Code of Indianapolis & Marion County Sec. 621-127 makes it a violation to store, maintain, or keep any inoperable vehicle outdoors on private property in a zoning district that does not specifically permit such a use, with escalating civil penalties for repeat offenses within a twelve-month period.
Abandoned and inoperable vehicles on private property in Indianapolis are addressed by Code Sec. 621-127. It is a violation of the Code to store, maintain, or keep any inoperable vehicle outdoors on private property in a zoning district whose provisions do not specifically permit such a use. A person's first and second violations in a twelve-month period are subject to admission of violation and payment of the designated civil penalty through the ordinance violations bureau under Chapter 103; a third or subsequent violation in a twelve-month period is subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties in Code Sec. 103-3. On a public street, an unlawfully standing vehicle may be moved by a police officer under state law (IC 9-21-16-3), and the owner of record of the real property where a vehicle is found in violation is prima facie liable when the operator cannot be identified (Code Sec. 621-103(b)).
First and second offenses in twelve months carry the designated civil penalty through the ordinance violations bureau (Chapter 103); third and subsequent offenses are subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties of Code Sec. 103-3.
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