Fishers, IN Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Who's responsible
- Adjacent property owner
- Includes
- Snow, ice, cracks, holes
- Governing chapter
- Ch. 94, Streets/Sidewalks
- Applies to
- Sidewalks in city rights-of-way
Summary
In Fishers, Indiana, the adjacent property owner, not the city, is responsible for maintaining and repairing public sidewalks along their lot, including snow/ice removal and fixing cracks or holes that create a safety hazard.
The maintenance and routine repair of sidewalks located within the rights-of-way of the city shall be that of the adjacent property owners. For purposes of this section, maintenance and repair shall include but not be limited to snow and ice removal and repair of cracks and/or holes or any other condition which would constitute a safety hazard to pedestrian traffic.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance No. 051826E, passed 5-18-26; and Resolution No. R051826C, passed 5-18-26; and State legislation current through Indiana Legislative Service, 2026 Acts, Pamphlet #1).
Full Breakdown
Fishers City Code § 94.26 places routine sidewalk upkeep on the property owner, not the Department of Engineering: maintenance and repair of any sidewalk inside the city's rights-of-way, including snow and ice removal and fixing cracks, holes, or any condition that endangers pedestrians, is the adjacent owner's responsibility. The section sits inside Chapter 94, the city's driveway, curb-cut, and right-of-way rules for Hamilton County's largest suburb. It states the duty plainly but does not itself set a fine, leaving enforcement to the city's general nuisance and right-of-way authority elsewhere in the chapter.
Violations & Fines
Section 94.26 imposes the duty but sets no fine of its own; an unrepaired hazard, ice, a crack, a hole, can still draw the city's separate nuisance or right-of-way enforcement action.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the city of Fishers ever repair sidewalks itself?
Does this rule apply outside Fishers city limits?
Sources & Official References
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