Noblesville, IN Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Noblesville Code of Ordinances § 151.05, CONSTRUCTION SURETIES, governs how new sidewalks tied to development are secured and who becomes responsible for them afterward. Subsection (A) requires construction of public improvements dedicated to the city, including sidewalks and private drive approaches, to carry sureties set under Chapter 159 of the code, accepted by the Board of Public Works and Safety. The key operative sentence states that upon expiration of the posted maintenance sureties, sidewalks become the responsibility of the adjoining property owner. Subsection (B) lists sidewalk among the infrastructure items for which sureties are required, alongside erosion control, sanitary and storm sewer, curbs, binder and surface asphalt, the NAT Trail, monumentation, street lights, and street trees, and specifies that a single bond cannot cover multiple development sections.

The section was originally adopted by Ord. 7-3-97, passed March 24, 1997, and has been amended six times through Ord. 68-12-07, passed December 11, 2007. Practically, this means a new subdivision's sidewalks are covered by the developer's surety only through the maintenance period; once that surety lapses, the adjoining property owner in the City of Noblesville bears sidewalk repair and maintenance duty going forward, with construction observation handled by the Department of Engineering under § 151.06.