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City Regulations, State Laws
and Interesting Information
Here are some city and state documents that may be helpful

Howling, yelping, barking prohibited This site gives you the city ordinance that covers animals frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, screeching, other vocalization or otherwise shall cause serious annoyance or disturbance to persons in the vicinity. Go to the Mayor's Action Center to file a complaint.

Permissible Home Occupations This site contains the city ordinance that covers what professions and domestic occupations, crafts or services which, as typically carried out, may be
conducted in a dwelling (click on the link and then scroll down as needed).
     Sec. 743-306 B. Prohibited activities in the Dwelling Districts.
     Sec. 743-306 H. Child care home
     Sec. 743-306 L. Home occupations
     Sec. 743-306 Q. Outdoor display and sales, on-going (garage and/or yard sales)

Dwelling Zoning Ordinance This document contains the city zoning ordinance that cover garages; carports; porches; decks; awnings; canopies; mini-barns; storage sheds;
patios; outdoor fireplaces; porte-cocheres; bathhouses; cabanas; children's
playhouses; swings and other play structures or equipment; greenhouses and other
accessory buildings or structures similar and comparable in character to these permitted
uses.

Bicycle and Motorized Bicycle Laws This site contains the State of Indiana law that covers the use of Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles in the State of Indiana (this is a site owned by a group of attorneys and not associated with HVHA).

Indianapolis - Marion County, Municipal Code This is the Indianapolis - Marion County, Indiana, Code of Ordinances.  The general and permanent ordinances of the City-County
Council of Indianapolis-Marion County, comprise the "Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County" (Revised Code). The Revised Code begins a complete re-codification and revision of the ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted by the City-County Council.
Mini-barns or sheds (under one hundred twenty (120) square feet and not on a permanent foundation) are not required to have an Improvement Location Permit (Sec 536-201(b)(17)).

Indianapolis Maps This in the location of the city maps of various districts and boundaries such as zoning, schools, polling places, etc. Some of these maps are static; however, most are interactive.

Mayor's Action Center Report all kind of things like drainage or storm water problems, potholes, high weeds or grass, stray animals, signs or traffic signals, etc.

Residential Trash Collection New to Hill Valley and want to know when your trash will be picked up and what the rules are? What happens to the schedule if there is a holiday? What do you do if there is heavy trash to be picked up? Most of the trash pickup information is here.

Metropolitan Planning Organization News Metropolitan Planning Organization Long-Range Transportation Plan, Regional Transportation Improvement Program, Unified Planning W​ork Program, and Air Quality Conformity are the core activities.

Newsletters - City of Indianapolis Go here to subscribe to newsletters from Indy.

Soil & Water Conservation District Winter Newsletter Click here to download.

Indy Parks Coming to a park near you. Free concerts and movies; each year Indy Parks & Recreation produces a full season of music, movies and more for you and your family. Featuring a wide variety of artistic styles, the entertainment is brought to a comfortable outdoor setting near you.

Animal Care & Control Indianapolis Animal Care. Dogs and cats are for adoption. They want nothing more than a comfy, loving home where they will be cherished and cared their whole life long. In return, they promise all the love, loyalty, and companionship you could ask for. This site also has information about the city ordinances and state laws as well as how to report stray animals.

Water from your basement, crawl space or pools to the street It is a violation of the city ordinance to discharge water from sumps, pools and other sources onto the city streets and/or sidewalks.

Commercial Vehicles It is a violation of zoning laws to park commercial vans and trailers in our neighborhood, whether in the driveway or on the street. Please park these elsewhere on commercial property.

Parking by a Fire Hydrant is prohibited if the vehicle is within 12 feet of the hydrant. See the City Ordinance for more information.

Parking must be in the direction of the permitted traffic flow so the reflectors on the back of the vehicle may be seen at night. See the City Ordinance for more information.

Inoperable or Abandoned Vehicles It is a violation of zoning laws to park inoperable or abandoned vehicles in our neighborhood, whether in the driveway or on the street.

Uncontrolled Dogs Unleashed dogs (known as "at large" in the ordinance) are causing concern to many neighbors. Curbing requirements are also being enforced.

Potholes Do you know of any damaged streets? Please jot down the location of damage - potholes, deterioration, etc. - and contact the Mayor's Action Center (preferred) or by calling (317) 327-4622. Please ask for a case number for follow-up. Thanks from all your neighbors.

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