Family faces many thousands of dollars in fines, legal bills over backyard patio in Indianapolis

Family faces many thousands of dollars in fines, legal bills over backyard patio in Indianapolis

Kim and Ray Peck had no clue a backyard renovation meant to update a patio would wind up costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years.

For the past 19 years, the Indianapolis couple has lived in a home that sits along Geist Reservoir.

“We’ve always wanted to live on the lake,” Kim told 13News. “It’s just so relaxing to be out here.”

But relaxing is not how the Pecks describe their lengthy legal fight with the City of Indianapolis – a fight that focuses on their backyard patio.

“It’s hard to even enjoy it because you’re thinking at any moment, someone’s gonna say ‘You have to rip this out,’” Kim said.

“It has easily been the worst experience of our lives,” added Ray.

The legal battle between the Pecks and the City of Indianapolis involves a zoning rule that few people know about. Legal experts say that rule impacts thousands of other homeowners across Indiana’s largest city and, if enforced, could cost other families thousands of dollars in fines and legal bills.

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