Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 11. (a) A person who filed a written remonstrance with the commission under section 10 of this chapter and is aggrieved by the final action taken may, within ten (10) days after that final action, file with the presiding judge of the superior court a copy of the order of the…

Sec. 12. (a) If no appeal is taken, or if an appeal is taken but is unsuccessful, the commission shall proceed with the proposed project, to the extent that money is available for that purpose. (b) The commission shall first approve and adopt a list of the real property and inter…

Sec. 13. (a) Subject to the approval of the city-county legislative body, if the commission considers it necessary to acquire real property in a redevelopment project area by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, it shall adopt a resolution setting out its determination to…

Sec. 14. (a) The commission may proceed with the clearing and replanning of the area described in the resolution before the acquisition of all of that area. It may also proceed with any of the following: (1) The repair and maintenance of buildings that have been acquired and are …

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to the sale or grant of real property or interests in real property to: (1) nonprofit corporations, community development corporations, or neighborhood development corporations under section 15.1 of this chapter; or (2) an urban enterprise…

Sec. 15.1. (a) As used in this section, "qualifying corporation" refers to a nonprofit corporation or neighborhood development corporation that meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1) and the criteria established by the county fiscal body under subsection (i). (b) The commiss…

Sec. 15.2. (a) The commission may sell or grant, at no cost, title to real property to an urban enterprise association for the purpose of developing the real property if the following requirements are met: (1) The urban enterprise association has incorporated as a nonprofit corpo…

Sec. 15.5. (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 hear…

Sec. 15.6. (a) As used in this section, "abutting landowner" means an owner of property that: (1) touches, borders on, or is contiguous to the property that is the subject of sale; and (2) does not constitute a: (A) public easement; or (B) public right-of-way. (b) As used in this…

Sec. 15.7. (a) The commission may dispose of real property to which section 15.5 of this chapter applies by following the procedure set forth in this section. (b) The commission shall first have the property appraised by two (2) appraisers. The appraisers must be: (1) persons pro…

Sec. 16. (a) For the purpose of raising money to carry out this chapter or IC 36-7-15.3, the city-county legislative body may levy each year a special tax upon all property in the redevelopment district. The tax so levied each year shall be certified to the fiscal officers of the…

Sec. 17. (a) In addition to other methods of raising money for property acquisition or redevelopment in a redevelopment project area, and in anticipation of the special tax to be levied under section 19 of this chapter, the taxes allocated under section 26 of this chapter, or oth…

Sec. 17.1. (a) A commission may enter into a lease of any property that may be financed with the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter with a lessor for a term not to exceed: (1) fifty (50) years, for a lease entered into before July 1, 2008; or (2) twenty-five (25) years, …

Sec. 17.2. (a) Any of the following persons may lease facilities referred to in section 17.1 of this chapter to a commission: (1) A not-for-profit corporation organized under Indiana law or admitted to do business in Indiana. (2) An authority established under IC 36-10-9.1. (b) N…

Sec. 17.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the legislative body may pledge revenues received or to be received by the unit from: (1) the unit's additional revenue from the local income tax that is designated for certified shares or economic development under IC 6-3.6-6; (2) an…

Sec. 18. (a) All proceeds from the sale of bonds under section 17 of this chapter shall be kept as a separate and specific fund to pay the expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition and redevelopment of property. The fund shall be known as the redevelopment district fun…

Sec. 19. (a) This section applies only to: (1) bonds that are issued under section 17 of this chapter; or (2) leases entered into under section 17.1 of this chapter; that are payable from a special tax levied upon all of the property in the redevelopment district. This section do…

Sec. 2. (a) The assessment, clearance, remediation, replanning, and redevelopment of areas needing redevelopment are public and governmental functions that cannot be accomplished through the ordinary operations of private enterprise, due to the necessity for the exercise of the p…

Sec. 20. In addition to its authority under any other section of this chapter, the commission may plan and undertake urban renewal projects. For purposes of this chapter, an urban renewal project includes undertakings and activities for the elimination or the prevention of the de…

Sec. 21. An urban renewal project undertaken under this chapter must be undertaken in accordance with an urban renewal plan for the area of the project. For purposes of this chapter, an urban renewal plan is a plan for an urban renewal project that: (1) conforms to the comprehens…

Sec. 22. (a) In connection with the planning and undertaking of an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project, the commission and all public and private officers, agencies, and bodies have all the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and immunities that they have with respect to …

Sec. 22.5. (a) Subject to the approval of the county fiscal body, the commission may acquire a parcel of real property by the exercise of eminent domain when the following conditions exist: (1) The real property meets at least one (1) of the conditions described in IC 32-24-4.5-7…

Sec. 23. (a) Any: (1) political subdivision; (2) other governmental entity; (3) public instrumentality created by state law; or (4) public body created by state law; may, in the area in which it is authorized to act, do all things necessary to aid and cooperate in the planning an…

Sec. 24. (a) Subject to the approval of the legislative body of the consolidated city, and in order to: (1) undertake survey and planning activities under this chapter; (2) undertake and carry out any redevelopment project, urban renewal project, economic development plan, or hou…

Sec. 25. (a) Real property acquired by the redevelopment district is exempt from taxation while owned by the district. (b) All receipts of the department, including receipts from the sale of real property, personal property, and materials disposed of, are exempt from all taxes. (…

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2026. See also previous version of this section, effective until 7-1-2026. Sec. 26. (a) As used in this section: "Allocation area" means that part of a redevelopment project area to which an allocation provision of a resolution adopted …

Sec. 26.2. (a) As used in this section, "depreciable personal property" refers to all of the designated taxpayer's depreciable personal property that is located in the allocation area. (b) As used in this section, "designated taxpayer" means a taxpayer designated by the commissio…

Sec. 26.6. (a) The commission may enter into a written agreement with a taxpayer who owns, or is otherwise obligated to pay property taxes on, tangible property that is or will be located in an allocation area established under this chapter in which the taxpayer waives review of …

Sec. 26.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if the Indiana economic development corporation subsequently designates territory that is located in an existing allocation area under this chapter as an innovation development district under IC 36-7-32.5, the allocation area may not …

Sec. 27. A person who knowingly: (1) applies any money raised under this chapter to any purpose other than those permitted by this chapter; or (2) fails to follow the voucher and warrant procedure prescribed by law in expending any money raised under this chapter; commits a Level…

Sec. 28. (a) The planning, replanning, development, and redevelopment of economic development areas are public and governmental functions that cannot be accomplished through the ordinary operations of private enterprise due to: (1) the necessity for the exercise of the power of e…

Sec. 29. (a) The commission may, by following the procedures set forth in sections 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter, approve a plan for and determine that a geographic area in the redevelopment district is an economic development area. Designation of an economic development area is s…

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 37 of this chapter, the following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) Subject to IC 36-3-4-23, "commission" means the metropolitan development commission acting as the redevelopment commission of the consolidated city. (2) Subject …

Sec. 3.5. (a) The controller of the consolidated city is the fiscal officer of a commission subject to this chapter. (b) The controller may obtain financial services on a contractual basis for purposes of carrying out the powers and duties of the commission and protecting the pub…

Sec. 30. (a) All of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities that may be exercised by the commission in a redevelopment project area or urban renewal area may be exercised by the commission in an economic development area, subject to the following: (1) The content and manne…

Sec. 31. The general assembly finds the following: (1) There exists within areas needing redevelopment a shortage of safe and affordable housing for persons of low and moderate income. (2) The planning, replanning, development, and redevelopment of housing within areas needing re…

Sec. 32. (a) The commission must establish a program for housing. The program, which may include such elements as the commission considers appropriate, must be adopted as part of a redevelopment plan or amendment to a redevelopment plan, and must establish an allocation area for …

Sec. 33. All of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities that may be exercised by the commission in redevelopment project areas may be exercised by the commission in implementing its program for housing including the following: (1) The special tax levied in accordance with …

Sec. 34. The commission must make the following findings in the resolution adopting a housing program under section 32 of this chapter: (1) The program meets the purposes of section 31 of this chapter. (2) The program cannot be accomplished by regulatory processes or by the ordin…

Sec. 35. (a) Notwithstanding section 26(a) of this chapter, with respect to the allocation and distribution of property taxes for the accomplishment of a program adopted under section 32 of this chapter, "base assessed value" means, subject to section 26(j) of this chapter, the n…

Sec. 35.5. (a) The general assembly finds the following: (1) Federal law permits the sale of a multiple family housing project that is or has been covered, in whole or in part, by a contract for project based assistance from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Devel…

Sec. 36. A redevelopment project area, an urban renewal area, or an economic development area established under this chapter may not include land that constitutes part of a military base reuse area established under IC 36-7-30. As added by P.L.26-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.185-2…

Sec. 36.3. (a) Not later than April 15 of each year, the commission or its designee shall file with the mayor and the fiscal body a report setting out the commission's activities during the preceding calendar year. (b) The report required by subsection (a) must show the names of …

Sec. 37. (a) As used in this section and sections 38 through 58 of this chapter: "City" or "excluded city" refers to an excluded city (as defined in IC 36-3-1-7) but does not refer to an excluded city described in IC 36-7-14-1(b). "Commission" refers to the metropolitan developme…

Sec. 38. (a) There exists in each excluded city a redevelopment district comprised of all land situated within the geographic boundaries of each respective excluded city. (b) Each redevelopment district described in subsection (a) constitutes a special taxing district for the pur…

Sec. 39. (a) A commission has the duties set forth in section 6 of this chapter. (b) A commission may exercise all the powers set forth in section 7 of this chapter, except that all powers regarding condemnation and eminent domain under this section are vested solely in the legis…