Public Document Access

Laser Fiche™ is an online archive that provides the citizens of Carmel easy access to public documents.

To find information, browse through the folders and select documents by name or perform full-text searches to locate the exact document immediately.

Documents include but are not limited to: ordinances, resolutions, executive orders, account payable claims, recorded documents (deeds, right of way, encroachments, easements), agreement/settlements, meeting minutes (from 1910 to present), inter-local and joinder agreements and purchase orders.

Please Note:

Once you are in the LaserFiche™ program and you want to print a document, please select the PDF Icon and a menu will appear across the top of the screen: select the Printer Icon and choose OK.

If the document fails to print, please contact 317-571-2408 for assistance.

Feel free to browse through the folders and select documents by name or perform full-text searches to locate specific documents.

For assistance or additional information please contact the Clerk of the City’s office at 317-571-2408.

City Code

American Legal Publishing is contracted by the City of Carmel to maintain the Code of Ordinances. Updates and changes to these codes are done on a quarterly basis.

To search by topic, go to CITY OF CARMEL CODE OF ORDINANCES (amlegal.com) and click the Search button located in the upper right corner.

If you have any problems with these links please contact
the Clerk of the City’s office at 317-571-2408.

Planning, Zoning and Community Services frequently used codes.

City Budget

The City of Carmel values transparency, especially when it comes to the financial strength of our city.
To find out more about the city's budget, click the link below.

• City of Carmel Budget

You can also find more information via Gateway, the state's local tax and finance dashboard.
There is a link to Gateway in the top header of the website accessible from any page, or you can click the link below.

• Gateway