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Zionsville council introduces right-of-way encroachment ordinance to standardize permits for pods, dumpsters and outdoor dining
Summary
On July 7 the Zionsville Town Council introduced Ordinance 2025-17 to create a dedicated right-of-way encroachment process covering temporary and permanent uses (pods, dumpsters, private devices, outdoor dining). The council approved first reading 7-0; staff will refine language and forms before second reading.
The Town of Zionsville Town Council on July 7 introduced Ordinance 2025-17, a proposed new section of the town code that establishes a formal process and permitting framework for encroachments into public rights-of-way, including temporary items such as dumpsters and pods and permanent devices the public does not maintain.
Lance (last name not specified), director of the Town of Zionsville Department of Public Works, told the council “these are not easements” and described the proposal as a code section specific to rights-of-way (the property alongside roads and sidewalks the town owns and maintains)…
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