Indiana § 36-7-3-14 Vacation of platted land; descriptions of lots and parcels in plat
preserved; exceptions

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-7-3-14 — Vacation of platted land; descriptions of lots and parcels in plat preserved; exceptions

Indiana § 36-7-3-14

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 7PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Ch. 3Platting and Vacation of Real Property

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Ind. Code § 36-7-3-14 (2026).

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(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 to the description of the area by:

(1)the method used before the plat was made;

(2)metes and bounds; or

(3)other appropriate description.

(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a), a vacated tract of five (5) acres or more that is owned by one (1) person, or jointly by two (2) or more persons, need not be described by lot number and may be described by metes and bounds or some other method. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-46.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.22.

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(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 to the description of the area by:
(1) the method used before the plat was made;
(2) metes and bounds; or
(3) other appropriate description.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a vacated tract of five (5) acres
or more that is owned by one (1) person, or jointly by two (2) or more
persons, need not be described by lot number and may be described by
metes and bounds or some other method.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
18-5-10-46.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.22.