Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Indiana (2026)

In the City of Columbus, Indiana, the owner of real estate must repair a defective sidewalk, curb or gutter adjoining…

In the City of Bloomington, every owner or occupant of a house, building or vacant lot must keep the sidewalk in front…

Evansville splits sidewalk replacement costs 50/50 with abutting property owners under a 10-year repayment plan, but…

In Fishers, Indiana, the adjacent property owner, not the city, is responsible for maintaining and repairing public…

Property owners in Fort Wayne must keep the sidewalk abutting their building or lot from falling into disrepair, and…

Gary places the duty to keep a sidewalk in safe repair on the owner of the abutting building or lot, not the city…

Greenwood puts the abutting property owner or occupant, not the City, in charge of keeping the public sidewalk in front…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Common Council can order the owner of a lot to repair, raise, lower or relay the…

Kokomo places a notification duty, not a repair mandate, on property owners under § 97.06: every owner of premises…

In the City of Lafayette, Indiana, the owner or occupant of property abutting a sidewalk is responsible for its repair…

Once a developer's posted maintenance sureties expire, the City of Noblesville shifts sidewalk upkeep to the adjoining…

South Bend places sidewalk, curb and gutter repair squarely on the abutting property owner. Owners must construct…

St. Joseph County puts sidewalk upkeep squarely on the abutting property owner or occupant. Section 54.02(B) requires…

In unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana, the landowner whose property abuts a sidewalk is responsible for its care…

Contrary to the rule in many cities, Indianapolis Code Sec. 645-605 puts the duty to inspect and repair public…

Greenwood bans blocking any street, alley or sidewalk under City Code § 6-339(a), with narrow carve-outs for staging…

Hamilton County bars anyone from pushing snow, debris, construction materials, litter or any other item onto a county…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, it is unlawful for anyone to encumber or obstruct a street, alley, sidewalk, public…

In the City of Bloomington, a contractor blocking a sidewalk for twenty-four hours or more under a right-of-way use…

In the City of Columbus, Indiana, any special use or closing of the public right-of-way, including sidewalks, alleys…

In unincorporated Dearborn County, Indiana, § 70.05(C) bars anyone in charge of, in control of, or owning an…

Elkhart County Code § 130.01 bars anyone from posting signs on county bridges, camping in a county-owned path or…

Evansville prohibits obstructing or partially obstructing any street, sidewalk, or public way without a Board of Public…

Fishers requires business owners to keep the sidewalk and gutter in front of their property clear of litter, goods, and…

Gary makes it unlawful to encumber a street or sidewalk with buildings, fences, vehicles, horses or any other material…

Indianapolis bars anyone from obstructing a street, alley, sidewalk, crosswalk or public place without a permit under…

Kokomo's Code of Ordinances bars obstructing sidewalks, streets, alleys, or public places under § 97.03(A). Goods…

In the City of Lafayette, Indiana, blocking a public street, alley or sidewalk with building materials, furniture, wood…

Muncie limits how close signs and merchandise can sit to a curb or intersection under City Code § 96.13. Merchandise…

In the City of Noblesville, obstructing a sidewalk, street, alley, or crosswalk is declared a public nuisance under…

South Bend bars anyone from collecting vehicles, materials or other objects on a street or sidewalk in a way that…

St. Joseph County bans pushing or depositing snow and ice onto any sidewalk, street, roadway, transit loading area or…

Vanderburgh County Code 12.04.040 makes it unlawful to obstruct any public way, including streets, alleys, and…

In unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana, sidewalk upkeep falls on the abutting landowner, not the county. Warrick…

Property owners and occupants in the City of Westfield, Indiana must keep the publicly owned sidewalk and gutter next…

Working in a county road, street, sidewalk, roadside ditch or right-of-way in unincorporated Bartholomew County…

In the City of Bloomington, closing, digging up, cutting into or excavating a street, sidewalk, alley or other…

Evansville requires Board of Public Works approval and a Department of Buildings permit before any cellar door, window…

Placing private facilities, cables, pipes, structures, in Fort Wayne's public rights-of-way requires Board of Public…

Anyone cutting, excavating or otherwise disturbing a street, sidewalk or other right-of-way in the City of Greenwood…

Anyone who wants to build, dig, install a driveway, or store items within a Hamilton County road right-of-way must get…

Indianapolis requires a written license from the division of construction and business services before anyone may…

Running a pipe line, cable, fiber optic line or other underground transmission device under, along or across a Morgan…

Placing a major fixed encroachment, such as an awning, canopy, retaining wall or underground vault, in a City of Muncie…

In unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana, no one may dig up, cut, restrict, close, or remove a county street, highway…

Boone County requires a right-of-way permit before anyone builds a sidewalk, pathway, trail or multi-use path in the…

In Dearborn County, Indiana, any construction or utility installation inside the county right-of-way requires a permit…

Fishers requires written city approval before building a driveway onto a public street or cutting or altering an…

Cutting, tunneling under, or excavating in a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Floyd County requires a road…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no one may excavate any part of a public street, sidewalk or alley, or place building…

Building anything in a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Hendricks County, including sidewalks, pathways…

Anyone who wants to open, cut, bore into, or otherwise encroach on a Kokomo street, alley, or right-of-way must first…

A Lafayette merchant who wants to display goods on the public sidewalk in front of a store must get written approval…

Anyone who wants to obstruct, cut, bore into or otherwise use the public right-of-way in the City of Noblesville needs…

Anyone cutting into or tunneling under Porter County right-of-way, including for private utility or driveway work, must…

Anyone temporarily occupying South Bend's public right-of-way for commercial, construction or recreational use must…

Before anyone cuts, digs, trenches, or otherwise disturbs a county highway, street, or its adjacent easement in…

Any part of a building or accessory that projects over a public street, sidewalk or alley in Vanderburgh County needs…

Opening, cutting or obstructing any Westfield street, alley or right-of-way, including for construction or vending…