§ 36-7-14-22.5 — Additional commission powers concerning real property; public meeting

Indiana § 36-7-14-22.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 7: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 14: Redevelopment of Areas Needing Redevelopment

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5. (a) This section applies to the following:
(1) Real property:
(A) that was acquired by the commission to carry out a
redevelopment project, an economic development area project,
or an urban renewal project; and
(B) relative to which the commission has, at a public hearing,
decided that the real property is not needed to complete the
redevelopment activity, an economic development activity, or
urban renewal activity in the project area.
(2) Real property acquired under this chapter that is not in a
redevelopment project area, economic development area, or an
urban renewal project area.
(3) Parcels of property secured from the county under IC 6-1.1-25-9(e) that were acquired by the county under IC 6-1.1-24
and IC 6-1.1-25.
(4) Real property donated or transferred to the commission to be
held and disposed of under this section.
However, this section does not apply to property acquired under section
32.5 of this chapter (before its repeal).
(b) The commission may do the following to or for real property
described in subsection (a):
(1) Examine, classify, manage, protect, insure, and maintain the
property.
(2) Eliminate deficiencies (including environmental deficiencies),
carry out repairs, remove structures, and make improvements.
(3) Control the use of the property.
(4) Lease the property.
(5) Use any powers under section 12.2 of this chapter in relation
to the property.
(c) The commission may enter into contracts to carry out part or all
of the functions described in subsection (b).
(d) The commission may extinguish all delinquent taxes, special
assessments, and penalties relative to real property donated to the
commission to be held and disposed of under this section. The
commission shall provide the county auditor with a list of the real
property on which delinquent taxes, special assessments, and penalties
are extinguished under this subsection.
(e) Subject to the prior approval by the legislative body of the unit,
real property described in subsection (a) may be sold, exchanged,
transferred, granted, donated, or otherwise disposed of in any of the
following ways:
(1) In accordance with section 22, 22.2, 22.6, 22.7, or 22.8 of this
chapter.
(2) In accordance with the provisions authorizing an urban
homesteading program under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1.
The commission shall provide to the legislative body of the unit at a
public meeting all the information supporting the action the
commission proposes to take under this subsection, including any terms
and conditions to which the commission would have to agree to carry
out the action.
(f) In disposing of real property under subsection (e), the
commission may:
(1) group together properties for disposition in a manner that will
best serve the interest of the community, from the standpoint of
both human and economic welfare; and
(2) group together nearby or similar properties to facilitate
convenient disposition.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.169-2006, SEC.70. Amended by P.L.118-2013, SEC.12; P.L.149-2014, SEC.12; P.L.183-2016, SEC.9.