines that conduct, and § 90.02(D) makes it unlawful for an owner to…

Kokomo's noise ordinance bars playing radios, stereos, loudspeakers or sound amplifiers loudly enough to disturb neighbors, and separately forbids amplified sound cast onto public…

Kokomo bars operating a pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, or similar loud construction appliance between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Ordinary construction and repair…

Aircraft noise in Indiana is governed primarily by federal law and the FAA, with the state regulating airport zoning and tall structures under IC 8-21. Local Indiana governments cannot…

Open burning is banned citywide in Kokomo, but commercially available grills, contained barbecue pits and portable outdoor fireplaces are exempt without prior approval. Other…

Kokomo's Burning Ordinance, § 100.03 of the Kokomo Code of Ordinances, bans burning rubbish, garbage, yard waste, leaves, construction materials, tree limbs, or dangerous materials…

In the City of Kokomo, consumer fireworks are banned except during specific holiday windows set by Common Council ordinance: New Year's Eve, Memorial Day, June 29 through July 9…

Every rental unit in Kokomo must have a working smoke detector under the fire safety rules of the Rental Housing Code. Section 160.27(F)(5) requires smoke detectors in all rental…

Indiana regulates propane through Chapter 61 of the 2014 Indiana Fire Code, adopted and amended statewide by the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission at 675 IAC 22-2.5-41…

Indiana bans nearly all open burning statewide; IC 13-17-9 carves out narrow exemptions for agricultural and land-clearing vegetation, and every legal fire must be attended…

In Kokomo's city parks, section 96.14 of the Code of Ordinances bars anyone from hunting, trapping, or otherwise molesting wild birds and from robbing bird nests or taking eggs, with…

Kokomo bans feeding, baiting or otherwise providing food to any wild animal or waterfowl on city-owned property, including parks. The prohibition names coyotes, deer, foxes, raccoons…

Kokomo prohibits letting any dog run at large, meaning off the owner's property and not restrained by a leash or under an owner's immediate control, under § 90.01 and § 90.02(B)…

Kokomo outright bans keeping wild animals as pets within city limits. Section 90.02(E) makes it unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor a wild animal, defined broadly in §…

Kokomo does not require microchips for pets generally, but a dog officially declared potentially dangerous must be permanently identified by a microchip at the owner's expense under §…

Kokomo has no citywide spay/neuter mandate, but a dog declared potentially dangerous must be spayed or neutered within 30 days of that determination under § 90.02(F)(9). The…

Kokomo treats cats much like dogs under Chapter 90: a cat found at large or acting as a public nuisance may be apprehended and impounded under § 90.05(A), and every cat three months or…

Unincorporated Howard County caps how many dogs and cats a household can keep without a kennel license. Section 90.01 makes it a public nuisance to harbor more than four dogs or cats…

Howard County treats 'dangerous dog' as a formal classification made by the Department of Animal Services, not a banned breed list. Once a dog is declared potentially dangerous, the…

Indiana does not require statewide apiary registration, but IC 14-24-8-4 bars bringing bees or beekeeping equipment in from another state or country without a permit from the Division…

Indiana's Right to Farm Act protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits and limits local restrictions on farms operating in agricultural zones. Counties retain…

In the City of Kokomo, Kokomo Code of Ordinances § 97.07 makes it unlawful for the owner, occupant, or manager of a lot to let any shade tree fronting or bordering a street stay…

In the City of Kokomo, Code of Ordinances § 95.01 bars weeds and rank vegetation from averaging more than eight inches in height on any parcel in the city. The Department of…

Building a residential swimming pool or hot tub in Kokomo requires a building permit under the adopted Indiana Swimming Pool Code, with the city's fee schedule setting two required…

Indiana enforces uniform pool barrier rules through the Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14) for home pools and Indiana Department of Health rules (410 IAC 6-2.1) for public pools…

Indiana Code 32-26-9 governs partition fences between adjoining rural property owners, requiring shared cost and maintenance. The law applies statewide to fences where at least one…

Indiana's cottage food scheme is Ind. Code § 16-42-5.3, the home based vendor chapter added by P.L.49-2022. Section 16-42-5.3-3 exempts a home based vendor's production and sale of…

Indiana law under IC 12-17.2-5 establishes statewide licensing for family child care homes serving more than five unrelated children, with FSSA Bureau of Child Care administering…

Indiana never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, so there is no license to apply for and no inspection to schedule before cooking for sale at home. The state went the other…

Indiana Code 36-1-24 prohibits local units from banning short-term rentals statewide. Cities and counties may impose reasonable regulations on permits, occupancy, noise, and safety…

Indiana imposes 7% state sales tax plus county innkeeper's tax on rentals under 30 days. Marketplace facilitators like Airbnb and Vrbo must collect and remit these taxes statewide…

In the City of Kokomo, anyone staging a parade, march, rally, or public demonstration on a city street must get a parade permit from the Traffic Director before proceeding…

Kokomo requires a Traffic Commission permit for any block party expected to draw more than 75 people, filed 60 to 365 days ahead. Events are barred within 1,000 feet of hospitals or…

Anyone wanting to hold an event or reserve a Kokomo park facility must first get a permit from the Superintendent under § 96.35 of the Code of Ordinances. Applications are filed in…

Restaurants in Kokomo may seat patrons on the public sidewalk under § 97.03(C) of the Code of Ordinances, but only with a permit from the President of the Board of Public Works and…

In the City of Kokomo, camping or storing camp equipment on city-owned sidewalks, streets, parks, or lots is unlawful unless the city designates the area for it. Before removing an…

In the City of Kokomo, no company may place a construction dumpster or roll-off container on a public street or right-of-way without a permit from the Permits Office. Dumpsters may not…

The City of Kokomo bans dumping litter, junk, garbage, construction debris, and hazardous or infectious waste on public roadways or private property under § 99.32 of the Kokomo Code of…

Kokomo's recycling program is not automatic citywide law; § 98.02 of the Kokomo Code of Ordinances authorizes the Board of Public Works and Safety to establish and implement a special…

Once Kokomo's recycling program is running, § 98.03 of the Kokomo Code of Ordinances marks city receptacles as city property for recyclables only, makes separating recyclables…

In the City of Kokomo, § 95.06 requires garbage and rubbish to go out in 30-gallon containers or securely tied heavy-duty bags, and bars leaving those containers on the sidewalk, the…

In the City of Kokomo, § 95.06 tells residents when their garbage and rubbish will not be picked up: loose or spilled material, broken containers, and route-specific weight and…

In the City of Kokomo, § 95.08(B) guarantees garbage and refuse pickup at least once every seven days for each single-family residence, apartment unit in a building of four units or…

In the City of Kokomo, § 95.07(B)(3) lets tree branches, brush, plant stalks, and shrubs go out with the regular weekly pickup, but only if each piece is four inches or less in…

In the City of Kokomo, § 95.07(B)(1) excludes rubbish of exceptional size or weight, such as construction debris, more than one large furniture item or appliance a week, and cement…

In the City of Kokomo, a curfew violation occurs when a 15-, 16-, or 17-year-old is in public between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weeknights, or between 1 and 5 a.m. on weekends, and when a…

Kokomo's Code of Ordinances closes city parks overnight under § 96.34: no one may remain, stop, or park within a park between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. local time. Exceptions cover…

In the City of Kokomo, running any noise-creating blower, power fan, or internal combustion engine that causes loud, raucous noise from exploding gases or fluids is banned unless it is…

In the City of Kokomo, playing a radio, stereo, or other sound device loudly enough to be plainly audible 50 feet from the vehicle or building it comes from is prima facie evidence of…

Kokomo's noise chapter treats vehicle horns and alarms as opposite cases: sounding a horn or signaling device beyond a genuine danger warning, or letting one blare unreasonably long…

Kokomo's Code of Ordinances bars loitering in city parks under § 96.19(I), the loitering and vagrancy clause of the Disorderly Conduct section. No person or group may loiter in or near…

Kokomo's Code of Ordinances outlaws drinking and possessing alcohol in city parks under § 96.19(E). No person may drink, sell, possess, gift, or offer for sale any alcoholic liquor or…

Kokomo bars anyone from standing in a public street to beg, solicit contributions, or solicit vehicle occupants for work or services. Charitable groups can solicit only with a city…

Howard County bans skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates and bikes at any time on the ground around the County Courthouse, Government Building and Administration Center, with…

Howard County's smoke-free ordinance defines 'smoking' to expressly include marijuana, so lighting a joint triggers the same rules as a cigarette. Marijuana smoking is banned in every…

Howard County extends its smoke-free rules outdoors: § 92.55 bans smoking in outdoor restaurant and bar seating, within eight feet of playgrounds, transit shelters, and sports…

Kokomo declares any building the enforcement authority finds unsafe under § 150.47 of the Kokomo Code of Ordinances a public nuisance, to be abated by repair, rehabilitation…

In the City of Kokomo, Code § 99.02 bans owners from letting a nuisance sit on any real or personal property, and § 99.03 names accumulations of junk, abandoned materials, and open…

In the City of Kokomo, when the city contracts with a towing company to remove abandoned vehicles, Kokomo Code of Ordinances § 73.10 caps what that contractor can charge: a $45 basic…

Kokomo requires pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers, precious-metals dealers and valuable-metals dealers to hold a city license before operating. The annual fee is $50 per location…

Kokomo requires a Police Department permit, approved by the Director of Public Health, before any massage establishment can operate. Applicants pay a $25 non-refundable filing fee…

Howard County Code § 113.02 makes it unlawful to operate a tattoo facility, body piercing facility, or temporary tattoo or piercing facility without a Health Officer permit, and §…

Indiana requires retailers to hold an Electronic Cigarette Retailer Certificate to sell vapor products, complying with age verification, packaging, and Tobacco 21 sales rules.

In the City of Kokomo, subdividers can earn a density bonus by setting aside natural areas. Reserving at least 10% of a plat as a conservation easement lets a developer reduce lot…

In the City of Kokomo, new and substantially improved buildings in the mapped floodplain must be built to the Flood Protection Grade, defined as base flood elevation (BFE) plus two…

In the City of Kokomo, any development activity inside a mapped special flood hazard area requires a floodplain development permit before work begins. The Director of the City Plan…

In the City of Kokomo, any land-disturbing construction activity needs a site development permit and an approved Pollution Prevention Plan under Chapter 161 before grading begins, and…

Kokomo requires a city site development permit before any land-disturbing construction activity under Chapter 161, Stormwater Erosion and Sediment Control. Section 161.03(A) bars…

Building a permanent structure in, or removing water or material from, Lake Michigan or any Indiana navigable waterway requires a permit from the Department of Natural Resources under…

Kokomo places a notification duty, not a repair mandate, on property owners under § 97.06: every owner of premises adjoining a sidewalk must immediately notify the Board of Public…

Kokomo's Code of Ordinances bars obstructing sidewalks, streets, alleys, or public places under § 97.03(A). Goods, wares, or merchandise may sit on a sidewalk only for a reasonable…

Anyone who wants to open, cut, bore into, or otherwise encroach on a Kokomo street, alley, or right-of-way must first get a permit under § 97.16 of the Kokomo Code of Ordinances. The…

Every rental unit and premises in Kokomo is subject to inspection by the Rental Housing Officer under Section 160.05 of the Rental Housing Code. The Kokomo Board of Public Works and…

Tenants can trigger a Kokomo rental inspection by filing a signed complaint with the Rental Housing Officer under Section 160.05(C), and Section 160.07 bars a landlord from retaliating…

The City Civil Engineer or a delegate inspects all covered construction in Kokomo, per Code § 150.05. New houses need 4 inspections, garages 3, and new commercial or industrial…

Kokomo adopts the Indiana Electrical Code by reference under § 150.01(A)(4)(a), and § 150.66 requires an electrical permit before installing, modifying, or repairing any conductor…

Kokomo adopts the Indiana Plumbing Code by reference under Chapter 150, so plumbing work is not governed by a separate city plumbing code but by the state code the Common Council…

A general building permit from the City Civil Engineer is required in Kokomo before any new building, addition, alteration, major repair or change of use begins. Fees scale with…

Kokomo's Rental Housing Code requires every door connecting a rental unit to the outside to have a functioning lock, hinge and latch. Section 160.20(N) makes the landlord responsible…

Kokomo's subdivision control ordinance, § 155.79(A) of the Kokomo Code of Ordinances, bars new-subdivision trees from being planted in the right-of-way of residential streets that have…

The City of Kokomo bans parking in designated bike lanes under Chapter 79, Schedule VI of the Code of Ordinances. Webster Street between Alto Road and Center Road is posted no parking…

Indiana bans golf carts from public roads by default and hands the switch to local government. Ind. Code § 9-21-8-57 says a golf cart may not be operated on a highway except in…

Kokomo's housing code bans letting any dwelling, yard, lot, or premises become a rat harborage under § 152.20, and § 152.63 requires every basement or cellar window and other opening…

Howard County ties food and bed-and-breakfast establishment permits to certified food handlers. The Health Department may suspend a permit for up to 30 days if inspection turns up no…

Kokomo's Historic Review Board, created under § 153.01(B)(1), designates historic districts and structures and must approve a certificate of appropriateness under § 153.06 before a…

In the City of Kokomo, anyone working as an itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor must get a license from the City Controller before going door to door. Non-profit fundraisers and…

Kokomo's Rental Housing Code, Chapter 160 of the Code of Ordinances, sets minimum maintenance standards for every rental unit in the city. Section 160.18 requires owners to keep…

Kokomo requires every landlord to register rental units with the city's Rental Housing Officer before renting them out, under Section 160.04 of the Rental Housing Code. Registration…

For nonpayment of rent, IC 32-31-1-6 lets a landlord terminate the lease with 'not less than ten (10) days notice,' and no eviction follows if the tenant pays in full before the period…

Indiana follows state landlord-tenant law under IC 32-31, which permits eviction on lease expiration or breach without requiring just cause. The state framework preempts attempts by…

Under IC 32-31-5-6, an Indiana landlord must give the tenant 'reasonable written or oral notice' before entering and may enter only at reasonable times, and may not abuse entry to…

Indiana's landlord-tenant statutes contain no late-fee cap, no required grace period, and no dedicated late-fee provision for residential rent. A late fee is enforceable only if the…

For a month-to-month or other tenancy at will, IC 32-31-1-1 requires a 'one (1) month notice in writing, delivered to the tenant' to terminate. A year-to-year tenancy needs at least…

Indiana prohibits local rent control. Indiana Code 32-31-1-20 bars any unit of local government from regulating rental rates for privately owned real property unless authorized by an…

Indiana sets no statutory limit on the security deposit amount. Under Indiana Code 32-31-3, a landlord must return the deposit, minus itemized lawful deductions, within 45 days after…

Indiana requires 10 years of possession to claim title by adverse possession (IC 34-11-2-11), and IC 32-21-7-1 adds that the possessor must have paid 'all taxes and special…

In unincorporated Howard County, rooftop and ground-mounted solar panels are a permitted accessory use in every zoning district, but installers must clear local building code officials…

Indiana does not void covenants that ban rooftop solar. Instead IC 32-25.5-3.5 hands the homeowner a workaround the board cannot veto: gather signatures equal to either the number…

Howard County imposes an 8% innkeeper's tax on any person renting hotel, motel, inn, tourist cabin, or college dormitory rooms for stays under 30 days anywhere in the county, effective…

Any mobile food unit operating in unincorporated Howard County needs a valid permit from the county Health Officer before serving food, under Code § 110.02. The permit must be posted…

Howard County's food code does not zone mobile food trucks into fixed districts. Under § 111.02(C), a seasonal or mobile retail food establishment may operate at various locations…

Unincorporated Howard County's public nuisance ordinance, which targets abandoned vehicles, garbage and junk, does not reach working farms. Section 97.03(J)(3) carves out agricultural…

Indiana allows counties to adopt agricultural zoning under IC 36-7-4 but limits restrictions on bona fide farming activities, especially in unincorporated areas.

Grills, fire pits, and fireplaces are the one carve-out from Howard County's blanket open-burning ban: § 92.02(B)(1) lets residents cook or heat with them so long as the fire stays…

Indiana prohibits marijuana dispensaries entirely under IC 35-48-4. Because no licensed retail framework exists, cities cannot zone for or permit dispensaries. The statewide…

Indiana prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and use under IC 35-48-4. No medical or recreational program exists, and home cultivation is a felony statewide. Local…

Indiana law preempts cities and counties from setting a local minimum wage above the state and federal floor of $7.25, with limited exceptions for public contracts.

Indiana has no statewide paid sick leave law for private employers, and no Indiana city has enacted a local paid sick leave ordinance. State law does not require private employers to…

Indiana law preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities and counties from passing or enforcing ordinances on firearms, ammunition, or accessories beyond state law.

Indiana permits open carry of handguns by lawful adults without a permit, subject to location-based restrictions and the state's preemption of local firearm regulation.

Indiana allows lawful adults at least 18 to carry a handgun in a vehicle without a permit, consistent with the state's permitless carry framework and firearms preemption.

Indiana's state design criteria table gives every county a wind speed of 115 mph, a weathering classification of Severe and required ice shield underlayment, while seismic design…

Indiana sets footing depth county by county in a single state table: 24 inches across much of the south, 30 inches through the middle of the state, and 36 inches along the northern…

Indiana accepts four ways to protect a foundation from frost, so digging below the county frost depth is only one option: a shallow foundation built to Section R403.3 or ASCE 32 is…

Indiana assigns each of its 92 counties a ground snow load of either 20 or 30 pounds per square foot, with the higher figure reserved for the northern counties along Lake Michigan and…

Indiana law names the only places a casino may ever operate: eleven owner's licenses total, allocated by statute to Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, one Lake Michigan-county city, five…

Indiana requires any charity, civic, fraternal, or veterans group to hold a license from the Indiana Gaming Commission before running bingo, raffles, pull tabs, punchboards, tip…

Indiana's gambling statute makes no exception for private social games. IC 35-45-5-2 criminalizes anyone who 'knowingly or intentionally engages in gambling,' a Class B misdemeanor…

Indiana Gaming Commission certificates of authority under IC 4-38 have let licensed casino owners, racino operating agents, and satellite off-track betting permit holders run sports…

Unpaid assessments become a homeowners association lien under Ind. Code § 32-28-14 once a notice of lien is recorded with the county recorder. The association may foreclose by court…

Indiana's HOA Act mandates transparency. Under Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3-3, the annual budget must be approved by a majority of members at a meeting, members may attend board meetings, and…

Covenant and architectural enforcement in Indiana flows from the recorded declaration, not the HOA Act. The Act (Ind. Code § 32-25.5) does not script architectural review, violation…

Indiana has no statute giving a homeowner the right to install an electric vehicle charging station in a deeded, assigned or exclusive use parking space, and nothing in the Indiana…

Since P.L.26-2026 added IC 32-21-13.5, an Indiana property owners association may not adopt or enforce any governing document provision that prohibits or restricts, or has the effect…

Indiana has no statute granting HOAs fining power or capping fine amounts. Authority to fine must come from the recorded declaration, bylaws, or rules; if the governing documents do…

Indiana runs two different association liens. A condominium association's unpaid assessments become a lien on the unit at the time of assessment under Ind. Code § 32-25-6-3(a), with…

Indiana lets an association ban or cap leasing, and the statutes contain no rental cap percentage, no minimum lease term and no grandfathering for owners already renting. The limits…

Indiana runs sobriety checkpoints but has never passed a law authorizing them. The word "checkpoint" appears in exactly one section of the Indiana Code, Ind. Code § 9-19-10-3.1, and…

No Indiana statute prohibits photographing or filming police, and Indiana's wiretap law is a one party consent law, so recording your own encounter with an officer is not an unlawful…

Indiana has no general stop and identify statute. The one provision that compels you to give your name, Ind. Code § 34-28-5-3.5, applies only after an officer has stopped you for an…

Indiana has no cannabis legalisation statute and therefore none of the "lawful possession is not grounds for a search" language that California, New York and Michigan drivers rely on…

Indiana Code 32-21-13 prohibits homeowners associations and restrictive covenants from banning political yard signs during a protected window. HOAs may impose only reasonable size…

Indiana Code 36-1-3-8.6 (2016) preempts local governments from banning, taxing, or regulating auxiliary containers, including plastic and paper bags. City or county single-use bag bans…

Indiana sets the minimum legal age at 21 for purchasing tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products, with penalties for both retailers and underage buyers.

Indiana does not impose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vape products, leaving sales of menthol and flavored e-liquid permitted under federal labeling and Indiana licensing laws.

Indiana licenses extra lamps by name and by count. Ind. Code §§ 9-19-6-13 through 9-19-6-16 allow a motor vehicle not more than two spot lamps, not more than two fog lamps mounted 12…

Indiana has no statute that names a dash camera, so a camera is governed by the general windshield rule and by an old television provision. Ind. Code § 9-19-19-3(b) prohibits driving…

Indiana has never written a lane splitting rule. The phrases lane splitting, lane filtering and between lanes return zero hits anywhere in the Indiana Code. What Indiana does say, at…

Indiana never uses the phrase license plate cover in its code, but Ind. Code § 9-18.1-4-4(b) reaches covers anyway. A plate must be maintained free from foreign materials and in a…

Indiana has never enacted a radar detector prohibition. A full text search of the 2026 Indiana Code, all 36 title files published by the General Assembly, returns the word radar nine…

Indiana lets any vehicle run metal tire studs from October 1 to the following May 1 and bans them for the rest of the year. Ind. Code § 9-19-18-3(d) caps the projection at three…

Indiana applies a single figure to the whole car. Ind. Code § 9-19-19-4(c) makes it an infraction to drive a vehicle whose windshield, side wing, front-door side window or rear back…