Porta Potty Rental in Hobart, IN 46342

On private ground for a crew, no. The City asks for nothing before a unit stands on a lot, a driveway or a fenced site. What makes Hobart worth reading closely is the street, because the answer there is better than in most cities we serve.

The obstruction ban is broad. It is unlawful to encumber or obstruct any City street or sidewalk with buildings, fences or other structures, vehicles, animals, merchandise or any substance or material whatsoever, where that interferes with free and unrestricted use. A separate provision bars blocking the view on any dedicated right-of-way, and that one has no exception at all.

And then the code hands the exception to the building permit. The obstruction section says in terms that it does not apply to anyone using a part of the streets or sidewalks under a building permit issued by the city. That is unusual and it is commercially useful: on a permitted Hobart build there is no separate right-of-way application to chase, because the construction permit already carries the authority. Keep the permit live, keep the footprint sensible, keep the sight lines clear, and the placement sits inside the rule.

No building permit means no allowance. Without one there is no published route to stand a unit in a Hobart street or on a sidewalk, and an unauthorized obstruction of a street, road or sidewalk is separately listed as a nuisance. An unpublished administrative route may exist, so nobody should promise a curbside placement on an unpermitted job until the City confirms it.

The nuisance chapter reaches private streets and parking areas, which almost nobody expects. Hobart defines a nuisance to include anything that obstructs or makes dangerous for passage any public or private street, highway, sidewalk, alley or parking area. So a unit parked in a condominium drive aisle or across a shared commercial lane is inside the same rule as one in a public street. Position those with the property manager before delivery.

Gatherings on a street need the police permit. Anyone occupying, marching or proceeding along a City street as part of a public meeting or parade needs a permit from the Chief of Police and has to comply with its terms. That is the only event control in the code, and it carries no restroom condition.

One more that helps the sales case: allowing human waste to sit on a property, or to flow from it onto a street or public way, is itself a listed nuisance in Hobart. That is a plain argument for enough units and a tight service interval rather than the cheapest possible order.

Who to call: City Hall at 414 Main Street on 219-942-CITY will route you to the Building Department for permits and to Public Works for street questions. Parkway and right-of-way work goes before the Board of Public Works and Safety. Your account manager can line up the count and the positions first.