Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 1, 2, 10, 11, and 16 of this chapter by P.L.220-1986 do not affect a proposal initiated before September 1, 1986, to amend, repeal, or otherwise change a comprehensive plan or zoning ordinance under IC 36-7-4. Such a proposal may be considered, adopted, and approved under the statutes […]
Sec. 1. (a) Section 2 of this chapter applies only to areas subject to the jurisdiction of no plan commission under this article. (b) Sections 3 through 9 of this chapter apply only to: (1) areas subject to the jurisdiction of an advisory plan commission under this article; and (2) areas subject to the jurisdiction […]
Sec. 10. (a) The owners of land in a plat may vacate all or part of that plat under: (1) this section; or (2) IC 36-7-4-711. (b) In a case in which all the owners of land in a plat are in agreement regarding a proposed vacation, the owners may file a written instrument to […]
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-5-10-43; 18-5-10-50 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.220-1986, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.126-2011, SEC.68.
Sec. 12. (a) Persons who: (1) own or are interested in any lots or parts of lots; and (2) want to vacate all or part of a public way or public place in or contiguous to those lots or parts of lots; may file a petition for vacation with the legislative body of: (A) a […]
Sec. 13. (a) A remonstrance or objection permitted by section 12 of this chapter may be filed or raised by any person aggrieved by the proposed vacation, but only on one (1) or more of the following grounds: (1) The vacation would hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or neighborhood in which […]
Sec. 14. (a) If any platted land is vacated, the descriptions of the lots and parcels of that land shall be preserved as set forth in the plat, with the proportionate parts of vacated streets and alleys added as provided by law, unless all the owners of land in the vacated area consent in writing […]
Sec. 15. After the termination of a vacation proceeding under this chapter, a subsequent vacation proceeding affecting the same property and asking for the same relief may not be initiated for two (2) years. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-49.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.22.
Sec. 16. (a) Platted easements may be vacated in the same manner as public ways and public places, in accordance with section 12 of this chapter or with IC 36-7-4-712, whichever is applicable. (b) Notwithstanding this article, vacation proceedings do not deprive a public utility of the use of all or part of a public […]
Sec. 2. (a) A person who lays out a subdivision of lots or lands outside the corporate boundaries of any municipality shall record a correct plat of the subdivision in the office of the recorder of the county before selling any lots in the subdivision. The plat must show public places, public ways, and the […]
Sec. 3. (a) A person who lays out: (1) a town; (2) an addition to a municipality; or (3) a subdivision of lots or lands within the corporate boundaries of a municipality; shall record a correct plat of the town, addition, or subdivision in the office of the recorder of the county before selling any […]
Sec. 4. (a) A municipality that does not have a sufficient survey and plat of its corporate territory may, by a resolution of its legislative body passed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, order a survey and plat of the municipality. When the survey and plat have been made, the legislative body may adopt them by […]
Sec. 5. (a) If there are five (5) or more specific tracts of land in a municipality that: (1) approximate in size any of the platted lots in the municipality; (2) are not platted or numbered; and (3) are near or contiguous to each other; the municipal legislative body may cause the tracts to be […]
Sec. 6. (a) Before a survey of a municipality is made under this chapter, the municipal legislative body must declare, by resolution, the necessity for making the survey or plat. The resolution must describe and embrace all tracts to be included in the plat, with the description being by streets, alleys, corporate lines, other platted […]
Sec. 7. (a) In making a survey of a municipality under this chapter, a professional surveyor shall adhere as nearly as possible to boundary lines between tracts. If the owners of adjacent tracts do not agree on the location of the boundary line between them, the professional surveyor shall give all interested parties ten (10) […]
Sec. 8. (a) When a plat is filed under section 7 of this chapter, the municipal clerk shall immediately give notice, in accordance with IC 5-3-1, that on a specified day, at an hour and place named in the notice, the municipal legislative body will meet to consider the professional surveyor’s report and plat, and […]
Sec. 9. (a) The expenses arising from a survey and plat in a municipality under this chapter shall be charged to the property platted, in the proportion the municipal legislative body considers just and equitable. When approving the land surveyor’s report of the survey and plat, the legislative body shall, at the same time, assess […]
