Authority: IC 8-8-1-12; IC 8-23-2-6

Affected: IC 8-3-1-21; IC 8-8-1-11; IC 8-9-1-4

Sec. 6. Where relief is sought from the lateral clearance distances required by the Act for a public or private dock ("dock" being defined as any structure from which railroad cars are loaded or unloaded), the department may grant such relief in accordance with the following provisions:

1. (1) That access is available to the dock surface by stair or ladder on the side from which normal duties will be performed.
2. (2) That a clearance distance of at least eight (8) feet is maintained on the side of the tracks opposite from the structure.
3. (3) That a yellow stripe, measuring not less than four (4) inches in width and extending the length of the dock within the clearance area, will be painted upon the surface of the dock not less than eight (8) feet from the center of the track and no structure, device, or materials shall be installed or maintained on the surface of the dock between the yellow line and the center of the track during any movement of railroad cars in the clearance area.
4. (4) That if the dock is located inside a structure, a ground level pedestrian doorway (of normal and customary proportions) into the structure and with access to the dock will be maintained on each side of the structure from which normal duties will be performed.

(Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 5-4-6; filed May 7, 1982, 2:05 p.m.: 5 IR 1180; filed Aug 8, 1989, 3:30 p.m.: 12 IR 2220; readopted filed Nov 7, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Jun 14, 2007, 2:45 p.m.: 20070627-IR-105070237RFA; readopted filed Oct 2, 2013, 11:39 a.m.: 20131030-IR-105130295RFA; readopted filed Oct 4, 2019, 9:49 a.m.: 20191030-IR-105190422RFA; readopted filed Oct 21, 2025, 3:46 p.m.: 20251112-IR-105240645RFA) NOTE: Transferred from Department of Transportation (100 IAC 6-4-6) to Indiana Department of Transportation (105 IAC 5-4-6) by P.L.112-1989, SECTION 5, effective July 1, 1989.