Ind. Code § 36-7-17-3 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7 / Chapter 17 / Section 36-7-17-3
Acquisition of property
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The agency designated or established in section 2 of this chapter may acquire real property in the name of the unit, for use as provided in this chapter.

(b) Under IC 6-1.1-24-4.5, the county auditor shall provide a list of real property on which one (1) or more installments of taxes are delinquent.

(c) Under IC 6-1.1-25-1 and IC 6-1.1-25-4, the agency may acquire the deed for real property purchased at tax sale for the purposes of this chapter one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of sale, after compliance with the notice provisions of IC 6-1.1-25-4.5.

(d) Under IC 6-1.1-25-7.5, the agency may acquire the deed for real property for which the holder of the certificate of sale has failed to request that the county auditor execute and deliver a deed within one hundred twenty (120) days after issuance of the certificate.

(e) In addition to real property acquired through tax sale for the purposes of this chapter, the agency may acquire real property by purchase or gift.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-21-2.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.87-1987, SEC.11; P.L.1-1994, SEC.178; P.L.31-1994, SEC.22; P.L.2-1995, SEC.135; P.L.169-2006, SEC.76.
Ind. Code § 36-7.6-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7.6 / Chapter 2 / Section 36-7.6-2-11
Quarterly meetings; calling meetings; quorum; authorization of action
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) A development authority is a public agency for purposes of IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3. A development board is a governing body for purposes of IC 5-14-1.5.

(b) A development board shall meet at least quarterly.

(c) The chair of a development board or any two (2) members of a development board may call a special meeting of the development board.

(d) A majority of the appointed members of a development board constitutes a quorum.

(e) The affirmative votes of at least a majority of the appointed members of a development board are necessary to authorize any action of the development authority.

As added by P.L.232-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.144-2020, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 36-9-30-35 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 9 / Chapter 30 / Section 36-9-30-35
Methods of disposal; necessity of compliance with laws and rules; operation of nuisance inimical to human health; Class C infraction; injunctive or mandatory relief
Status: in_force

Sec. 35. (a) Solid waste may be disposed of on land only through use of sanitary landfills, incineration, composting, garbage grinding, or other acceptable methods approved by the department of environmental management in accordance with rules adopted by the environmental rules board. A person may not operate or maintain an open dump.

(b) A person may not operate or maintain facilities for the collection and disposal of solid waste, except as set out in section 4 of this chapter or under rules adopted by the environmental rules board.

(c) Failure to comply with this section constitutes the operation of a nuisance inimical to human health. A prosecuting attorney who receives a report of such a failure from the department of environmental management, a solid waste management district, or a local health officer shall cause appropriate court proceedings to be instituted.

(d) A person who fails to comply with this section commits a Class C infraction. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day of failure to comply constitutes a separate infraction.

(e) The department of environmental management may bring proceedings for injunctive or mandatory relief through the attorney general against any person (including any agency of the state or federal government) for failure to comply with this section.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-2-1-31.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.106. Amended by P.L.143-1985, SEC.206; P.L.33-1992, SEC.22; P.L.113-2014, SEC.129.
Ind. Code § 36-7-11.3-57 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7 / Chapter 11.3 / Section 36-7-11.3-57
Restrictions on owners and occupants of primary and secondary property
Status: in_force

Sec. 57. (a) As used in this section, "bedroom" means a room that:

(1) consists of not less than eighty (80) usable square feet and one (1) built-in closet; and

(2) is located on or above the first floor of a structure.

(b) Each owner and occupant of primary or secondary property shall do the following:

(1) Permit not more than one (1) family to inhabit a single-family dwelling.

(2) Permit not more than two (2) families to inhabit a double family dwelling.

(3) Permit to inhabit a dwelling unit not more than the number of individuals derived by multiplying the total number of bedrooms in the unit by three (3).

(4) Maintain and prevent cleared areas from becoming overgrown.

(5) Permit no trash, scrap, refuse, dead matter, or other debris of any kind to accumulate on the property so as to make:

(A) the property unhealthful, unsightly, or dangerous; or

(B) a residential structure or other structure appurtenant to a residential structure unsuitable for the residential or appurtenant purposes.

(6) Maintain in good repair and appearance all exterior surfaces.

(7) Maintain in good and safe repair all walls, roofs, foundations, ceilings, floors, stairways, or other structures upon the property.

(8) Repair promptly broken windows or panes of glass in a structure upon the property.

(9) Secure from unauthorized access an unused or unoccupied structure upon the property.

(10) Maintain in a safe, habitable condition each residential structure upon the property.

[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citations: 14-3-3.2-18 part; 14-3-3.2-19.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 36-2-19-1 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 36-2-19-1
"Land surveyor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "land surveyor" means any of the following:

(1) A professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5.

(2) An employee or subordinate of a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5.

(3) An individual who is exempt from registration as a professional surveyor under IC 25-21.5-3.

As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.23-1991, SEC.37; P.L.57-2013, SEC.94.
Ind. Code § 36-7-4-511 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 36-7-4-511
Comprehensive plan; amendment approval; preparation and submission of amendments
Status: in_force

Sec. 511. (a) Each amendment to the comprehensive plan must be approved according to the procedure set forth in the 500 series.

(b) ADVISORY─AREA. If the legislative body wants an amendment, it may direct the plan commission to prepare the amendment and submit it in the same manner as any other amendment to the comprehensive plan. The commission shall prepare and submit the amendment within sixty (60) days after the formal written request by the legislative body. However, the legislative body may grant the commission an extension of time, of specified duration, in which to prepare and submit the amendment.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-2-35 part; 18-7-4-511; 18-7-4-43 part; 18-7-5-44.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.335-1985, SEC.13; P.L.220-1986, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 36-1-11-14 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 36-1-11-14
Gift of tract; reconveyance
Status: reserved

Sec. 14. If a tract was originally transferred to a political subdivision as a gift and public funds have not been expended to improve the property since the original transfer, the disposing agent may convey it back to the original grantor or the grantor's successors with their consent without consideration upon a determination by the disposing agent that:

(1) the property is surplus; and

(2) the original grantor or the grantor's successors are eligible to receive the tract under section 16 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.331-1985, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.60-1988, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 36-7.6-4-11 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7.6 / Chapter 4 / Section 36-7.6-4-11
Leases or sale of projects or land to development authorities
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) An eligible political subdivision may lease for a nominal lease rental, or sell to a development authority, one (1) or more projects or parts of a project or land on which a project is located or is to be constructed.

(b) Any lease of all or a part of a project by an eligible political subdivision to a development authority must be for a term equal to the term of the lease of that project back to the eligible political subdivision.

(c) An eligible political subdivision may sell property to a development authority for the amount the eligible political subdivision determines to be in the best interest of the eligible political subdivision. The development authority may pay that amount from the proceeds of bonds of the development authority.

As added by P.L.232-2007, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 36-8-19-13 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 8 / Chapter 19 / Section 36-8-19-13
Withdrawal from territory; ordinance or resolution; effect of adoption
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) If a unit or fire protection district elects to withdraw from a fire protection territory established under this chapter, the unit or fire protection district must after January 1 but before April 1, adopt an ordinance (in the case of a county or municipality) or a resolution (in the case of a township or fire protection district) providing for the withdrawal. However, if one (1) unit or fire protection district has adopted an ordinance or resolution after January 1 and before April 1 to withdraw from the fire protection territory, any remaining unit or fire protection district may also adopt an ordinance or resolution to withdraw from the fire protection territory before the later of:

(1) April 1; or

(2) the date occurring thirty (30) days after the date the first unit or fire protection district adopted the ordinance or resolution to withdraw from the fire protection territory.

An ordinance or resolution adopted under this section is effective January 1 of the year immediately following the year in which the ordinance or resolution is adopted.

(b) If an ordinance or a resolution is adopted under subsection (a), for purposes of determining a unit's or fire protection district's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for the year following the year in which the ordinance or resolution is adopted, the unit or fire protection district receives a percentage of the territory's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy equal to the percentage of the assessed valuation that the unit or fire protection district contributed to the territory in the year in which the ordinance or resolution is adopted. The department of local government finance shall adjust the territory's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy to account for the unit's or fire protection district's withdrawal. After the effective date of an ordinance or resolution adopted under subsection (a), the unit or fire protection district may no longer impose a tax rate for an equipment replacement fund under section 8.5 of this chapter. The unit or fire protection district remains liable for the unit's or fire protection district's share of any debt incurred under section 8.5 of this chapter.

(c) If a territory is dissolved, subsection (b) applies to the determination of the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy of each unit or fire protection district that formerly participated in the territory.

As added by P.L.37-1994, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.326-1995, SEC.5; P.L.47-2007, SEC.6; P.L.203-2016, SEC.26; P.L.255-2017, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 36-10-7.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 10 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 36-10-7.5-12
Powers and duties of superintendent
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Under the direction of the park governor, the superintendent of the township shall do the following:

(1) Propose annually to the park governor a plan for the operation of the department.

(2) Administer the plan as approved by the park governor.

(3) Supervise the general administration of the department.

(4) Keep the records of the department and preserve all papers and documents of the department.

(5) Recommend persons for appointment as assistants if the park governor determines there is a need for assistants.

(6) Appoint the employees of the department, subject to the approval of the park governor according to the standards and qualifications fixed by the park governor and without regard to political affiliation.

(7) Prepare and present to the park governor an annual report.

(8) Perform other duties that the park governor directs.

As added by P.L.157-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.271-1993, SEC.15.