2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 7. Planning and Development › Chapter 14. Redevelopment of Areas Needing Redevelopment Generally; Redevelopment Commissions › 36-7-14-17. Notice and Hearing

Sec. 17. (a) After receipt of the written order of approval of the plan commission and approval of the municipal legislative body or county executive, the redevelopment commission shall publish notice of the adoption and substance of the resolution in accordance with IC 5-3-1. The notice must:
(1) state that maps and plats have been prepared and can be inspected at the office of the department; and
(2) name a date when the commission will:
(A) receive and hear remonstrances and objections from persons interested in or affected by the proceedings pertaining to the proposed project or other actions to be taken under the resolution; and
(B) determine the public utility and benefit of the proposed project or other actions.
All persons affected in any manner by the hearing, including all taxpayers of the special taxing district, shall be considered notified of the pendency of the hearing and of subsequent acts, hearings, adjournments, and orders of the commission by the notice given under this section.
(b) A copy of the notice of the hearing on the resolution shall be filed in the office of the unit's plan commission, board of zoning appeals, works board, park board, and building commissioner, and any other departments, bodies, or officers of the unit having to do with unit planning, variances from zoning ordinances, land use, or the issuance of building permits. These agencies and officers shall take notice of the pendency of the hearing and, until the commission confirms, modifies and confirms, or rescinds the resolution, or the confirmation of the resolution is set aside on appeal, may not:
(1) authorize any construction on property or sewers in the area described in the resolution, including substantial modifications, rebuilding, conversion, enlargement, additions, and major structural improvements; or
(2) take any action regarding the zoning or rezoning of property, or the opening, closing, or improvement of streets, alleys, or boulevards in the area described in the resolution.
This subsection does not prohibit the granting of permits for ordinary maintenance or minor remodeling, or for changes necessary for the continued occupancy of buildings in the area.
(c) If the resolution to be considered at the hearing includes a provision establishing or amending an allocation provision under section 39 of this chapter, the redevelopment commission shall file the following information with each taxing unit that is wholly or partly located within the allocation area:
(1) A copy of the notice required by subsection (a).
(2) A statement disclosing the impact of the allocation area, including the following:
(A) The estimated economic benefits and costs incurred by the allocation area, as measured by increased employment and anticipated growth of real property assessed values.
(B) The anticipated impact on tax revenues of each taxing unit.
The redevelopment commission shall file the information required by this subsection with the officers of the taxing unit who are authorized to fix budgets, tax rates, and tax levies under IC 6-1.1-17-5 at least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing.
(d) At the hearing, which may be adjourned from time to time, the redevelopment commission shall hear all persons interested in the proceedings and shall consider all written remonstrances and objections that have been filed. After considering the evidence presented, the commission shall take final action determining the public utility and benefit of the proposed project or other actions to be taken under the resolution, and confirming, modifying and confirming, or rescinding the resolution. The final action taken by the commission shall be recorded and is final and conclusive, except that an appeal may be taken in the manner prescribed by section 18 of this chapter.
(e) If the redevelopment commission adopts the resolution and the resolution includes a provision establishing or amending an allocation provision under section 39 of this chapter, the redevelopment commission shall file a copy of the resolution with both the auditor of the county in which the unit is located and the department of local government finance, together with any supporting documents that are relevant to the computation of assessed values in the allocation area, within thirty (30) days after the date on which the redevelopment commission takes final action on the resolution.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-7-14; 18-7-7.1-14.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.33. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.29; P.L.38-1988, SEC.8; P.L.18-1992, SEC.25; P.L.25-1995, SEC.83; P.L.146-2008, SEC.728; P.L.214-2019, SEC.32; P.L.257-2019, SEC.115.