Indiana § 36-9-6-21 Private lots and tracts; drainage and fill; expenses

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-9-6-21 — Private lots and tracts; drainage and fill; expenses

Indiana § 36-9-6-21

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 9TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Ch. 6City Works Board

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Ind. Code § 36-9-6-21 (2026).

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(a)The works board may fill or drain, at the owner's expense, any lot or tract within the city, or within four (4) miles from its corporate boundaries if the water on the lot or tract is or may become injurious to the public health and comfort. However, no more than twenty percent (20%) of the value of the lot or tract, as assessed on the tax duplicate, may be expended in filling or draining the lot or tract in any (1) year.

(b)The expenses of the works board under this section are a lien against the lot or tract. This lien may be collected by foreclosure or by placing it on the tax duplicate. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-6-15 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.79.

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(a) The works board may fill or drain, at the
owner's expense, any lot or tract within the city, or within four (4) miles
from its corporate boundaries if the water on the lot or tract is or may
become injurious to the public health and comfort. However, no more
than twenty percent (20%) of the value of the lot or tract, as assessed
on the tax duplicate, may be expended in filling or draining the lot or
tract in any (1) year.
(b) The expenses of the works board under this section are a lien
against the lot or tract. This lien may be collected by foreclosure or by
placing it on the tax duplicate.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-6-15
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.79.